Archive for November 13th, 2020

8 ANA soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Kunduz

At least eight Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and three others captured by Taliban in Kunduz province on Monday night, Mohammad Yousof Ayoubi, provincial council head said.

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10 Police killed or wounded in Faryab car bomb attack

At least four policemen killed and five others were wounded on late Monday in a Taliban car bomb attack in Almar district of Faryab province. Police said the explosives were detonated close to the district police HQ nearby school, mosque & residential areas damaged. According to the police 10 civilians were also wounded in the explosion, but yet casualties could […]

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Top Al-Qaeda leader killed in Farah: NDS

Mohammad Hanif Alias Abdullah leader of Al-Qaeda for the Indian Sub-continent was killed by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Forces in an operation in the Bakwa district of Farah province, said Tuesday in a statement.

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An estimated 600 freed Taliban prisoners back on battlefields: MoI

Afghan Ministry of Interior on Tuesday told Ariana News that around 600 Taliban fighters have returned to the battlefields since their release from prison earlier this year.

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From Trump to Biden: Will Anything Change for Pakistan in Washington?

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden for winning the November 3 presidential election. “Congratulations @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. Look forward to President-Elect Biden’s Global Summit on Democracy & working with him to end illegal tax havens & stealth of the nation’s wealth by corrupt leaders [leaders]. We will also continue to work with the US for […]

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Taliban Uses Drones in Attacks on Afghan Forces’: Officials

Afghan officials have confirmed that the Taliban has used “weaponized drones” in some attacks on government forces in recent weeks. The officials said “the Taliban embeds mortar rounds or small bombs with the drones and drop them on military and government installations.”

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An ICC Investigation Into War Crimes Is Key to Securing Peace in Afghanistan

There have already been many military maneuvers, political pivots and plot twists since the U.S. inked a peace deal with the Taliban late last month. But the one development that could finally bring a measure of clarity to Afghanistan in the long term is the International Criminal Court’s decision on March 5 to approve opening a full investigation into allegations […]

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Can the Taliban Be Part of a Lasting Peace in Afghanistan?

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ appeal in March for a global cease-fire amid the coronavirus pandemic made no impression on the Taliban. Through April, the militant group’s commanders seemed generally dismissive of the risks posed by COVID-19 as they ramped up their annual spring offensive.

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Hekmatyar to visit Qatar amid stalled peace negotiations

The leader of the Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, will fly to Doha amid fragile peace negotiations that have been at pause after Kabul University attack and other deadly insurgent attacks around the country. Although the Taliban denied responsibility, the Afghan government blames the militants for the attack which killed dozens of students.

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