More than 100 militants have been killed in conflict-battered Afghanistan over the past three days as government forces have stepped up crackdown on Taliban group, officials said Monday.
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Even as it talks peace, Taliban provides safe haven to LeT, Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, says new UN report
New Delhi: The Taliban’s leadership is providing safe havens and resources to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups targeting India, a report produced by a United Nations expert group has revealed. “Foreign fighters continue to operate under the authority of the Taliban in multiple Afghan provinces at undiminished levels,” the United Nations’ Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team’s […]
Read more ›Terror group funding loophole must be closed
Khalifa Al Subaiy spent six months in prison in Qatar for financing terrorism and enabling others to be trained abroad. On his release in March 2008, he spent years channelling funds to senior Al Qaeda henchmen and dispatched recruits to the terror group’s training camps in Pakistan. He was able to do so, despite being on a UN Security Council […]
Read more ›Xi concludes successful visit to North Korea
Reception ‘unprecedented, beyond highest level’ in North Korea General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing Friday afternoon after concluding a successful state visit to North Korea.
Read more ›Blaze Engulfs Indian Navy Stealth Ship at Mumbai Dockyard
Firefighters tried to put out the flames for three hours, and it is now feared the blaze caused crippling damage to the stealth destroyer.
Read more ›India Kicks off $6.5 Bn Submarine Project With Foreign Help
All six submarines under the $6.5 billion project will be built with assistance from abroad. The Indian Navy has retained the option to “manufacture six more submarines under the project.”
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