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US bases in Qatar, UAE, Afghanistan within reach of Iran missiles: IRGC

22nd November, 2018 · admin

Press TV November 22, 2018 The IRGC Aerospace Commander says the US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE, and Qatar as well as the US aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are all within reach of Iranian missiles. “The US bases around us are within our reach and are easy meat for us,” Brigadier General Amirali

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Posted in Drone warfare, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, ISIS/DAESH, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Drone Strike Kills IS Chief in Afghanistan

26th August, 2018 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News August 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A drone strike has killed the leader of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdu Saad Erhabi, along with his nine commanders. The overnight missile attack occurred in the Khogyani district of the troubled eastern Nangarhar province where the terrorist group, locally known as ISK-P, is headquartered. Provincial government

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security | Tags: Nangarhar |
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US Drone Kills Afghan-based Pakistani Taliban Commander

4th July, 2018 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News July 4, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan confirmed Wednesday an American drone strike has killed a key militant commander wanted in neighboring Pakistan for terrorism. Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish told VOA the attack occurred Tuesday in the volatile Kunar province next to the border with Pakistan. He would not

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Pakistani Taliban Names Successor of Chief Killed in Drone Strike

23rd June, 2018 · admin · 3 Comments

Ayaz Gul VOA News June 23, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The extremist Pakistani Taliban has formally confirmed the death of its chief in last week’s American drone strike in eastern Afghanistan and announced the appointment of his successor. The slain militant leader, Mullah Fazlullah, and his four key commanders were traveling in a vehicle in the Afghan

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Kunar |
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Lucky Strike: How Afghanistan’s Historic Ceasefire Was Nearly Shattered

16th June, 2018 · admin · 3 Comments

Michael Hughes: A U.S. drone operator amid the first ceasefire Afghanistan has ever witnessed decided to launch a projectile into Kunar province to vaporize a morally repugnant Pakistani Taliban leader. The point, however, is not whether the mission succeeded or if he on the receiving end of the strike were target-worthy. The point is what was

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Posted in Drone warfare, Opinion/Editorial, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban |
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US Military Targets Pakistani Taliban Leader in Drone Strike

15th June, 2018 · admin

VOA News Carla Babb June 14, 2018 PENTAGON — A U.S. drone strike has targeted the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in an Afghan province near the border with Pakistan, a U.S. military official confirmed to VOA. Unconfirmed reports from locals Thursday said Mullah Fazlullah has been killed. The U.S. official, who spoke on the condition

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Suspected US Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kills Key Pakistani Militants

8th March, 2018 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News March 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A suspected American airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan has destroyed a Pakistani Taliban-run suicide bombing training center, killing more than 20 militants. Afghan officials confirmed and released few details of the attack Thursday, a day after it occurred in the Kunar province bordering Pakistan. Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Pakistani Taliban Confirms American Drone Killed Deputy Chief

12th February, 2018 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News February 12, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The outlawed Pakistani Taliban confirmed Monday its deputy chief was among several militants killed in a recent U.S. drone strike near Pakistan’s volatile border with Afghanistan. In announcing the death of Khan Said Sajna, the spokesman for the so-called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP, said the pre-dawn drone attack

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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US Drone Kills Top Pakistani Taliban Commander

9th February, 2018 · admin · 3 Comments

Ayaz Gul VOA News February 9, 2018 ISLAMABAD — An American drone attack in northwestern Pakistan is believed to have killed a high-profile militant commander along with several of his aides. Tribal sources and local Pakistani officials confirmed Friday the strike took place a day earlier near the Afghan border in North Waziristan tribal district. They

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Posted in Drone warfare, Haqqani Network, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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U.S. General Sees Afghan Troop Gains In Fight Against Taliban

2nd February, 2018 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 2, 2018 A top U.S. commander says he has seen improvement in Afghan forces’ capabilities in the fight against Taliban extremists in Helmand Province since the American military returned to the troubled region nine months ago. But Marine Brigadier General Roger Turner told a Pentagon news briefing on February 1

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand, Taliban vs. ISIS |
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