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Posts published in July 2016

U.S Brings In Troops To Fight Daesh: report in The TOLO NEWS, 28 July 2016

The U.S military is stepping up its fight in Afghanistan and bringing in troops to fight Daesh in eastern parts of the country, officials said this week. According to reports, the head of the U.S-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, Gen. John Nicholson, is making use of a special authority given to him recently by U.S President Barack Obama to bring in additional assets, including ground forces, for short-term counterterrorism operations. He would not say…

8 Daesh Fighters Killed By Foreign Troops In Nangarhar: report in The TOLO NEWS, 28 July 2016

At least eight Daesh insurgents were killed in foreign troops airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday night, local officials said on Thursday. The airstrikes were conducted in Achin and Nazyaan districts of the province on Wednesday. In addition three other insurgents were injured, a spokesman for the provincial governor Attaullah Khoghyani said. “The first attack took place in Achin after foreign troops targeted safe havens belonging to insurgents. Six Daesh insurgents were killed and…

Two Key Taliban Commanders Arrested in Helmand Operation: report in The TOLO NEWS, 28 July 2016

At least two Taliban commanders were arrested in separate military operations in southern Helmand province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement. In addition, one insurgent was killed during the clash. The operation was conducted in Garemsir district of the province by NDS forces and Sharafuddin and Sayed Wali, key Taliban commanders, were arrested, according to the statement. “Sharafuddin was involved in attacks on local police outposts in Helmand in which 30…

5 US soldiers wounded in fight against ISIS in East of Afghanistan By KHAAMA PRESS – Thu Jul 28 2016

At least five US soldiers have sustained injuries during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, it has been reported. The US soldiers were reportedly partnering with the Afghan special forces during an operation in Nangarhar. The top US commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has confirmed that five US soldiers were wounded in the last few days. Without providing further information regarding the exact time of the incident, Gen. Nicholson told Reuters “None…

Afghan Forces Fail to Turn Back Taliban Gains: By NAJIM RAHIM and MUJIB MASHAL in The NY Times, July 29, 2016v

KUNDUZ CITY, Afghanistan — When President Ashraf Ghani visited the northern provincial capital of Kunduz last fall, after the city had finally been reclaimed after falling to the Taliban, he promised improvements to make sure things never got out of hand again. Among the changes was creating three new administrative districts to help improve government support in the province. But nearly eight months later, those three districts are firmly under the control of the Taliban…

Bab-i-Pakistan opens at Torkham: Report in The Nation, July 29, 2016

PESHAWAR – Pakistan on Thursday named the newly constructed gate at Torkham border with Afghanistan as Bab-i-Pakistan (Pakistan Gate). A flag hoisting ceremony was held with unfurling of national flag at 6am, signaling the opening of the gate at the border crossing on the historic trade route. The flag was lowered at 7pm, marking the close of border for the day. There was a proposal that the gate be called Major Ali Jawad Changezi gate,…

Alleged LeT member arrested in Afghanistan: Report in The News, July 29, 2016

PESHAWAR: 1The Afghan police claimed to have arrested an alleged member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in restive Kandahar province on Tuesday. Spokesman for the Kandahar Police, Zia Durrani, told the Afghan Islamic Press that Amir Saeed, a key member of LeT hailing from Hyderabad in Pakistan, was detained in the limits of 9th police district in Kandahar city. “Amir Saeed confessed to have carried out terror operations in Kandahar and attacks on Afghan forces in Maiwand…

Military has some serious misgivings about India: Mahmud Durrani tells The Herald By Fahd Humayun in the Herald’s June 2016 issue

In the rough waters that make up Pakistan’s foreign affairs, navigating policy turns can run the risk of both crashing and capsizing. Major General (retd) Mahmud Ali Durrani – Pakistan’s 23rd Ambassador to the United States (between 2006 and 2008) and the National Security Adviser between May 2008 and January 2009 – has seen and faced these risks intimately. Durrani’s journey from a missionary-run school in Abbottabad to brokering Islamabad’s relationship with New Delhi, in…

Captured LeT militant reveals Pak terror plot: By Rajesh Ahuja in Hindustan Times, Jul 29, 2016

NEW DELHI: A suspected Pakistani national arrested from Kashmir and described by the government as a “big terror catch” had crossed over to India to attack security forces and fuel more unrest in the valley, counter-terror officials said on Thursday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been asked to take up the case against the terror suspect, Bahadur Ali, who was arrested on Tuesday following an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district. Four other…

Baloch seeks CPEC-styled consensus on Kashmir policy By Muhammad Anis in The News, July 29, 2016

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday asked the government to constitute a consensus Kashmir committee to reach a common policy on the issue as it did in cases of the National Action Plan (NAP) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Addressing a press conference here, JI Central Secretary General Liaquat Baloch said the consensus Kashmir committee on its formation should be given the mandate to give a roadmap on the Kashmir issue so that the country’s…

Religious education will be made compulsory till class 12 : By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, July 29th, 2016.

GILGIT: State Minister for Education Balighur Rehman has said religious education will be made compulsory for students till class 12, while new methods of education will be introduced in seminaries to meet modern-day challenges. He voiced these views while addressing the seventh inter-province educational conference in Gilgit on Thursday. The conference, which will end on Friday, was attended by Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafeezur Rehman, Higher Education Commission Chairperson Dr Mukhtar and others. On the occasion,…