Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 7
1 year, 4 months ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 7

The Independent  

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Bomb blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves senior cleric, 3 others injured
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bomb blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves senior cleric, 3 others injured

Live Mint  

A powerful bomb blast struck a mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving a senior cleric and three others injured, sparking concerns over rising security threats in the region. District Police Officer Asif Bahader has informed that an improvised explosive device was planted at Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosque in South Waziristan which exploded and injured Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam district chief Maulana Abdullah …

Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

Karachi/Islamabad, Five people were killed and five others injured in an improvised explosive device blast in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday. Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan Naal police Station House Officer Bahawal Khan Pindrani said that the explosion took place after an IED attached to a motorcycle was detonated by a …

Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Al Jazeera  

Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. At least 12 people have been killed after a bombing attack at a security instillation in Pakistan’s northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and a hospital official said. Two attackers rammed two explosive-laden vehicles into the wall of the compound in Bannu and other attackers …

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul

Al Jazeera  

Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker attempted to enter the Afghan Ministry of Urban Development and Housing building …

Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Police say Taliban security personnel were among those killed in the as-yet unclaimed attack. A bomb blast has killed at least five people and wounded seven in northeastern Afghanistan, local police report. The bank’s security guard and four others, including civilians and members of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban group, were among those killed, police said. The number of bomb blasts and …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Chinese national killed in Afghanistan
2 months, 1 week ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Chinese national killed in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel late on Wednesday. The Islamic State said it had targeted a vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen, which led to his death and damage to his vehicle. China's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was "deeply …

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
3 months 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 …

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
3 months, 1 week ago

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday. The terrorists attempted to attack a joint check post in the general area MaliKhel in Bannu district late on Tuesday night but their attempt to enter …

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for suicide bombing that killed at least six in Afghanistan's capital Kabul
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for suicide bombing that killed at least six in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

ABC  

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least six people on Monday. Taliban bans 'sound of a female voice' in public across Afghanistan Photo shows A woman wearing a blue burqa covering shields her eyes from the sun and camera while she walks in the street Virtue laws …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
6 months, 4 weeks 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
6 months, 4 weeks 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
6 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
7 months, 1 week ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

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

3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack
8 months, 4 weeks ago

3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s volatile Baluchistan province on Monday, killing a woman and two children, officials said. Four people were walking through an area in Baluchistan’s Turbat district when the bomb planted by “terrorists” went off, said local police chief Dad Bakhsh said. No one claimed responsibility but Baluch separatists often target security forces in …

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain, the military said, a sign of a surge in militant attacks on security forces. The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, is a separate group that has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan …

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 3 Spanish citizens and 3 Afghans
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque shooting in western Afghanistan that killed six people
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque shooting in western Afghanistan that killed six people

India TV News  

Herat: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting this week targeting members of Afghanistan's minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Herat that resulted in the deaths of six people. The western Herat province, which borders Iran, is predominantly home to the Shiite religious minority, which has been on the receiving end of some of the …

Gunman kills six in attack on Afghanistan mosque: Government spokesman
11 months ago

Gunman kills six in attack on Afghanistan mosque: Government spokesman

The Hindu  

“A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people,” a government spokesman said on April 30. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that on Monday around 9 p.m. "an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque" in Herat province's Guzara district. While no group has yet claimed the attack, the regional chapter of …

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

Three killed, 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan: Police
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Three killed, 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan: Police

The Hindu  

At least three people, including a policeman, were killed and 20 others injured in two separate bomb blasts in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said on Tuesday. In another incident, two people were killed and five others were injured in a bomb blast in a marketplace near Umar Farooq Chowk in Khuzdar town on Monday. “Two people have been killed …

Islamic State behind deadly attack on Russian concert hall, U.S. confirms. Putin tries to link Ukraine
1 year ago

Islamic State behind deadly attack on Russian concert hall, U.S. confirms. Putin tries to link Ukraine

LA Times  

In a photo released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, emergency personnel work around charred seats in the Crocus City Hall concert venue on the western edge of Moscow on Saturday. Russian authorities arrested four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday …

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank
1 year ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank

The Independent  

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2 killed as a motorcycle loaded with explosives detonates in the Pakistani city of Peshawar
1 year ago

2 killed as a motorcycle loaded with explosives detonates in the Pakistani city of Peshawar

The Independent  

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Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The bombing happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police official Kashif Zulfiquar said. In …

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Iran, as Tehran vows revenge
1 year, 2 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Iran, as Tehran vows revenge

ABC  

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 US drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. Key points: The Islamic State group claimed two men carried out the attacks with explosive vests The statement …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people
1 year, 2 months ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we were just 10 steps further we would have been right over …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84
1 year, 2 months ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84

LA Times  

A woman weeps at the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion in the city of Kerman, Iran. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing four
1 year, 5 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 …

Blasts at Pakistan mosques kill 57 during events marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday
1 year, 6 months ago

Blasts at Pakistan mosques kill 57 during events marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

The Independent  

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Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52
1 year, 6 months ago

Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52

The Hindu  

A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 54 people and injuring over 100 others who were preparing to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, police said. Hours later, another blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu city killed at least four people and injured 12 others. Balochistan Inspector General Abdul …

Bomb at rally celebrating prophet Muhammad’s birthday kills 52 in Pakistan
1 year, 6 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 …

A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 15 people, authorities say
1 year, 6 months ago

A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 15 people, authorities say

The Independent  

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Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters
1 year, 6 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 …

Afghanistan: 3 killed, 7 injured in blast at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees in Khost province
1 year, 7 months ago

Afghanistan: 3 killed, 7 injured in blast at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees in Khost province

India TV News  

Afghanistan: 3 killed, 7 injured in blast at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees in Khost province No group has yet claimed responsibility behind the blast, even as the Taliban government in Afghanistan has blamed the Islamic State in Khorasan Province - a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group - for previous attacks. The hotel is said to be frequented …

Deaths from IS bombing at Islamist rally in Pakistan rise to 63 after more wounded people die
1 year, 7 months ago

Deaths from IS bombing at Islamist rally in Pakistan rise to 63 after more wounded people die

The Independent  

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Explosion in Pakistan: Isis likely behind terror bombing that killed 56, police say
1 year, 7 months ago

Explosion in Pakistan: Isis likely behind terror bombing that killed 56, police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had said …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan political rally bombing as death toll rises to 54
1 year, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan political rally bombing as death toll rises to 54

ABC  

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in north-west Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a political rally held by a religious group allied with the government. Key points: The hardline militant group Islamic State said the attack was part of its war against "democracy" The attack was the deadliest to target a political rally since …

IS claims responsibility for the bombing that killed 54 at a pro-Taliban election rally in Pakistan
1 year, 8 months ago

IS claims responsibility for the bombing that killed 54 at a pro-Taliban election rally in Pakistan

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — An Afghan branch of the Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party’s election rally, in one of the region’s worst attacks in recent years. Hours earlier, hundreds of mourners in Bajur carried caskets draped in colorful cloths to burial sites following …

Suicide Bomber At Political Rally In Pakistan Kills Dozens
1 year, 8 months ago

Suicide Bomber At Political Rally In Pakistan Kills Dozens

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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 hardline Pakistani cleric and political party …

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