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Pakistan’s ‘university of jihad’ proud of Taliban alumni

AFP report in SCMP, Nov 17, 2020Maulana Yousaf Shah cracks a wide smile as he rattles off a list of former students turned Taliban leaders, revelling in their victories over superpowers on Afghanistan’s battlefields after graduating from Pakistan’s “university of jihad”.The Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary has churned out a who’s who of Taliban top brass — including many now on the hardline group’s negotiating team holding talks with the Kabul government to end a 20-year…

Defense Forces Clear Dash-e-Archi of Taliban Fighters

By Mohammad Haroon Alim in Khaama Press, 17 Nov 2020 at 01:35 PMThe Ministry of Defense (MoD) says that the country’s defense and security forces took control of Dasht-e-Archi district in Kunduz province, inflicting heavy casualties on the Taliban. MoD stated in a press release, that security forces launched an operation last night to clear the central and various other areas around the Dasht-e-Archi district of Taliban fighters. According to the bulletin, Taliban fighters have…

Taliban Offensive Claims 12 Security Members in Badakhshan

report on The Khaama Press, 17 Nov 2020 at 04:08 PMLocal officials told the media, at least 12 security force members were killed in Badakhshan province on Monday evening. Reports indicated Taliban militants attacked the Jurm district of Badakhshan killing more than a dozen Afghan troops and taking four others in captivity. Taliban have reportedly burned to armored Humvee vehicles and took other military equipment with them. On the other hand, Police in Badakhshan reported…

District Police Chief Killed in Kapisa Province

report on The Khaama Press, 17 Nov 2020 at 03:54 PMSecurity sources in Kapisa province say Noor Khuda, the police chief of Siah Gard district of Parwan province, was killed on Monday night by unidentified gunmen in the center of Kapisa. According to security sources in Kapisa province, the police chief and one of his bodyguards was killed and another was injured in the incident. The police chief was attacked in the Qala-e-Sher Khan area…

Asadullah Khalid: Taliban Militants Still Operates From Pakistan

By Mohammad Haroon Alim in Khaama Press, 17 Nov 2020 at 01:44 PMDefense Minister Asadullah Khalid on Tuesday’s Parliament meeting, that the Taliban still have operating bases in Quetta and Miranshah, of Pakistan from where they operate and being sent to Afghanistan for conducting terrorist acts. The Taliban still have bases in Pakistan, are being trained there and then sent to fight in Afghanistan, resided there and still, their wounded are receiving medical treatments, Defense…

10 Taliban Killed in Zabul Province: MoD

report on The Khaama Press, 17 Nov 2020 at 02:42 PMAccording to the Afghan National Army, 10 Taliban fighters were killed in two separate incidents in Zabul province. Sayed Baba Mansouri, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade in Zabul, told the media on Tuesday, that the operations took place in response to the Taliban attack on security forces outposts. Mansouri added that seven militants were killed and six others wounded in the Shamulzayi district. Furthermore,…

Intensified Clashes Ongoing in Kunduz Province

report in Khaama Press, Nov 16, 2020 at 11:54 AMKunduz Officials reports heavy clashes between the Taliban and Security forces in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province. Provincial officials told media, the battle between the parties has been going on since last night and reinforcement had been sent to the province in support of government forces. According to reports, three security forces are killed and three others are wounded in the skirmish, while eight Taliban militants…

Taliban Defeated in Kandahar Province: MoD

report in Khaama Press, Nov 16, 2020 at 03:47 PMKANDAHAR – The Ministry of Defense said Monday that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have “defeated” the Taliban in several districts of Kandahar province in south Afghanistan, killing more than 100 militants during the battle. “Taliban have been defeated in Panjwae, Zherai and Maiwand districts of Kandahar province,” said the MoD in a tweet. According to authorities, more than 100 Taliban militants, including “deputy…

Magnetic Mine Injures 2 in Kabul City

report in Khaama Press, Nov 16, 2020 at 02:48 PMTwo civilians were injured when a sticky mine exploded on a Land Cruiser vehicle near Dehburi area of Kabul’s 3rd Police District. Kabul police spokesman Firdous Faramarz told media that the incident took place this afternoon on a cruiser in the third security district of Kabul city. Two civilians were injured in the blast, and no group has yet claimed the responsibility in regards to the…

Officials Defuse 2 IED, Saving Civilians ‘Lives’

report in Khaama Press, Nov 16, 2020 at 11:32 AMPAKTIKA, Afghanistan – Security forces have defused at least two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during a search in Urgon district of Paktika province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Monday. According to the authorities, the explosives were planted by the Taliban militants at the location, who are well known for their terrorist activities and plantation or roadside mines throughout Afghanistan. “2 IEDs which were…

MoI Releases List of Taliban Commanders Killed in South

report in TOLOnews , Nov 15,2020 at 6:36 PMThe Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday released a list of 70 Taliban commanders killed in Helmand and Kandahar in Afghan forces operations that were carried out in response to attacks by the group that started more than a month ago. According to the ministry, 20 of the commanders were from various parts of Helmand and were leading groups of 45 to 100 members. Rahmatullah, Habibullah, Mawlawi…