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Mastermind Of Pakistan School Massacres Killed By U.S. Drone Strike In Afghanistan

14th July, 2016 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2016 Pakistan’s military says that the mastermind of a 2014 attack on a Pakistani school that killed about 150 people, mainly children, has been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan. Pakistani Army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said on July 13 that a U.S. Army general had

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Nangarhar |
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US Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

12th July, 2016 · admin · 3 Comments

VOA News Carla Babb July 12, 2016 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN—U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is in Afghanistan, just three days after international leaders agreed to support the war-torn country with about 12,000 NATO troops and funding for Afghan National Defense and Security Forces through 2020. Carter has met with President Ashraf Ghani and

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Posted in Drone warfare, NATO-Afghanistan, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan Police, Air Force |
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U.S. drone strikes destroying families in Pakistan as indiscriminate attacks kill thousands

8th July, 2016 · admin · 4 Comments

Xinhua: People have been busy celebrating the annual Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan’s southwest city of Taftan except the family of one local taxi driver Muhammad Azam who was killed along with Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a U.S. drone strike on May 21 this year in Pakistan. “It’s the first Eid after his

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, Human Rights |
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Four killed in fresh US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Kunduz

29th June, 2016 · admin

Press TV June 28, 2016 At least four people have been killed in a fresh US drone strike in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, local security sources say. The sources said Tuesday that the airstrike was carried out in the Chardara district of the province, located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital,

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Posted in Drone warfare, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Kunduz |
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Fresh US drone strike kills nearly two dozen people in Afghanistan

28th June, 2016 · admin

Press TV June 27, 2016 Nearly two dozen people have been killed in a fresh US drone strike in a restive district in northern Afghanistan, local sources say. Provincial Afghan officials said on Monday that the strike in northern Kunduz province killed seven civilians who were being held by the Taliban militant group. Sources say

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, Human Rights, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Kunduz |
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Roundup: Drone strikes kill 31 militants in Afghanistan

19th June, 2016 · admin

KABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) — The unmanned planes have proved deadly weapons in the war on terror in Afghanistan as 31 anti-government armed insurgents including Taliban and fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group have been killed since Saturday, officials said Sunday. In drone strike against Taliban militants, eight Taliban fighters including a group

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Posted in Drone warfare, Haqqani Network, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kunduz |
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US, Pakistan Seek to Mend Fraying Relationship

11th June, 2016 · admin

VOA News Ayaz Gul June 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—Senior U.S. officials held “candid discussions” Friday with their counterparts in Pakistan on the recent drone attack that killed the Afghan Taliban’s chief in Pakistan, straining already uneasy bilateral relations. The prime minister’s adviser on foreign policy, Sartaj Aziz, led the Pakistani delegation. The U.S. team included

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Posted in Drone warfare, Other News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Political News, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Afghanistan bans use of drone cameras amid security concerns

8th June, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: Afghanistan has put a ban on the use of drone cameras amid fears that the device could be used by the militant groups for surveillance purposes. According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the decision was taken following proposals received by the local and international media agencies to capture video shots. Click here to read

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Posted in Drone warfare, Security |
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Slain Pakistani Driver’s Family Initiates Legal Action Against US Officials

29th May, 2016 · admin

VOA New Ayaz Gul May 29, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Relatives of a Pakistani taxi driver, who was killed in last week’s U.S. drone strike targeting the leader of the Afghan Taliban, have formally lodged a police complaint against unnamed U.S. officials. The deceased driver, Mohammad Azam, was transporting Taliban chief Mullah Mansoor when missiles fired by a

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Mullah Mansur |
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Pakistan Army Chief Criticizes U.S. Drone Strike On Taliban Chief

25th May, 2016 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 25, 2016 Pakistan’s military says the country’s army chief has met with U.S. Ambassador David Hale to express Islamabad’s serious concerns over a drone strike on Pakistani soil that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur. A May 25 military statement says General Raheel Sharif denounced “such acts of sovereignty

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Taliban |
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