One civilian was killed and five others injured in a shelling in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on the night of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, local residents told Sputnik on Friday

New Zealand's Defense Forces (NZDF) have provided the authorities and the population of the country with erroneous data on casualties and deaths among civilians during an operation in Afghanistan in 2010, a long-awaited investigation released on Friday found

The Foreign Minister says one minute silence will be observed across the country to give message of peace on this Youme-estehsal, followed by a solidarity march in Federal capital as well as provincial capitals.