Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Tuesday called on government to immediately block the broadcast frequency used by Daesh to promote its anti-government rhetoric in Nangarhar province. The radio station called the “Voice of the Caliphate” has reportedly been on air for just over a week and is using it to recruit fighters.
Press TV December 21, 2015 Law enforcement agencies in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi are hunting down a network of women acting as fundraisers for the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. Raja Umar Khattab, the chief of the Counter Terrorism Department of Sindh Province, said police have launched a massive operation to track down the women,
Reuters: The Pakistani Taliban’s statement comes after a similar rejection by the Afghan Taliban following pledges of allegiance from low-level commanders of both Islamist movements to the Middle East-based Islamic State (IS). Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press December 19, 2015 The acting-Defense Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Masoum Stanekzai says that Daesh and Taliban militants receive training at military bases in Pakistan. Pointing to Pakistan, Stanekzai has said that foreign intelligence tries to push militants into Afghanistan to show that this is the center of terrorism. Stanekzai, cited by Ariana news,
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 18, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday in Afghanistan that the U.S. military possessed information suggesting that Islamic State was seeking an opportunity to establish bases in Nangarhar province. “We are seeing little nests of ISIL spring up around the world, including here in Afghanistan. … But I will
Khaama Press December 18, 2015 A prominent jihadi leader and former member of the Afghan parliament on Friday slammed Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group for defaming Islam. This is not the first Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf has taken a hard stance against the militant groups, specifically the Taliban
Press TV December 18, 2015 Hate crimes against US Muslim communities have increased sharply in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris and California, new data reveals. According to a report released by a research body in the California State University, crimes such as assaults on hijab-wearing students, arson attacks and vandalism at mosques and
By Zhakfar Ahmadi and Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 17, 2015 Afghan authorities say they are trying to track down a radio station — allegedly established by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group — that is spreading antigovernment propaganda in eastern Nangarhar Province. Broadcasting in Pashto, the Voice of the Caliphate encourages young Afghans to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan December 17, 2015 Fighters pledging loyalty to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group have reportedly overrun new areas in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The movement by the IS militants has caused many people to flee their homes, Radio Free Afghanistan reports. There has reportedly been no military action taken
Khaama Press December 17, 2015 The Afghan government has been urged to take immediate steps in halting the radio station launched by the fanatics of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A media supporting agency issued a statement shortly after reports emerged regarding the launch