Category: South East Asia

Pakistani militant chief killed in Nangarhar

Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) militant group head Mangal Bagh was killed in an IED blast in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar Governor Ziaul Haq Amarkhel said in a tweet that Bagh was killed in a bomb blast along with his two comrades in the Achin district of the province.

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60 Taliban militants killed in Kandahar operation: MoD

At least 60 Taliban militants were killed in an Afghan military operation in southern Kandahar province, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement on Friday.

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Ghani’s administration is main hurdle for peace in Afghanistan: Taliban

The Taliban said Friday that President Ashraf Ghani’s government is the “only hurdle for the peace process” in Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference in Moscow, Russia, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy head of Taliban’s office in Qatar, stated that President Ghani has to resign as “negotiations underway and [all] would agree on a new Islamic State.”

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Biden’s choices in Afghanistan

There are reports that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is contemplating to review the agreement signed by former President Donald Trump’s administration with the Taliban. It is not surprising that the ground realities in Afghanistan, especially continuous violence in the country, pose a big challenge for the United States to leave Afghanistan without a peace agreement between the […]

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Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan

Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan, Iranian State TV reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran´s Supreme National Security Council, told visiting Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar that the U.S. seeks to continue the war in neighboring Afghanistan.

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Nangarhar: Gunmen Kill 2 Govt Workers, Blast Wounds 3

The two government workers were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in the Farm Ada area in Jalalabad city this morning. Two government workers were killed on Thursday morning by unidentified gunmen in Jalalabad city, local officials said. In a separate incident, three people were wounded in a blast targeting a border police vehicle, also in Jalalabad.

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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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