Conducted airstrikes on Pakistan's strategic military installations: Afghan Defence Ministry

IANS | March 13, 2026 6:20 PM

Kabul, March 13 (IANS) Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defence said on Friday that it has conducted strikes on Pakistani military centres and installations in Kohat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in retaliation to the airstrikes launched by Islamabad on Thursday night which resulted in several civilian casualities on the Afghan side.

India and US discuss Indo-Pacific security, ways to bolster defence partnership

IANS | March 12, 2026 6:51 PM

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Lieutenant General Joel B Vowell, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Thursday, discussing ways to further strengthen the defence partnership between both nations.

Iran missile attacks down 90 per cent, says Pentagon

IANS | March 10, 2026 7:51 PM

Washington, March 10 (IANS) The United States said Tuesday that Iranian missile and drone capabilities have been significantly degraded during the first 10 days of 'Operation Epic Fury', with ballistic missile attacks dropping sharply as American strikes intensify.