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Afghans living in dystopian nightmare sandwiched between Taliban, Islamic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Dr Sajjan Gohel, International Security Director of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, said that the Afghans are living in a very dystopian nightmare as they are sandwiched between the misogynistic Taliban and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP), an
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Afghanistan district Governor flees Taliban custody after being arrested f
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The Taliban's District Governor of Takhar province in Afghanistan who was arrested by the group on charges of cooperation with the Islamic State (Deash) has escaped, local media reported citing sources.
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ISIS-K continues to grow in Afghanistan: US CENTCOM chief
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) continues to grow unabated in Afghanistan with the reigning Taliban regime finding it difficult to counter the threat, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Friday.
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Pakistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bomb attack in B
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Sibi [Pakistan], March 9 (ANI): Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that took place on Tuesday in Sibi district of Balochistan in which six Pakistan soldiers were killed with the bomber identified as "Abdul Rehman Al Bakistani".
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NIA raids Pune resident in connection with case related to ISKP
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency conducted raids at the residence of Talha Khan, a resident of Pune in connection with a case related to Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP).
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Lone ISIS-K bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, says US military
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US military on Friday (local time) said that a single Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) bomber killed 13 American troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August.
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Kabul Airport bombing was single blast, no gunshots fired, says Pentagon i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A US investigation report into the Islamic State-Khorasan's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which took place last year in August found that the attack was a single blast and no one was killed by gunfire from the US or Afghan troops, reported Sputnik.
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Taliban deny release of 'ISIS-K affiliate' who carried out suicide attack
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 1 (ANI): Taliban rubbished US claims over releasing the Islamic State - Khorasan "(ISIS-K) affiliate" who carried out a suicide attack on Kabul International Airport that killed nearly 200 people including US marines and said it is impossible as the timeframe bet
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Pakistan counter-terrorism wing claims to defang IS-K in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Pakistan counter-terrorism department (CTD) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claimed that it dismantled the network of the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) terrorist group in the northwestern province.
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No US soldiers to be punished over Afghan civilian drone strike deaths, sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): Pentagon on Monday (local time) said that it will not punish any troops over an errant drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians on August 29.
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Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, ISIS-K stronghold, is a no-go zone for T
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chaparhar [Afghanistan], November 20 (ANI): Though the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, there are areas that are a no-go zone for them, especially Nangarhar province, which is an Islamic State- Khorasan (ISIS-K) stronghold.
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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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