On Dec. 4, FDD’s Long War Journal reported on a new video released by the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), an al-Qaeda-affiliated group that is loyal to the Taliban and fights under its umbrella in Afghanistan. The video shows TIP members training and and fighting in Afghanistan. Overall, the video is a pretty typical example of jihadist messaging.
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Over 40 militants killed as Afghan troops combat Taliban in restive provinces
More than 40 Taliban militants have been killed within past 24 hours as the Afghan army, backed by air force and NATO-led coalition’s aircraft, continued to pound militants by conducting daily operations, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Read more ›UN development worker killed in Afghan blast
An American working for the United Nations has been killed when his car was attacked with a grenade in the Afghan capital.
Read more ›2 soldiers, 24 militants killed in clashes in northern Afghanistan
Two Afghan security force members and 24 militants were killed in fresh clashes in Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province during Friday night, a spokesman of provincial government said Saturday.
Read more ›Trump: ‘We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban’
President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to suggest that formal negotiations with the Taliban were back on — months after the peace talks with the militant group collapsed.
Read more ›American Aid Worker for U.N. Is Killed in Afghan Capital
The killing of the United Nations employee underscores the growing threat to aid workers at a time Afghanistan is in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Read more ›Trump Makes Surprise Afghan Visit, Says Taliban Wants Cease-Fire
U.S. President Donald Trump made an unannounced Thanksgiving visit to American troops in Afghanistan where he disclosed his administration had resumed peace talks with the Taliban and the insurgent group is willing to observe a cease-fire.
Read more ›5 militants killed during night raid operation in S. Afghan province
Five militants were killed and five others were arrested after Afghan Special Operations Forces waged an operation in southern Kandahar province during Tuesday night, local police said on Wednesday.
Read more ›Report finds the Taliban were deadlier than ISIS in 2018
Attacks by the Taliban were deadlier than those committed by any other group in 2018, according to a report released by an international think tank on Wednesday.
Read more ›4 IS members arrested in E. Afghanistan: gov’t
Afghan security forces have arrested two key Islamic State (IS) members and two militants loyal to the IS outfit following a search operation in eastern Laghman province, Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
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