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Danish calls for probe into Pakistan attack on Hazara coal miners

5th January, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Ariana: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has called on Pakistan and the international community to probe the “cowardly” attack on coal miners, seven of whom were Afghan nationals, by extremists groups in Pakistan and prosecute the culprits. The Islamic State (Daesh) claimed responsibility for executing the ethnic Hazaras. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Ethnic Issues, ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Hazaras, Mohammad Sarwar Danish |
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Militant Groups Behind Illegal Drug Trade in Afghanistan: MoI

2nd January, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: Militant groups such as Taliban, al Qaeda and Daesh “are the main backers of drug trafficking” in Afghanistan, the counter-narcotics department of the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday. The ministry said the provinces such as Helmand, Nimroz, Farah and Badakhshan where the Taliban has more influence, poppy cultivation and drug processing “have

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Posted in Al-Qaeda, Anti-Government Militants, Drugs, Economic News, ISIS/DAESH, Taliban |
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No U.S. Troops? Taliban In Gov’t? Peace? What Lies Ahead For Afghanistan In 2021

26th December, 2020 · admin · 5 Comments

By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2020 The war in Afghanistan — the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict — enters a crucial phase in 2021. The United States is set to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the 19-year war. But

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Posted in Al-Qaeda, Anti-Government Militants, ISIS/DAESH, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Jamiat-e-Islami |
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Police Targeted In Spate Of Kabul Bombings

26th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2020 At least two Afghan police officers were killed in a spate of bomb attacks in the capital, Kabul, on December 26. Two other officers and one civilian were reported injured when three so-called sticky bombs were detonated in different locations across Kabul. The attacks targeted police. The two

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Posted in Anti-Government Militants, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Police |
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Prominent Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Assassinated

24th December, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 24, 2020 Prominent Afghan women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani has been assassinated in a village in the Kapisa Province northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said on December 24. The killing of Kohistani was the latest in a string of targeted killings that have prompted international concern. “At around 5:00pm

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Posted in Afghan Women, Anti-Government Militants, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government Security Failure, Assassination, Atta Mohammad Noor, ISIS/DAESH War on Muslims, Taliban War on Muslims |
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Armed by Iran, 2,000 Afghans Still in Syria: Zarif

21st December, 2020 · admin · 10 Comments

Tolo News: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview that aired on Monday, said that 2,000 Afghans are still fighting in Syria and that Iran would be willing to arm more in the fight against Daesh if the Afghan government was willing. Click here to read more (external link). Related Transcript of TOLO

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Posted in Interviews, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, ISIS/DAESH |
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Daesh continues to operate in Afghanistan: Russia

18th December, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Ariana: Russia warns that the Islamic State, known as Daesh in Afghanistan, is building up its potential in Afghanistan to propagate extremist activities in the Central Asian countries. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security |
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Dushanbe Reinforces Border After Tajik Militants Appear In Video Fighting In Afghanistan

17th December, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 17, 2020 Farangis Najibullah Mumin Ahmadi Tajikistan has deployed additional troops along its southern border with Afghanistan after Afghan authorities claimed a group of militants from Tajikistan played a major role in the Taliban’s capture of an Afghan district last month. Afghan officials said the majority of the militants who

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Posted in Anti-Government Militants, Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Security | Tags: Abdul Latif Pedram, Badakhshan, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations |
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Saleh: “Daesh Taliban” threatened to turn Kabul into a Shia slaughterhouse

12th December, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Ariana: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Saturday on his Facebook page – after his daily 6.30am security meeting – that “Daesh Taliban” had warned government against executing any prisoners and said if this happened they would turn “Kabul into a Shia slaughterhouse”. Click here to read more (external link). More Security News  Ten rockets

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Political News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Amrullah Saleh, Shiites |
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Female Afghan Journalist, Driver Gunned Down

10th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 10, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Unknown gunmen killed a female journalist and her driver in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province Thursday morning. Malalai Maiwand was on her way to work in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, when two gunmen opened fire on her car. Haji Zalamy, the director of Enikass radio and television where

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Media, Security | Tags: Afghan Journalists |
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