Latest pictures show ISIL training camp in Afghanistan
The Telegraph (UK): The images show masked terrorists training near Afghanistan’s mountainous border with Pakistan. Click here for more (external link).
Category Archives: ISIS/DAESH
33 IS-Khorasan militants killed, 4 wounded in Nangarhar
Khaama Press December 5, 2015 33 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh have been killed and four others wounded security operation in eastern Nangarhar province. IS-Khorasan suffered the newest casualties in Karkani and Trili areas of the restive Achin District in past 24 hours. According to
Pakistani terrorists arrested with weapons and computers in Nangarhar
Khaama Press December 3, 2015 Security forces have arrested six terrorists in Ghanikhil District of eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar police spokesman says five of them belong to Pakistan and one of them is a resident of Ghanikhil district who were arrested during Wednesday’s raid conducted by a special unit of Nangarhar Airfield in Saicho area.
Islamic State: Why Afghanistan isn’t panicking – yet
Christian Science Monitor: IS is not about to displace the Taliban. But with IS jobs going for $500 per month and propaganda aimed at youth, the group represents a challenge to its Islamist rival. Click here to read more (external link).
MP Zahir Qadir says government could collapse if evidence presented to support his claim
Khaama Press December 2, 2015 Haji Zahir Qadir, first deputy of the Lower House of Parliament or Wolesi Jirga who has been accusing the National Security Council (NSC) for supporting the Islamic State or Daesh says government could collapse if he presents documents do support his claim. He had a CD in his hand during
Afghan security forces detain 11 terrorists in Kunduz Province
Press TV December 2, 2015 Security forces have arrested 11 members of Jundallah Takfiri terrorist group in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz. In a Wednesday statement, Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced that 11 members of the Jundallah terrorist group have been detained during a raid in the Khan Abad district of Kunduz. The statement added that a
Taliban, Daesh Fighters Still Being Trained In Pakistan: Olomi
Tolo News: The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said Taliban and Daesh fighters are being trained in Pakistan and then sent to Afghanistan to fight security forces. Interior Minister Noorulhaq Olomi said insurgents are recruiting the youth and are continuing their attacks on Afghanistan while giving orders from Pakistan. Click here to read more (external
Israel and ISIS: Needed, a Thorough Accounting
CounterPunch: The tangled web of political alignments in the Middle East appears to have obscured possible connections between Israel and ISIS, so opposite in religious belief systems yet sharing a basic geopolitical framework of realpolitik in identifying their respective enemies. Click here to read more (external link).
5 IS affiliate militants killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — About five Islamic States (IS) affiliate militants have been killed in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “Personnel of 4th Brigade of Afghan National Army’s 201 Saelaab Corps fired several rounds of heavy weapons on IS or Daesh hideouts in Shaddel area of Achin