VOA News August 12, 2016 The U.S. Department of Defense says an airstrike has killed prominent Islamic State leader Hafiz Sayed Khan in Afghanistan. The Pentagon announced Friday that the strike was made July 26 in Achin district of Nangarhar province and resulted in Khan’s death. In a statement, Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge said,
ISLAMABAD, July 24 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani militant leader, Mangal Bagh, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, section of the Pakistani media reported on Sunday. Bagh, who heads “Lashkar-e-Islam” group in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region, was wanted for his involvement in attacks on the security forces and tribal elders. The
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
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
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
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,
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
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