Security and defense officials say that nearly 100 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with army and police during the past 24 hours in different areas

The Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing point was reopened for both traders and passengers, officials confirmed on Friday

Afghanistan's defense and security forces launched a military exercise on the occasion of Independence Day in Kabul

Nearly three months after the Ghani-Abdullah's political agreement, the leadership members of the High Council for National Reconciliation are yet to be appointed, something that critics say will affect the next phases of the peace process

Dozens of families have left their homes in Shakar Dara and Guldara districts north of Kabul over the last few weeks following a dramatic surge in security threats and amid intensifying Taliban activities, the displaced residents said

Even as economic activities in Bangladesh have taken a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, the revenue brought to the exchequer through the sales of savings certificates has gladdened the officials no end

Bangladesh has seen coronavirus transmission and deaths from the COVID-19 rising almost at the same rate five months after the detection of the first patients, triggering calls from the experts to go for mass testing after re-imposing lockdown

After reports that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put on hold the emergency use authorisation of blood plasma therapy to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients, health experts in India on Friday stressed that the therapy should not be abandoned till the development of an effective vaccine against the virus

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has claimed that SORIG immune boosters are proving to be highly effective in the fight against COVID-19

An Indo-German team of scientists has found that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus via aerosol particles in the indoor environment seems to be strongly influenced by relative humidity

All nine persons trapped after a huge fire at an underground hydroelectric power station in Telangana were killed, officials said on Friday

India's non-metropolitan regions are showing a considerable presence in the race for online retail, suggests a new report by e-commerce focused SaaS platform Unicommerce

Thimphu residents who visited Phuentsholing, the town which is a red zone, will be tested for COVID-19 at the testing stations beginning today

About 843 households in Paro are identified for the active community testing. The mass testing began in Paro yesterday and will continue today

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 838 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Friday, taking the nationwide COVID-19 count to 30,483