Archive for April, 2020

Police in Indian-Administered Kashmir Target Journalists for Alleged ‘Fake News’

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir are investigating two journalists for allegedly spreading “fake news,” authorities said on Monday, as a months-long security crackdown in the Muslim-majority state persists.

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Afghanistan: The detention centre for teenage Taliban members

In a dusty courtyard, behind a tall mesh fence, a group of teenagers are playing a frenetic game of football, while others stand around watching from the sidelines.

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Afghan officials: Taliban attacks on checkpoints kill 29

A wave of Taliban attacks on checkpoints across Afghanistan has killed 29 members of the security forces, officials said Monday.

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Pakistan Removes Thousands of Names From Terrorist Watch List

The list has been cut in half in the past 18 months without public explanation Pakistan has removed thousands of names from its terrorist watch list in what the country says is an effort to meet its obligations ahead of a new round of assessments by a global anti-money-laundering watchdog.

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Arrested ISIS Commander Reveals Direct Links With Pakistan’s Spy Agency: Afghan NDS

Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Wednesday that they had arrested a top commander of Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) in a raid who acted as a link between the Pakistani intelligence agency – ISI and ISKP.

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Trump, Qatar’s emir talk amid Taliban attacks across Afghanistan

Dozens killed this week as attacks threaten to derail peace process, with Taliban rejecting government’s call for truce.

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Afghan Government Releases More Taliban Prisoners Before Ramadan

Ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Afghan government has released another 55 Taliban prisoners, the National Security Council has said.

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Taliban Rejects Afghan Truce Calls During Ramadan

The Taliban has turned down calls for a cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Friday. The Afghan government and others had hoped to enable health officials to better respond to the “common threat” of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Afghan government releases 71 more Taliban prisoners under peace deal terms

The Afghan government on Tuesday, April 21 released an additional 71 Taliban prisoners in seven provinces, even as the group continues deadly attacks across the country.

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Taliban lauds Mullah Omar for defending Osama bin Laden after 9/11

As the U.S. is relying on the Taliban to keep Afghanistan from being a haven for terrorists in the wake of an agreement between the two parties, the Taliban lauds Mullah Omar’s defense of Osama bin Laden after Al Qaeda’s attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.

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