RT: Known as ISIL-K, the Afghanistan group claiming to be a branch of Islamic State can now legally be targeted by US troops, thanks to White House authorization. Military officials welcomed the move as a “significant step.” Click here to read (external link).
Khaama Press: Spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar said in a statement on Wednesday that the four recruiters were arrested during a special raid in Buland Ghar area of Behsood District. They are identified as Abdul Jalil alias Omar, Saif-ul-Islam, Zahidullah AKA Taiba, all residents of Behsood District, and Nasir who is a resident of Kama
Yamin Zakaria: Looking back on 2015, except for the sporting success, there are not many reasons to feel optimistic about the future of Afghanistan. A resurgent Taliban continues to gain more territory, and even worse is the prospect of ISIS gaining a foothold, adding to the chaos. Click here to read more.
Press TV / January 20, 2016 At least three people have lost their lives in a US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial assault targeted a vehicle as it was traveling in the Achin district of the province, which is located 120 kilometers
VOA News / January 19, 2016 Jeff Seldin U.S. military officials insist Afghan forces are carrying the burden when it comes to securing and stabilizing the country, but there are questions as to whether U.S. special forces could soon be playing an increasingly active role. “There hasn’t been any signaling of that yet,” a U.S.
Khaama Press: An Indian youth (Ayaz Sultan, age 23) who has gone missing from his hometown since October 30, 2015 might have joined the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV / January 16, 2016 Afghan authorities say at least eleven people have lost their lives in a new US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial attack took place Friday in the Achin district of the province, which is
1TV: A number of Afghan Islamic scholars gathered in Kabul Saturday to declare terror attacks in the country as unlawful. They called suicide attacks as “haram” or forbidden by Islam. “Daesh, al-Qaeda and Taliban ideologies are imported from abroad,” Click here to read more (external link). Related Khaama Press: Afghan minister Faiz Mohammad Usmani warns against growing extremism
Khaama Press: The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group operating under the so-called Khurasan Province in Afghanistan have released a photo which purportedly shows two suicide bombers who attacked the Pakistani consulate. The authenticity of the photograph could not be verified, however it carries Arabic scripts, introducing the two bombers. The two
VOA News / January 15, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan say they could not confirm the death of a top commander of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. On Thursday, the Afghan officials had said a U.S. drone strike killed Islamic State’s top commander in the area along with at least 11 other insurgents. But Achin