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
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
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
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
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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 24, 2016 The Pentagon has said U.S. forces killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur in a drone strike on May 21 because he posed “specific, imminent threats” to U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said on May 23 that the drone attack against Mansur in
Press TV May 23 2016 Islamabad has summoned the US ambassador to voice its concerns over a recent US drone strike on Pakistani soil that reportedly killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour. According to a statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday, David Hale was called in by the Special Assistant to the
VOA News May 23, 2016 Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, the Taliban leader killed in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, crossed into Pakistan from Iran about five hours before he died. A VOA reporter has seen his passport, showing his entry and exit stamps. Mansoor, an Afghan citizen, carried a Pakistani passport when he entered the country
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 22, 2016 Pakistan has denounced a U.S. drone attack believed to have killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur as a violation of its sovereignty. “On late Saturday, May 21, 2016, the United States shared information that a drone strike was carried out in Pakistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area,”
VOA News Ayaz Gul, Carla Babb May 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD/PENTAGON—The Afghan intelligence agency confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan near the Afghan border. Pakistan says it was informed by the U.S. after the drone strike was carried out but lashed out at Washington for violating its “sovereignty.”