At least 16 anti-government armed militants were killed and 14 others were wounded in counter-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan armed forces in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least four commanders of the militants were also among those killed and four others were arrested. A statement by MoD said the operations were conducted in Kunar, Logar, Uruzgan, Kunduz, and Zabul provinces. The Afghan armed forces also confiscated various types…
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A group of eight terrorists of the Haqqani Network have been detained in connection to the deadly attack on Tolo TV workers in capital Kabul. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the terrorists were arrested during a special operation from Hussain Khel village of Bagrami district in Kabul province. A statement by NDS said the attack on Tolo TV workers on Wednesday was plotted and carried out by the Haqqani terrorist…
ISLAMABAD: The White House on Friday said Pakistan and Afghanistan need to work together to effectively overcome the Taliban challenge in an allusion to the January 20 militant attack on a public sector university in Charsadda district. “The conclusion that we’ve drawn here is…that the Taliban poses a security threat to both countries, and that the nations of Afghanistan and Pakistan are going to be able to more effectively confront that threat if they’re able…
KABUL: The Taliban group in a statement on Friday said that they would send representatives to attend Pugwash Conference scheduled to be held on Saturday (today) in Doha to show their stands on different issues including security situation in Afghanistan. Paugwash is a Nobel peace prize-winning science group, focusing to resolve conflicts, and the conference is aimed at finding a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. The group once again invited the Taliban to take…
The Afghan government has rejected that the Afghan soil was used by the terrorists to launch attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda area of Pakistan. The Office of the President in a statement said the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has never supported a terrorist group and has never provided sanctuaries for the terror groups. The statement further added “The recent remarks by Head of the Inter Services Public Relations, Gen. Asim Bajwa, suggesting that…
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Kabul have yet to devise a mechanism to block out signals of Afghan telecom operators from spilling over into the border regions to curb terror attacks. In the wake of the latest attack in Charsadda coordinated from Afghanistan, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has broken its silence on the failure of relevant authorities on both sides to block mobile signals. Though Afghan SIMs rarely work in Pakistan, they can still be used…
ISLAMABAD: To curb the Afghan SIMs used in undertaking terrorist activities in Pakistan, Islamabad has offered Kabul to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) but got no response. Despite reminders given by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Afghanistan gave a cold shoulder to the Pakistani offer for establishing an agreed mechanism to overcome the issues related to spillover effects of mobile signals in the bordering areas of both countries. “To address the spillover effects of…
The writer is a journalist based in Islamabad. “We are like those women who scream after seeing a mere lizard. These infidels are just like lizards to us who can be destroyed with the power of faith. Rise, O warriors of Islam,” proclaimed Masood Azhar, a fiery orator in a gathering to inaugurate a mosque. The powerful words from Azhar left a huge crowd in frenzy, as most of them vowed to wage jihad. Having…
The writer is a graduate from a western European university. The first three weeks of the New Year have seen two significant developments, both involving Iran, in the Middle East. One is the severance of Riyadh-Tehran diplomatic relations and the other is the lifting of international sanctions on Iran. The Middle East has two capital credentials: it is endowed with enormous oil wealth; and for centuries it has been a hotbed of sectarian schism. This…