Archive for May, 2019

Hosting Taliban Delegates, Russia Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Forces From Afghanistan

Hosting Taliban delegates and Afghan politicians in an effort to promote itself as a peacemaker in Afghanistan, Russia has called for the complete withdrawal of international forces from the war-ravaged country.

Read more ›

Taliban, Russia Demand Foreign Troops Leave Afghanistan

The Taliban and Russia have jointly called for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition troops from Afghanistan, with a top leader of the Islamist insurgent group denouncing the foreign presence in the country as a major obstacle to Afghan peace.

Read more ›

Pakistan arrests 6 for collecting funds for militant groups

Pakistani police say six people have been arrested for allegedly collecting funds for two outlawed militant organizations.

Read more ›

Taliban invited to Moscow for Afghan talks

A 14-member delegation of the Taliban headed by Mullah Baradar is set to have two meetings in the Russian capital. A delegation of Taliban officials led by the group’s chief negotiator is set to meet Afghan politicians in Moscow this week, officials said on Monday, as fighting continues in Afghanistan and the United States pursues a peace dialogue with the […]

Read more ›

3 ISIS and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Terrorists Arrested in Pakistan

The Pakistan government had arrested over 100 members of banned outfits including JeM chief Masood Azhar’s son and brother and taken control of JeM, JuD and FIF properties including seminaries and mosques across the country following immense international pressure built up after the Pulwama attack in February. Lahore: Three terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant […]

Read more ›

‘God, Please Help Her’: Indian Parents Agonize Over Radicalization Of Their Children

Bindu Sampath listens over and over to a voicemail of the giggling granddaughter she’s never met. She wonders if she ever will. Sampath’s daughter Nimisha, the child’s mother, abruptly left their native India three years ago. She’d gone to dental school a few hundred miles north of their hometown in the southwestern state of Kerala. It was there that she […]

Read more ›

Al-Qaeda Elements Are Seen In Parts Of Afghanistan: Miller

The US and NATO Forces Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller has said that there are some indications about the movements of al-Qaeda elements in some parts of Afghanistan but gave no details about the nature of these movements.

Read more ›

US commander confirms: al Qaeda operating ‘across’ Afghanistan

Al Qaeda is operating “across the country” and not confined to one region, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan confirmed.

Read more ›

China’s meter wave anti-stealth radar capable of guiding missiles to destroy stealth aircraft: senior designer

China’s meter wave anti-stealth radar not only detects advanced stealth aircraft, but also guides missiles to destroy them, a senior Chinese radar designer said at a recent interview.

Read more ›

Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile

Pakistan says it has successfully conducted a “training launch” of a ballistic missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads up to 1,500 kilometers.

Read more ›