Three killed, 24 injured as suicide car bomb and gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan
4 years, 5 months ago

Three killed, 24 injured as suicide car bomb and gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The gunbattle between Afghan security forces and insurgents in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, was still ongoing on Sunday evening and casualties are likely to rise, official said Kabul: A suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing at least three people and injuring 24 others. The gunbattle between Afghan security forces and insurgents in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, was still ongoing Sunday evening, and casualties were likely to rise, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor. Sunday’s attack comes a day after the Afghan intelligence agency said a senior Islamic State commander was killed by Afghan special forces near Jalalabad. The Taliban had also denied involvement in a suicide bombing in the eastern Logar province late Thursday, which killed at least nine people and wounded at least 40, authorities said.

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At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate
1 week, 5 days ago

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate

The Independent  

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Taliban hits back at Pakistan for deadly attack that killed dozens in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika
2 weeks ago

Taliban hits back at Pakistan for deadly attack that killed dozens in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week. Residents gather near a damaged house two days after Pakistani air strikes struck the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province. Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. Comments …

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation

The Independent  

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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. In a statement, it said while a representative of the civilian government of Pakistan was busy in talks with the Afghan officials, the strikes were carried out by Pakistani …

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Politico  

Earlier Wednesday, Mohammad Khurasani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed in a statement that 50 people, including 27 women and children, have died in the strikes. The TTP — a separate group but also a close ally of the Afghan Taliban — also shared photos, alleging they were of children killed during the Pakistani operation. However, …

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate. Afghanistan’s foreign office said it had summoned Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul to deliver a formal protest note to Islamabad on the bombing …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest. The Pakistani Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the military and police since November 2022, when they unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the government after the failure of months of talks, hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul. Also …

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
3 weeks ago

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister
1 month ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to officials. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who leads the powerful Haqqani network, a division of the wider Taliban organization. In a statement posted by the Taliban, a spokesperson …

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim
1 month ago

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim

India TV News  

Kabul: A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago. Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of a bombing in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power and the …

At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine

The Independent  

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Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. In December 2023, a suicide bomber targeted a police station’s main gate in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in northwestern Pakistan, killing 23 troops. Violence has also surged …

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province
1 month, 3 weeks ago

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province

India Today  

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 security forces and wounding several others, four intelligence and security officials said Wednesday. Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence since November 2022, when the Pakistani Taliban ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad. violence has also surged in …

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan

India Today  

A powerful car bomb accidentally detonated at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two children and five suspected militants, police said. The explosion took place before dawn in the city of Mir Ali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when a man identified as a local commander of the militants, Rasool Jan, was …

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border
2 months ago

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border

India Today  

The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that four of its soldiers were killed in a firefight with terrorists near the northwestern border with Afghanistan. The fire exchange took place in the tribal region of South Waziristan, which sits next to the Afghan border - a region that has long been a safe haven for the terrorists who operate on both …

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
3 months, 4 weeks ago

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State groups affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival to the Taliban and has challenged their authority by attacking schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas over the past three years. The Taliban’s …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
4 months, 1 week ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to avenge people …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
4 months, 1 week ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to …

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing attack claims 6 lives, injures 13 in Kabul
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing attack claims 6 lives, injures 13 in Kabul

Hindustan Times  

A suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed six people and injured 13 on Monday, September 2, reported AFP. Suicide attack kills six in Kabul While there was no immediate claim to responsibility for the bombing attack, several terror groups remain active in Afghanistan as violence continues across the country since the 2021 Taliban takeover. The last suicide attack …

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area as well. The attack in Musakhail came hours …

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover
4 months, 4 weeks ago

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, as United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Nov. 20, 2022 — The Taliban lash 19 people, including alleged adulterers, in …

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan
5 months, 3 weeks ago

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, wounding eight civilians and damaging nearby homes, a local police official said. 8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan …

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 3 Spanish citizens and 3 Afghans
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 3 Spanish citizens and 3 Afghans

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on foreigners in central Afghanistan last week in which three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed. The Islamic State group issued statements on its Aamaq news agency late Sunday that said IS fighters attacked a bus carrying tourists and their guides. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in …

IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign
8 months ago

IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast that killed police officers who were part of an anti-poppy crop campaign. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan, a major Taliban rival, has conducted attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas throughout the country. In March, the group said one of its suicide bombers …

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people
8 months, 1 week ago

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting this week targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. The militant group said in a statement posted on its Telegram website late on Tuesday that one of its members attacked a “Shiite temple” in Herat province …

Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
8 months, 1 week ago

Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat

Al Jazeera  

The ISIL armed group claimed responsibility for the attack in the Guzara district in Herat province. Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” at about 9pm on Monday in Andisheh town of Guzara district in Herat province. A United Nations Security Council report released in January said …

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank

The Independent  

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A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan

Associated Press  

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police bomb disposal unit in the region. …

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar

Al Jazeera  

At least 12 others wounded in blast that targeted a group of people waiting outside a bank in city centre. At least three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide bombing in front of a bank in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, according to local police and officials. The explosion at around 8:00am targeted a group of people …

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

New Indian Express  

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country. At …

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says

Al Jazeera  

Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout. An armed group attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force members, Pakistan’s military said. Troops responding to the attack on Saturday in …

Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Thursday, a police spokesman said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan has repeatedly targeted Dasht-e-Barchi. On Jan. 7, the IS group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion a …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing four
1 year, 2 months ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing four

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least four people. Seven others were critically wounded in the attack on October 26, according to Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. Islamic State affiliates claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Friday through …

Has Afghanistan Turned into a Sanctuary for Jihadist Groups?
1 year, 2 months ago

Has Afghanistan Turned into a Sanctuary for Jihadist Groups?

