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Security Situation of Afghanistan in 1401 (Solar Year):

By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, March 20,2023 at 10:14 PMThe Islamic Emirate has conducted 70 military operations in the past year with the aim of suppressing the Khorasan branch of Daesh group in Afghanistan, officials reported. According to government-provided numbers, more than a hundred Daesh fighters have been killed in these operations. The operations of the Islamic Emirate forces intensified against Daesh hideouts in Kabul, Herat, Balkh and other provinces. Ijaz Amin Ahangar, the…

Saudi ‘exit’ from Kabul sparks fears of exodus

by Tahir Khan in Dawn, February 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Saudi diplomats’ departure from Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, though Taliban and other officials have dismissed such reports. An Afghan Taliban official has confirmed to Dawn that Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its staff, but said the Saudis “have told us that they have withdrawn emb­a­ssy staff for a week-long training”.…

Al Qaeda-linked group, TTP claim spies’ murder in Khanewal

by Imran Gabol in Dawn, January 5th, 2023LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday registered a case under terrorism charges against a suspect involved in the murder of two intelligence agency officials in Khanewal on Tuesday. Meanwhile, two groups, including the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the so-called Lashkar-i-Khorasan, have claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the first information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn, Inter-Services Intelligence Multan region director…

Explosion Rocks Takhar Province, Leaving Many Wounded

report in Khaama Press online, Dec 28, 2022Local officials reported an explosion took place in Northern Takhar province earlier today, causing the injury of four people. The explosion erupted early in the morning on Wednesday in “Taliqan” the provincial capital of Northern Takhar province. Abdul Mubin Safi, the security commander of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Takhar province confirmed the explosion and stated that a bomb was placed under a local administrative staff’s desk.…