Jeff Seldin VOA News April 25, 2023 WASHINGTON — The leader of the Islamic State terror group cell that carried out the August 2021 bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops and about 170 Afghan civilians is dead, slain during recent clashes with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban. U.S. officials, who initially confirmed the death to VOA on the
Khaama: Afghanistan has become a significant coordination hub for the Islamic State as the terrorist organization plans attacks across Europe and Asia and engages in “aspirational plotting” against the U.S., a leaked Pentagon document revealed. According to a classified Pentagon assessment that portrays the threat as a rising security concern, less than two years after
Pir Zubair Shah VOA News April 23, 2023 WASHINGTON — Pakistan is bracing for a new military offensive that is expected to target militants in the northwest as ethnic Pashtuns in the area say they are still looking for accountability for the army’s last offensives in the region, in 2014 and 2017. The country’s national security
8am: Sources speaking to Hasht-e Subh state that the Taliban detained the university professor, Jabir Jobran, on Wednesday, April 19, on charges of collaboration with the National Resistance Front (NRF). Jobran, who is the head of the Faculty of Sharia Law at the State University of Panjshir, was reportedly not affiliated with any group, but
8am: According to local sources, on Tuesday, April 18, the three former soldiers were killed by the Taliban while on their way to the mosque in Gholam-Darah, Huran-Shahr, and the center of Arghanjkhwa district. The sources identify the killed soldiers as Qari Sami, Haji Aidi, and Emadudin. Reportedly, Haji Aidi was a member of the
WION: As per a report by The Express Tribune citing an anonymous senior Pakistan counter-terrorism officer, the Afghan Taliban actively participated in the said attacks. “Our details show that in every ‘tashkil’ (movement) if 10 TTP members were dispatched, five or four would be Afghan citizens,” said the officer. Click here to read more (external
Khaama: Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) confirmed the death of its senior Commander, Akmal Ameer, on Sunday. According to the statement released by the Front, the Taliban has taken the bodies of Ameer and his comrades to the Parwan Hospital. The statement added that the bodies were disrespected “by the Taliban.” Meanwhile, the Taliban released several
8am: Several reliable sources informed Hasht-e-Subh that the conflicts between the Taliban factions were responsible for these clashes. The head of Taliban intelligence for Herat and the local commanders of this organization were involved in these confrontations, as reported by sources within the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources reported on Friday, 14 April, that the incident took place in the evening on the previous day near the village of Chanzi on the Takhar-Kunduz highway as the doctor was traveling from Kunduz to Takhar. Some sources, who wish to remain anonymous, claim that the doctor was targeted by the Taliban. The Taliban
8am: According to local sources, after recent clashes between Taliban and the Freedom Front forces in Parwan, this group has detained at least 100 residents of Salang district. Sources on Friday, April 14, reported to Hasht-e Subh that individuals from various parts of Salang were arrested over the past two days on charges of collaboration