Archive for January 14th, 2021

Daesh/ISIS flourishing in Afghanistan: Pakistani army

Islamabad however does not blame Kabul for growing Daesh/ISIS activities, says army spokesman The Pakistan army on Monday alleged that the terrorist organization Daesh/ISIS is using the Afghan territories to operate against Pakistan with India’s backing.

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Pakistan military: Fence bordering Afghanistan nearly done

Pakistan’s military said Monday it has nearly completed a fence along the border with Afghanistan, which Islamabad says is necessary to prevent militant attacks from both sides.

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Pakistan says India ‘spoiler’ in Afghan peace process

A day after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan accused India of backing Daesh/ISIS in South Asia, Islamabad charged New Delhi of hindering the ongoing peace process in war-torn Afghanistan.

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Afghan Leaders Sideline Spokesmen in an Escalating Misinformation War

The Ghani administration and the Taliban are fighting a public-relations battle, with the government taking more drastic measures to control the flow of information. After Ahmad Jawad Hijri saw the wounded children in the hospital and learned of the Afghan airstrike that put them there, killing nine others around their age in northern Afghanistan, he never expected that his response […]

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Taliban ‘Checkpoints’ Removed from Baghlan-Balkh Highway

The Taliban was extorting people on the highway, “earning millions of afghanis” a day, army forces said. Afghan commando forces in an operation have cleared the Baghlan-Balkh highway from Taliban “checkpoints” during an operation this week, security officials said on Sunday.

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Kabul: 5 Killed in Criminal Incidents Within 24 Hours

One of those killed was Paghman elder Malik Murtaza, whose two bodyguards were also killed in an attack by armed men in Kabul. One of those killed was Paghman elder Malik Murtaza, whose two bodyguards were also killed in an attack by armed men in Kabul’s Qargha area on Sunday evening. His family called on the government to find the […]

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Khalili heads for Islamabad to discuss peace process

Ustad Karim Khalili, leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat-e Islami and former vice president of Afghanistan, is expected to arrive in Islamabad Monday for a three day visit. Leading a delegation, Khalili will meet with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan; foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi; Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaisar, and other dignitaries, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said in a […]

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43 Taliban killed, incl 9 Pakistanis, in airstrikes in Farah and Nimroz

At least 29 Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in airstrikes by Afghan forces in western Farah province, the Afghan army said Monday. The Afghan National Army (ANA) said in a statement that insurgents attacked several security outposts on Sunday night but “faced fierce resistance from the Afghan forces.”

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Three suspects in assassination of FEFA head confess to being Taliban

Three suspects arrested for the targeted assassination of Yousuf Rashid, CEO of Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA), have confessed to being Taliban members, the ministry of interior said Monday.

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NDS arrests suspects with ‘ties to Pakistan’ on charges of espionage

The Afghan security forces arrested five members of a Taliban-Haqqani Network cell on charges of espionage in Paktika province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Monday.

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