One Taliban ‘commander’ Mullah Nusrat of Sheikh Karim Badghesi Group was killed after he reached to the area to support the Taliban ‘commander’ Abdul Rahman Maldar and seven other Taliban militants were injured in Zarb-e-Momin Operations conducted by Zafar Corps in Chesht-e-Sharif District of Herat Province, reports Khaama Press on April 20.

18 militants (affiliation not specified) were killed and 18 others injured by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in operations conducted with support from Afghan Air and Artillery Forces in Nangarhar, Kunar, Kapisa, Logar, Paktia, Urozgan, Zabul, Faryab, Balkh, Herat, Khost, Takhar, Kunduz and Helmand Provinces in the last 24 hours, Bakhtar News reported on April 20 quoting Ministry […]

The Supreme Court on April 18 dismissed a review petition filed by three imprisoned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists and upheld their 14-year sentence, reports The Express Tribune. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing the arguments remarked that there is irrefutable evidence connecting the convicts to TTP and that he does not see any technicalities in this case. The judge further […]

On April 20, a militant of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-pro), identified as Toijam Naocha alias Tenden alias Malemnganba Singh was arrested from Kondong Lairembi Haraobung road in Tengnoupal District, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested militant, according to the Police stated that he was recruited to PREPAK-pro by a militant identified as ‘sergeant major’ Thoiba. Separately, a militant […]

Government of India (GoI) has extended ceasefire agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Reformation (NSCN-R) for a year, with effect from April 28, 2018 till April 27, 2019, reports Nagaland Post on April 20. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs statement (UMHA), the agreement was signed on April 19, 2018 by Satyendra Garg, joint secretary of UMHA […]