Category: South East Asia

4 Blasts in Kabul City, Sources Say Medical Workers Injured

The first blast occurred at 8:04 am local time in the Despechari area in PD15 of Kabul city. Four explosions at separate locations occurred in Kabul on Wednesday, with Kabul police so far confirming that two police personnel were wounded in the Despechari area and a source claiming that two police had been killed and two more were wounded in […]

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Abdullah Offers Prisoners, Removal from Blacklist to Taliban

Abdullah said the opportunity for peace should not be wasted, and concessions could be made if the Taliban committed to an agreement. Chairman the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said that several opportunities for bringing peace in the country have been lost, stating that the country can’t afford the current opportunity for peace to be […]

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3 wounded as Nangarhar governor’s convoy came under attack

Three soldiers were wounded in an attack of militants on a convoy of Nangarhar governor in Haska Mina district of the province on Thursday, officials said.

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Ministry of Defense: 32 people rescued from Taliban prison in Baghlan

The Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that 32 people including 20 civilians, were released from a Taliban prison in northern Baghlan province during a special operation by the commandos force.

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Taliban delegation meets Iran security chief

The Taliban say their political delegation met with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani and other officials during its visit to Tehran. A delegation led by Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar, head of the Taliban’s Qatar office, arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday.

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Peace process enters new stalemate: Rahmani

Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani on Wednesday said the peace process had entered a new deadlock, with the Taliban trying to gain more privileges and some circles in the Presidential Palace creating hurdles.

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Security personnel among 4 killed in Nangarhar attacks

Four people were killed and three others injured in two separate attacks in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, an official said.

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52 Taliban killed in ongoing Kandahar operations

Security officials on Thursday claimed 52 Taliban militants have been killed and 16 others wounded during ongoing operations in three districts of southern Kandahar province. The operations are underway in Babran area of Arghandab, Khyber mountain of Panjwai district and Yaro Kala area of Dand district.

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Lashkar-e-Islam Head Mangal Bagh killed in Achin blast

Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Islam militant group head Mangal Bagh has been killed in a bomb blast in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, a well-placed security source said on Thursday.

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Blinken confirms Khalilzad to stay on as US peace envoy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Wednesday night that the Biden administration will retain the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad – who has for the past two years been the driving force behind the Afghan peace process.

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