It is one of those dark days for the country again—a bomb blast took place at the Jamia Zuberia madrassa in Peshawar’s Dir Colony, killing eight people and injuring more than 110. Four of the deceased were students between the ages of 20 to 25, who had been taking Quran classes at the seminary. Police superintendent Rajab Ali of the counter-terrorism department confirmed this incident as a blatant act of terrorism. Prime Minister Imran Khan…
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The Taliban staged attacks and other “violent activities” in at least 22 provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday as prospects to end to the deadly conflict in the country remain uncertain. “The Taliban staged attacks on the security outposts and check points of the Afghan security forces in 22 provinces over the past 24 hours, but the brave members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces repelled…
Yesterday, at least eight people were killed and 125 injured in a bomb blast inside the premises of a religious school in Peshawar. Even those who have a superficial acquaintance with developments and events in the region felt it coming. A day earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had hinted at such a possibility. Last week, the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) had issued security alert for Quetta and Peshawar rallies of opposition parties, saying there was…
Report in TOLO News, 28 Oct, 2020US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Tuesday said he returned to the region “disappointed” that despite commitments to lower violence, it has not happened, referring to a recent surge in Taliban attacks as well as civilian and Afghan forces casualties in the country. The Defense Ministry on Tuesday said the Taliban staged attacks and other “violent activities” in at least 22 provinces over the past 24…
Report in TOLO News, 28 Oct, 2020At least three people were killed in a magnetic IED blast in Char Qala in downtown Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, Kabul police said. Police said 10 others were wounded in the explosion, which occurred in police district 10 (PD10). The mine was placed on a Toyota Corolla-model car, the police reported. All the victims were civilians, police said. This comes after an explosion killed 30 people, mostly students, at…
By Mohammad Arif Sheva in Khaama Press, 27 Oct 2020 at 01:53 PMAfghan National Police foiled an attempted attack in Kabul, after discovering one rocket during a patrol in Paghman district of the capital city, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs Tuesday. “ANP discovered & defused one rocket during a patrol in Paghman district of Kabul,” said MoIA in a tweet. “The terrorists had prepared the rocket to launch on Kabul City.” Meanwhile, in several…
Report in TOLO News, 27 Oct, 2020 at 11:41 AMThe UN mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released on Tuesday said that overall the civilian casualty figure for the first nine months of 2020 dropped by around 30 percent compared to the same period in 2019, but while the number of civilian casualties is lowest in the first nine months of any year since 2012, “the harm done to civilians remains inordinate and shocking.” “High levels…
By Massoud Ansar in TOLO News, 27 Oct, 2020 at 7:08 PMThe Taliban staged attacks and other “violent activities” in at least 22 provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday as prospects to end to the deadly conflict in the country remain uncertain. “The Taliban staged attacks on the security outposts and check points of the Afghan security forces in 22 provinces over the past 24 hours, but the…
By Mohammad Arif Sheva in Khaama Press, 26 Oct 2020 at 01:35 PMAt least two “terrorists” killed and further one arrested during an operation by the Afghan National Police in Gardiz city of Paktiya, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said Monday. Officials did not provide further details on the identities of the suspects, but said the three were involved in terrorist activities in the province. “Two terrorists killed and another was arrested in an encounter…
By Massoud Ansar in TOLO News, 26 Oct, 2020 at at 7:49 PMIn reaction to the killing of a senior al-Qaeda leader Husam Abdul Rauf, known as Abu Mohsen al-Misri, the Afghan Army’s Chief of Staff Yasin Zia said the Taliban has yet to cut their ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. According to an analysis in the Long War Journal, the US has confirmed that al-Misri was killed in Ghazni province earlier this…
Attack in Peshawar: edit in The News, Oct 28, 2020
We see it all once again. When the coffins are lifted, they will be filled with a weight that is once again unbearable to carry for those who take them to their graves. In Peshawar’s Dir Colony, at least eight people were killed and more than 110 injured in an explosion on Tuesday morning at the Jamia Zuberia madressah. All those killed are thought to be young men aged between 19 and 40 years. Children…