Archive for November 4th, 2020

India: Northeast Border Disputes

Decades-old inter-state border disputes, which have the potential to provide new spaces to terrorist formations, threatening the tenuous peace in India’s troubled Northeast, have once again come to the fore.

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Turmoil in Helmand

Several parts of Nawa and Nad Ali Districts of Helmand Province were cleared of the Taliban in the ongoing operation by Afghan Security Forces (SFs), the Ministry of Defense said on October 28, 2020. The operation was launched on October 26, in these two districts as well as in Lashkargah city, the capital of Helmand, to retake the areas that […]

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Baku Warns Of Fighting ‘To The End’ Amid Claims More Civilians Shelled In Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued more dire warnings over the ongoing fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh on November 1 as he and other senior officials met with a senior visiting delegation from staunch ally Turkey.

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Pakistan to upgrade status of part of Kashmir: PM Khan

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government would give provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern part of the larger Kashmir region.

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Iranian police seize almost one ton of drugs in single operation

Police Chief of Kerman province, in Iran, General Abdolreza Nazeri said on Sunday that almost one ton of illegal drugs had been seized in a single operation in the province on Saturday night.

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Commander of Taliban special forces unit killed in Helmand airstrike

The commander for a Taliban Red Unit for Nadali district of southern Helmand province was killed in an airstrike by the Afghan security forces on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed.

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Five killed, 10 wounded in Kunduz mortar attack

At least five people were killed and 10 others injured when a mortar hit the Kunduz government complex on Sunday evening, a source said.

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Greece, India to co-operate in defense to oppose Turkish-Pakistani axis

Greece continues to seek its partners around the world to help strengthen its defense on the one hand and to successfully oppose Turkey on the other. Last Thursday [October 29 – ed.], The Greek Foreign Minister held an in-depth and constructive conversation-analysis with his Indian counterpart on this topic.

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Heavy clashes in Kandahar after Taliban move in to take over districts

Heavy clashes between the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) are underway in the Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, officials confirmed Saturday evening.

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MoI reports 261 civilians killed in past 50 days in Taliban attacks

At least 261 civilians have been killed and 602 wounded in Taliban offensives in the past 50 days, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed Saturday.

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