KHAAMA PRESS, Nov 10 2015, 2:51 pm The shadow governor and military commander of Taliban for southern Zabul province have been killed in a suicide attack carried out by a fighter of Daesh group. The attack reportedly took place in Khak-i-Afghan District of Zabul province where both groups have been engaged in heavy fighting since last three days. Zia Durani, spokesman for the police headquarters of Zabul’s neighboring Kandahar province confirmed the death of…
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KHAAMA PRESS Nov 10 2015, 1:49 pm Upper House of the Parliament or Meshrano Jirga says that America’s interest in Pakistan would further strengthen terrorists. Pakistan’s Chief of Army General Raheel Sharif is scheduled to pay a state visit to the United States in coming days and besides other issues he will also discuss Afghanistan’s security with US officials. International Relations Commission of Meshrano Jirga has expressed concern over his visit. Senators have said that…
KHAAMA PRESS, Nov 10 2015, 10:39 am Taliban militants have received seven hostages from foreign terrorists in Jaghori District of Ghazni province, states a report published by Hasht-e-Sobh news agency on Tuesday. A local source in Jaghori District has told the news agency that Mullah Ishaq’s wife Bakhtawar, Baba Ali’s wife Gul Shah, Raza, Khuda Bakhsh S/O Mohammad Hasan, Sayed Habibullah, Mohammad Yousuf and Sayed Gul S/O Nazir are now in the custody of Taliban.…
KHAAMA PRESS, Nov 10 2015, 4:18 pm The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has arrested three members of Haqqani terrorist network in Khost province. A statement released by the national intelligence agency on Tuesday states that Rahim Khan, Naim Khan and Najibullah were planning attacks and transporting weapons and ammunition to terrorist groups in Khost province. According to the statement, the group was involved in a number of attacks on civilians and military in…
By MUJIB MASHAL and TAIMOOR SHAH in The NY Times, Nov 10, 2015 KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan militants claiming loyalty to the Islamic State were found to have beheaded seven ethnic Hazara civilians who had been abducted in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, officials said on Monday, as infighting among Taliban splinter factions intensified. The Taliban had sent hundreds of extra fighters to the area to battle the Islamic State breakaways and another…
KHAAMA PRESS, Nov 09 2015, 12:58 pm The closure of Kundoz-Baghlan highway has entered fifth consecutive day, angry protesters are stepping up barricades on the road and do not allow traffic flow. Eyewitnesses say, the highway which connects nine provinces with capital Kabul is closed from morning to evening and open only during nights. Protesters warn the highway would remain closed as it is until government fulfills their demands. They want government to move the…
Detoxification of Pak-Afghan narratives:op-ed
By Imtiaz Gul in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2015. The writer heads the independent Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad The writer heads the independent Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad and author of Pakistan: Pivot of Hizbu Tahrir’s Global Caliphate Whenever Afghans, Indians and Pakistanis meet, most of them usually trade stereotypes about one another. They regurgitate cliched narratives and often get bogged down in unpleasant exchanges rooted in history. During…