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Local Prosecutor Shot Dead in Kabul

report in Khaama Press, Dec 13, 2020 at 02:17 PMA local prosecutor Habibullah was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Sunday morning in Kabul city, local police confirmed, suspects at large. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. in the Kart-e-Naw area of PD8, central province. Investigations are underway to determine the motive behind the murder. No further details were provided in regards to the murder, and no group has yet claimed the responsibility for the attack.…

2 Killed, 2 Wounded in Kabul Magnetic IED Blast

report on TOLOnews, Dec 13, 2020 at 6:16 PMAt least two people were killed and two were wounded in a magnetic IED blast in Kabul city on Sunday morning, Kabul police confirmed. The incident happened around 7:45am local time close to Parwan Hotel in PD15 of Kabul city after a magnetic IED detonated against a Toyota Landcruiser vehicle, said Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz. Faramarz did not provide details about the identity of the victims…

Army Corps Foil IED Blast in Paktia

report in Khaama Press, Dec 13, 2020 at 01:54 PMThe 203rd Thunder Corps stated in a press release on Sunday that its security personnel prevented a mine explosion in Paktia. According to the statement, a mine planted by the Taliban in the Sayed Karam district of Paktia province on a civilian road was discovered and safely detonated by Corp’s combat engineering battalion. It is said that by discovering and defusing the mine, security and defense…

Afghan Negotiators to Return to Kabul Monday

by Anisa Shaheed in TOLOnews, Dec 13, 2020 at 8:05 PMThe negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will return to Kabul Monday, having called for a 23-day break in their three-month discussions, calling it the end of the current round of talks. The negotiators reached an agreement on a 21-article list of procedural rules for the talks after three months of discussion and have finalized an initial list for the agenda of the…

Slain Taliban chief had life insurance policy, court told

by Naeem Sahoutara in Dawn, Dec 13th, 2020KARACHI: Before his death in a US drone attack in 2016, Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had purchased a ‘life insurance’ policy from a private company in Pakistan using a fake identity, it emerged at the hearing of a terror funding case against him and his absconding accomplices on Saturday. The insurance company confirmed it to an anti-terrorism court in Karachi at the hearing of the case…

Car bombing damages bridge

report in The Frontier Post / Dec 13, 2020KANDAHAR: A car bombing destroyed a key bridge in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, officials and local residents said. Police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barakzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosives-laden Humvee vehicle was identified and shot at by police and it was exploded before reaching the target. He said the last night’s blast caused no casualties and denied it damaged the bridge connecting Arghandab district with…

Civilian killed in Kabul attack

report in The News, Dec 13, 2020KABUL: A series of rockets struck Kabul on Saturday, killing one person and wounding two, officials said. “This morning, 10 rockets were fired from the Labe Jar neighbourhood of Kabul,” Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian told reporters. He said three rockets landed near Kabul airport and seven in residential areas, leaving one civilian dead and two wounded. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/757929-civilian-killed-in-kabul-attack

Afghan peace talks paused until New Year

report in The Nation, Dec 13, 2020DOHA – Peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government held in Qatar will be paused until January 5, both sides said on Saturday. The insurgents and the Kabul side both tweeted they had exchanged “preliminary lists of agenda items for the inter-Afghan talks and held introductory discussions on the topics” to be covered when the meetings restart.Javid Faisal, an adviser to Afghanistan’s National Security Council, confirmed a…

Five terror suspects remanded

report in The News, Dec 12, 2020LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court Friday granted 14-day physical remand of five alleged members of a terrorist network reportedly sponsored by the Indian’s agency RAW that had tasked them with carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan. The CTD officials produced the terrorists before the court seeking their physical remand for investigations. The court accepted the plea and handed them over to CTD on 14-day physical remand. The accused included Abdul…

NATO Supports Afghan Forces with Pharmaceutical Supplies

report in Khaama Press, 12 Dec 2020 at 01:54 PMNATO said in a statement on Saturday, that between November and early December of 2020, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has operated several chartered flights carrying pharmaceutical supplies from NATO allies to Afghanistan. The cargo consisted of pain relievers, vitamins, antibiotic pills and ointments, polio vaccine, hand sanitizers, IV fluids, and other critical medicines, the statement read. Such supplies will help Afghan forces improve their…

Taliban Battered in Kandahar, 90 Killed

report in Khaama Press, 12 Dec 2020 at 12:27 PMThe Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday, at least 90 Taliban were killed in Kandahar province. According to the statement, Afghan defense forces repelled Taliban attacks in Panjwai, Zherai, Arghandab, and Maiwand districts of Kandahar province on Friday. It is said that 90 Taliban were killed and nine others were wounded during the clashes. Also, 15 minefields were discovered and defused by the ANA engineering team.…