At least five militants attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan's main military academies on Monday and five soldiers were killed and ten wounded, a defence ministry official said.
Defence ministry spokesperson Dawlat Waziri said that three attackers have been killed and one arrested while one continues to fight after the attack. He added that one Afghan National Army soldier has been killed in the ambush and ten are wounded.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack near the Marshal Fahim military academy in the western outskirts of the capital, Kabul, according to the militant group's Amaq news agency.
In a big development in the Twisha Sharma death case, her husband Samarth Singh, who has been absconding for the last 10 days, has arrived at Jabalpur District Court to surrender.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in Delhi on Friday.
Newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who is in the national capital for his first official visit since assuming office, met President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He will also meet Prime Minister Modi later today.
In the latest development in the Twisha Sharma death case, the victim's husband Samarth Singh is withdrawing his anticipatory bail plea in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and has offered to surrender before a magistrate court, said his lawyer.
