Counterterrorism
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Government
Pakistan Faces Political, Security Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amid Tensions With PTI
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have escalated over security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to reports cited in the supplied account, President Asif Ali Zardari, acting on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s proposal,…
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Government
Pak Army: 18 Militants Killed in Operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 18 militants in separate counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to Pakistani security sources. The sources said 13 militants affiliated with Fitna al-Khawarij, the term used by Pakistan for the banned…
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Afghanistan
Lavrov: NATO Military Infrastructure in Afghanistan, Neighbors ‘Unacceptable’
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow considers the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries “absolutely unacceptable,” warning that such a presence could contribute to instability and increased conflict in the region. Speaking at…
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Afghanistan
Pak Army Holds Taliban Responsible for Consequences of Alleged Terrorism Support
DID Press: Pakistan’s military has accused the Taliban of facilitating terrorism and reaffirmed Islamabad’s stated right to self-defence and to take targeted action against threats it says originate from Afghanistan. Senior Pakistani military commanders reviewed the country’s security situation and…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi to Attend Eighth Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has announced that Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will attend the eighth Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan at Russia’s invitation. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, head of the Public Relations and Information Department at…
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Afghanistan
Turkish Intelligence Chief Holds Talks With Senior Taliban Officials in Kabul
DID Press: Ibrahim Kalin, head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), visited Kabul and Kandahar on Wednesday and held talks with senior Taliban officials on strengthening security and intelligence cooperation between Türkiye and Afghanistan, according to Turkish security sources cited…
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Afghanistan
Unidentified Drones Spotted Over Kabul as Taliban Confirm Patrols
DID Press: Local sources and some Taliban officials have reported increased patrols by unidentified drones over Kabul and several other Afghan provinces, but no information has so far been released about the identity of the drones, their country of origin…
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Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda’s Return to Afghanistan
DID Press: A recent Washington Post report on the establishment of at least eight al-Qaeda training centers in Afghanistan points to a significant shift in the regional terrorism landscape and the gradual revival of infrastructure that, following the Sept. 11…
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Afghanistan
Washington Post: al-Qaeda Has Established at Least 8 Training Centers in Afghanistan
DID Press: US and Western intelligence reports indicate that al-Qaeda, 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, has once again expanded its training and organizational activities in Afghanistan. According to a report by The Washington Post, al-Qaeda and affiliated…
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Development
China Calls on SCO Members to Boost Intelligence, Security Cooperation
DID Press: Zhang Hanhui, China’s ambassador to Russia, has called on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to increase intelligence sharing and strengthen cooperation on security and combating crime. He said SCO members should regularly hold joint exercises and…
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