The Diplomat  

August 15 marked two years since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, following the U.S. withdrawal and the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani regime. Hence, the Taliban’s complex relations with different militant groups are an important vector in understanding how the jihadist challenge is evolving in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In the second year of Taliban rule, the ISKP’s attacks in Afghanistan have …

Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer

The Independent  

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Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban fighters attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province early Sunday, killing one officer and injuring three others, and triggering a shootout that killed two of the attackers, officials said. The attack occurred in the Mianwali district of Punjab province and led to an intense exchange of fire as reinforcements arrived at the besieged police …

Bomb at rally celebrating prophet Muhammad’s birthday kills 52 in Pakistan
1 year, 3 months ago

Bomb at rally celebrating prophet Muhammad’s birthday kills 52 in Pakistan

LA Times  

Injured victims of a powerful bomb explosion Friday are treated at a hospital in Mastung in southwest Pakistan. A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the prophet Muhammad’s birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding nearly 70 others, authorities said, in one of the country’s deadliest attacks targeting …

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters

India Today  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan or Pakistani Taliban, which overran some villages in Chitral last week, is running riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It killed a soldier after a bomb attack on a paramilitary forces convoy and stormed the Pakistan army headquarters in Chitral, according to videos on social media sites. After remaining silent over the Taliban attack in Chitral, a city in Khyber …

Pakistan Army Major among two personnel killed during raids along Afghan border
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan Army Major among two personnel killed during raids along Afghan border

The Hindu  

A Pakistan Army Major and a soldier were killed in a gunbattle with militants during an intelligence-based operation in the restive northwest tribal district bordering Afghanistan, the army said on September 2. The incident happened two days after nine soldiers were killed in a suicide attack by the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The clash …

Death toll from IS bombing at a pro-Taliban cleric’s rally in Pakistan earlier this week rises to 63
1 year, 5 months ago

Death toll from IS bombing at a pro-Taliban cleric’s rally in Pakistan earlier this week rises to 63

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — The death toll from an Islamic State group’s suicide bombing at a campaign rally over the weekend of a pro-Taliban Pakistani cleric’s party rose to 63 on Wednesday, after eight people died in hospital. The bomber struck an election campaign rally of supporters of pro-Taliban cleric Fazlur Rehman in the northwestern district of Bajur, near the border …

Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200
1 year, 5 months ago

Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists. Supporters of hard-line Pakistani cleric and political party leader Fazlur Rehman, …

At least 44 killed in suicide attack at Pakistan rally
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 44 killed in suicide attack at Pakistan rally

Al Jazeera  

Attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam gathering in northwestern Bajaur district also wounded nearly 200 others, officials say. The blast took place on Sunday at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party on the outskirts of Khar in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district, which borders Afghanistan. Feroz Jamal, the provincial information minister, told The Associated Press news agency that so far, 44 …

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11
1 year, 5 months ago

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11

The Independent  

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Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover — despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency. According to the U.N. report, three-quarters of the attacks since the Taliban seized power were with improvised explosive devices …

Pakistan: Several killed in attack on security forces in Balochistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Several killed in attack on security forces in Balochistan

Firstpost  

At least four people were killed on Friday when rebel forces attacked a Frontier Constabulary camp in Muslim Bagh town in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. “So far, two terrorists have been sent to hell by the security forces, who continue to maintain pressure on the terrorists,” the statement added. The ISPR went on to inform that in addition to …

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say
1 year, 8 months ago

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say

India Today  

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, US officials said on Tuesday. The bombing occurred on August 26, 2021, as US troops were trying to help Americans …

Taliban kill 'ISIS-mastermind' behind Kabul airport attack that massacred 170 including 13 US troops
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban kill 'ISIS-mastermind' behind Kabul airport attack that massacred 170 including 13 US troops

India TV News  

Nearly 18 months after the Taliban extremists took over the Kabul Airport and killed 170 desperate civilians and 13 US troops, the Biden administration on Tuesday claimed the mastermind behind the attack was killed. But in the past few days, US intelligence confirmed “with high confidence” that the Islamic State leader had been killed, a senior administration official said. US …

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces

LA Times  

An image from video released by the Pentagon shows U.S. Marines before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban has killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 …

In Afghanistan, Taliban Face a Growing Threat in ISKP
1 year, 8 months ago

In Afghanistan, Taliban Face a Growing Threat in ISKP

The Diplomat  

In the morning hours of March 9 in Mazar-i-Sharif, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the second-floor office of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province. At least 16 attacks carried out by ISKP between August 2021 and September 2022 on the minority Shia Hazara community in places of worships, schools, and workplaces – killing over …

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