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Afghanistan official says 16 militia killed in Taliban attack
An Afghan official says Taliban fighters killed 16 militia loyal to the government in an early morning ambush in northern Badghis province.
In Afghanistan, Sikhs and Hindus seek Indian envoy’s help to set up electric crematoriums
During his meeting with the Indian Ambassador, chief of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu Council, Avtar Singh Khalsa had told him that the two communities faced problems while cremating their dead as many Afghan Muslims objected to the practice.
Taliban say ceasefire will not be extended, as suicide attack kills 18
In a statement, the Taliban said it had called the ceasefire to enable ordinary Afghans to enjoy a peaceful Eid, “not in response to the ceasefire of the Kabul regime”.
Car bomb kills 20 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan’s Nangarhar
While no one has yet claimed responsibility, the Islamic State affiliate, which did not sign on to the cease fire, has a strong presence in the area.
Big hugs and selfies as Afghan soldiers, Taliban celebrate Eid ceasefire
Video and pictures on social media showed cheerful soldiers and Taliban hugging one another and exchanging Eid greetings in Logar province, south of Kabul, and Zabul in the south and central Maidan Wardak.
Afghanistan says Pakistani Taliban leader killed in air strike near AfPak border
“We have been hearing since early Friday that our Emir(leader) was martyred along with four other militant commanders in Marawar area of Kunar. They were staying at a house when a drone fired missiles and martyred them,” said Taliban member Maulvi Abdur Rasheed.
Pakistan’s Terror Central
Since 2014, the Pakistan Army has conducted a sustained campaign against militant hideouts in North Waziristan and the larger FATA region on the country’s western border with Afghanistan, setting off a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, as Pakistan rebuilds the region, The Indian Express travels to North Waziristan, where Pakistan displays its shiny, new infrastructure. But where are the people?
Suicide car bomber kills two police officials in Afghanistan
Khalid Safi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says those killed were the commander of the police station and the deputy director of traffic police for Logar’s capital city, Puli Alim.
Afghan forces mistakenly kill nine, mostly civilians, say officials
An investigation was being conducted into how the operation resulted in civilian casualties.
Afghanistan blast: 16 killed, 38 wounded in southern Kandahar province
Afghanistan blast: Security forces were trying to defuse the van in the southern Kandahar province where they had already cleared the area around a bus station.
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
District centres have been lost or threatened in the northern provinces of Baghlan and Badakhshan and there has been heavy fighting in Faryab in the northwest and Ghazni and Zabul, south of Kabul.
Four killed, several injured after militants attack Afghanistan finance office
No one had claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of filing this report. In January, gunmen attacked an office of aid group Save the Children in Jalalabad, killing at least five people and wounding 25.
UN calls for safe release of Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani had met Indian envoy to the country Vinay Kumar and assured him that no efforts will be spared by the Afghan security forces to ensure the safety and release of the seven Indian engineers.
Seven Indians abducted in Afghanistan, Taliban role suspected
While no group has claimed responsibility so far, a news channel in Afghanistan, quoted Baghlan Governor Abdulhai Nemati as saying that a Taliban group was behind the abduction.
Six Indians abducted in Afghanistan: A glimpse into recent abductions of Indians in conflict zones
The incident of six Indians being reported as abducted in afghanistan on Sunday adds to the list of recent instances when Indian nationals have been abducted abroad, especially in conflict ridden conditions such as Islamic State militancy in Iraq or the war in Yemen.
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