report in The NY Times, Jan 3, 2021KABUL, Afghanistan — A military prosecutor who thought upholding the law was the highest honor, a doctor who inspired her family to study medicine, a journalist who wanted to hold those in power to account and a human-rights activist who sought to combat poverty in her home province: all murdered within weeks by unknown attackers as winter settled over Afghanistan. Their deaths offer a glimpse into the targeted…
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report on Khaama Press,03 Jan 2021 at 08:59 AMUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday no American soldiers have been killed in almost a year in Afghanistan, following the US-Taliban Doha deal in which the Taliban pledged to avoid attacks against US forces in the country. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday tweeted, that No American soldiers have been in Afghanistan in Almost a year, after U-S Taliban, Doha deal. Pompeo…
report on Khaama Press,03 Jan 2021 at 11:00 AMIn a statement, the Ministry of Defense claimed, the Taliban Shadow Governor for the Sangin district of Helmand province has been killed in Afghan Airforce raids. A statement issued on Sunday by the MoD stated that Mullah Shafiullah, also known as Mawlavi Nazim, was killed in government military air raids. According to the statement, three militants were also wounded in the operation. Taliban have not yet commented…
report on Khaama Press, 02 Jan 2021 at 12:14 PMWakil Ahmad known as Mullah Nazem, a Taliban shadow governor assigned for Faryab province was killed in an Explosion on Friday night, local police said. According to police six Taliban-affiliated members including Nazem were killed, when their own explosive device detonated in Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province. No further details were provided in regards to the incident. Taliban have not yet commented on the attacks.…
report on Khaama Press, Jan 01,2021 at 03:03 PMA civil society activist, Abdi Jahid, was killed in unknown gunmen attack in Kabul city on Thursday evening. Abdi was a civil society activist in Nahrin district of northern Baghlan province, police stated on Friday. No further details were provided. Meanwhile, Abdul Baqi, a tribal leader was killed in an assassination attack by unknown armed men in Lashkargah city of Helmand province on the same day. According…
report in the News, Dec 31, 2020KANDAHAR: Afghan security personnel have abandoned nearly 200 checkpoints in restive Kandahar province in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday, in some cases leaving behind their weapons to be seized by the Taliban. Kandahar provincial Governor Hayatullah Hayat and a local lawmaker separately confirmed the situation to AFP, saying commanders would be disciplined for their actions. The Defence Ministry in Kabul denied the reports, insisting government forces had been making…
Report in Khaama Press, 31 Dec 2020 at 10:43 AMAccording to police, at least one person is killed and two others are wounded in an IED attack in Kabul city on Thursday morning. Ferdaws Faramarz, a spokesman to Kabul police told the media, the incident occurred at around 8 am in PD7 in the Chehel-Setoon area of Kabul city. The IED targeted a vehicle believed to be a governmental vehicle because the vehicle is registered…
Report in Khaama Press, Dec 30, 2020 at 11:47 AMAfghan Minisry of Defense said in a statement, that at least 10 Taliban were killed in the outskirts of Farah Province. These Taliban-affiliated members were killed in Afghan Airforce airstrikes on Gulistan and the outskirts of the central province. According to the Ministry of Defense, 3 other Taliban were injured, AAF targeted these insurgents as they were planning to attack ANDSF positions. On the other hand,…
Report in Khaama Press, Dec 30, 2020 at 03:11 PM205th Atal Corps officials confirmed to media that Massoud Atal, a military helicopter pilot was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in PD14 of Kandahar city on Wednesday afternoon. An investigation is underway in regards to the murder. No group or individual have claimed responsibility for the attack. This comes as Massoud Andarabi, Interior Minister, and Ahmad Zia Siraj, Head of NDS were summoned to answer…
Report in Khaama Press, Dec 30, 2020 at 02:26 PMIn an interview with DPA International Tuesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, peace process is fragile, there is no guarantee of success in Afghanistan, and that NATO will be meeting Biden’s team in February to decide where to stay in the country or withdraw all troops. Jens said: “Whatever we decide, there is a risk. If we decide to leave, the risk is that we will…
The political front: by Zia Ur Rehman in TNS, January 3, 2021
The writer is a The News staffer.Jamiat-i-UIema Islam, the PDM spearhead, faces internal schism. The recent expulsion of Maulana Khan Muhammad Sherani and three other key leaders from the Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has been painted mostly as a conspiracy against the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an 11-party opposition alliance, and a revolt within the party over its participation in the anti-government campaign. However, the crisis in the JUI is an outcome of a protracted conflict surrounding…