South China Morning Post: Chinese nationals will remain a target in 2023 for an Islamic State offshoot operating in Afghanistan, because of China’s alleged suppression of ethnic Uygur minorities in Xinjiang, according to analysts. China’s ties with the Taliban will add to the risks for its citizens in Afghanistan as the Islamic State Khorasan (Isis-K)
Khaama: While security forces in Pakistan decided to deal with the TTP and other terrorist groups with iron hands, the Afghan Taliban would be questioned to cooperate in this endeavor, according to reports, adding the Afghan Taliban would be given one choice: “either you are with Pakistan or with the TTP”. Click here to read
ANI: Amid the spurt in attacks by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan’s quest to secure “strategic depth” in Afghanistan by installing a ‘friendly’ government in Kabul has resulted in what security analysts have begun to call “strategic death,” writes James Crickton in policy research group, Poreg. Click here to read more (external link). Related
AP: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed eight militants of the Islamic State (IS) group and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said on January 5. Zabihullah Mujahid said the raids in the capital city and western Nimroz Province on
8am: A foreign terrorist in the ranks of the Taliban was killed by unknown individuals in Badakhshan. Speaking to Hasht-e Subh from Badakhshan on Thursday, January 5, sources identified this Taliban fighter, Abu Omar, a citizen of Tajikistan. Abu Omar was one of the skilled Taliban minelayers who played a prominent role in destroying the
Khaama: The residents of southeastern Kabul, District 8th in the capital of Kabul, witnessed several blasts on Wednesday afternoon. In addition to the explosions, gunfire has also been heard by the residents, told Tolo News. In recent months, Afghanistan has seen a crisis security situation, with numerous targeted attacks and bombings against civilians and international
Tolo News: A businessman was released in an operation by the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] forces in Taimani area in Kabul on Monday night, an official said. According to the officials, at least four kidnapers were killed in the operation. “A clash happened between the abductors and the security forces, in which four people were killed
Khaama: On Wednesday, the Tehrik –e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued a warning explicitly to the leaders of the two major political parties in the ruling coalition, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan people party (PPT). The two leaders of the leading parties, Prime Minister Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto the Foreign Minister of Pakistan,
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 3, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif says a new wave of terrorist attacks in his country is originating in Afghanistan and he has urged that nation’s Taliban rulers to stop it in line with their counterterrorism pledges. Asif’s assertions come as a spate of terrorist attacks in Pakistan
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal January 2, 2023 The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has accused Islamabad of endangering bilateral relations after Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah suggested last week that Kabul wasn’t doing enough to counter the activities of the militant Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group. The Taliban’s Defense Ministry in Kabul issued a statement on January