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Sukhbir Singh Badal escapes unhurt after Congress, Akali workers clash in Punjab's Jalalabad; four injured

Congress MLA Raminder Awla alleged that Akali supporters initiated the clash while Badal accused Awla of being behind the violence. The SAD also demanded Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's resignation over the alleged breakdown of law and order in the state

Afghan military retakes control of Jalalabad prison from Islamic State militants; 29 dead, 50 injured

Following a battle that started on Sunday and continued till Monday afternoon, Afghan security forces seized a prison which is holding hundreds of Islamic State militants

Three killed, 24 injured as suicide car bomb and gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan

The gunbattle between Afghan security forces and insurgents in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, was still ongoing on Sunday evening and casualties are likely to rise, official said

Twenty-five killed, 8 wounded after gunmen attack Sikh temple in Kabul; Islamic State claims responsibility

The gunmen attacked the gurdwara in Shor Bazar area at about 07.45 (local time) as 150 worshippers were inside the building, authorities said

Pakistan Embassy in Kabul closes visa section indefinitely amid mounting tensions; Islamabad conveys concern over staff’s security

Pakistan's embassy in Kabul has said it was indefinitely closing its consular office in the Afghan capital due to security reasons, amid mounting tensions between the neighbouring countries

Bypolls to four Punjab Assembly seats on Monday, Congress to take on SAD-BJP alliance; results on 24 October

In the last elections, while the SAD-BJP combine had bagged two of the four Assembly segments, one each was won by the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party

Explosion rocks mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, killing 62 worshippers and injuring 36, during Friday prayers

The report said that pro-government forces in Afghanistan were responsible for 2,348 civilian casualties, including 1,149 killed and 1,199 wounded, a 26 percent increase from the same period in 2018.

Punjab bypolls: Congress announces candidates for 4 Assembly seats; Raminder Amla to contest from Jalalabad, Indu Bala for Mukerian

The Congress on Monday announced candidates for Punjab bypolls to four Assembly seats with former state youth Congress chief Raminder Amla to contest from Jalalabad, the constituency earlier represented by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal

34 wounded in series of bombings in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad on country’s 100th independence day

Senior health official Fahim Bashari said at least 34 people were wounded in the incident

Cattle dying due to lack of ‘proper fodder’, say locals in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki; authorities to probe issue

Locals in Safdarganj in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district alleged that some cows at a cow shelter died due to lack of fodder and water. Last month, over a dozen cows allegedly starved to death in Jalalabad cow shelter of Uttar Pradesh.