Security
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: More Than 4,700 Citizens Killed in Terrorist Attacks Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that more than 4,700 of its citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past three years, which Islamabad says were carried out by militant groups based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s…
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Afghanistan
Mujahid: “Zabihullah Mujahid” Was a Shared Name Used by Several Taliban Spokespeople
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the use of the name “Zabihullah Mujahid” by several individuals during the previous Afghan government was a security measure designed to prevent members of the group’s spokesperson network from being identified.…
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Government
US-Led Coalition Begins Withdrawal from Erbil
DID Press: Iraqi Kurdistan Interior Minister Reber Ahmed said the official withdrawal of U.S.-led international coalition forces from the Kurdistan Region has begun. He said the coalition’s presence is now limited to the grounds of Erbil International Airport, with the…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan United Front Claims Attacks on Two Taliban Members in Kandahar and Khost
DID Press: Afghanistan United Front has claimed that its forces killed two Taliban members in separate attacks in Kandahar and Khost provinces, including a member of the Taliban police and an official from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Raises Fresh Concerns Over Militants Allegedly Trained in Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, a senior adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that militants trained in Afghanistan are entering Pakistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are seeking to expand their activities into Punjab province. Sanaullah claimed that militants trained in…
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Afghanistan
Rockets Strike Taliban Police Headquarters in Badakhshan
DID Press: Several rockets were fired at the Taliban police headquarters in Kohistan Rag district of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said. The attack was accompanied by a series of explosions, but no casualties have been reported. Local sources…
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Afghanistan
Several Shia Leaders Arrested in Kabul
DID Press: Local sources have reported that several Hazara and Shia community leaders have been arrested by Kabul’s Police District 3 on the orders of the Taliban’s Minister of Justice. Among those recently detained are Sayed Hassan Sharifi Balkhabi and…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan United Front Claims Two Taliban Intelligence Members Killed in Kandahar, Ghazni
DID Press: The Afghanistan United Front said its fighters carried out two separate targeted operations in Kandahar and Ghazni provinces on Saturday evening, claiming that two members of the Taliban’s intelligence apparatus were killed. The claims have not been independently…
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Government
Maryam Nawaz Sharif: Punjab Faces Greater Security Threat From Neighboring Provinces
DID Press: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said the Pakistani province faces a greater security threat from neighboring provinces than from neighboring countries, with militant activity entering Punjab through inter-provincial border areas. Speaking at an event in Lahore…
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Afghanistan
Hundreds of Taliban Forces Surround Kabul’s Khatam al-Nabieen Seminary
DID Press: Hundreds of armed forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice have been deployed around the Khatam al-Nabieen Islamic Seminary in Kabul, according to reports, while electricity to the area has also been cut. Earlier reports said the seminary…
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