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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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IS terrorist detained in Russia confesses to planning attack on political
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 22 (ANI): An Islamic State (IS) terrorist detained by Russian security agency for planning an attack in India has confessed that he was preparing an act of terror targetting "one of the representatives of the ruling circles of India," the Russian news agency report
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Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 22 (ANI): The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite, Russia news agency Sputn
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ISIS-K has expanded its reach across Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): In the months after the Taliban seized national control, the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) has mangaed to expand its reach to nearly all of Afghanistan's provinces.
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ISIS 'Beatle' El Shafee Elsheikh sentenced to life for killing US hostages
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): A high-ranking ISIS fighter was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment in the US for his participation in a hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals in Syria, accord
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UP ATS arrests terrorist with ISIS links for planning attack on Independen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 10 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a terrorist with Islamic State (ISIS) links from Mubarakpur in Azamgarh, who was planning an IED blast on Independence Day.
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Afghanistan: US condemns ISIS-K attacks targeting Shiite minority in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Fears have intensified due to an increase in violence in Kabul during the final days of Muharram and amid this, US mission for Afghanistan strongly condemned the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)-claimed attacks during Ashura which targeted Hazara
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NIA arrests ISIS active member from Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a radicalised and active member of Islamic State (ISIS) from his residence in Delhi for his involvement in the collection of funds for the terrorist outfit from sympathisers in India as well as
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ISIS, Al-Qaeda intend to carry out, inspire large-scale attacks against US
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI): FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday expressed concern that foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs), such as the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, may either launch or inspire large-scale attacks against the United States.
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IS terrorists in Afghanistan increased to 6,000 since Taliban takeover: Ru
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 28 (ANI): The number of Islamic State terrorist organization members in Afghanistan increased three times to 6,000 since the Taliban came to power last year, Zamir Kabulov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Second Asian Department, said on Thursday.
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Bomb explosion near Kabul Gurudwara month after IS attack
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): A bomb exploded near Karte Parwan Gurudwara in Kabul on Wednesday, a month after the holy place was attacked by members of the Islamic State.
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Taliban claims to solve security problems, urges Hindus, Sikhs to return t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country.
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