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Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is alive, communicating freely: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is confirmed to be living in Afghanistan and 'communicating freely', according to a recent report by the United Nations which also warned against the growing strength of terrorist groups including Al Qaeda and Islamic Stat
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Valapattanam IS case: NIA court sentences two accused to 7 years in jail,
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kochi has sentenced two accused to seven years' imprisonment and one accused to six years' imprisonment in the Islamic State (IS)-related case, in which a group from Kerala's Valapattanam attempted
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Elimination of Maher al-Agal in Syria degrades ability of ISIS to conduct
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed the US military and the intelligence community for eliminating Maher al-Agal, top leader of Islamic State (ISIS), in a successful counter-terrorism operation in Syria and said that the airstrike has degraded the ability
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US drone strike kills IS leader in Syria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States conducted a drone strike Tuesday that killed the Islamic State's (IS) leader in Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
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China apprehensive about making more investments in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): China is apprehensive about making more investments in Afghanistan due to recent attacks on Chinese civilians in Pakistan and more resistance groups fighting the Taliban.
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Pakistan compelled to seek peace deal with proscribed organization TTP
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): In order to prevent Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) nexus, Pakistan on Tuesday formally endorsed the efforts aimed at seeking a peace deal with the banned organization TTP.
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Taliban declares ISIS-K a 'corrupt sect'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 3 (ANI): The Taliban declared Islamic State affiliate ISIS-K a 'corrupt sect' and asked Afghans not to have any kind of relationship with them as stated in the resolution issued at the end of the three-day grand assembly of religious scholars and elders on Saturday.
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Two killed, 4 wounded in IS bomb attacks in Iraq: sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): A soldier and a civilian were killed and four people wounded on Saturday in two attacks by militants of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in northern and central Iraq, security sources said.
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Sikh minority in Afghanistan continues to face attacks by Islamic terroris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): The recent attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in the capital city of Afghanistan once again showed how the minority Sikh community in the country remains a soft target for terrorists.
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Can West counter terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan?
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): In the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the return of Taliban rule, the West is now contending with a resurgent terrorist threat.
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Jathedar Daduwal urges govt to send delegation for repair of Karte Parwan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Haryana [India], June 25 (ANI): Jathedar Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal, a world-renowned Sikh Pracharak, urges the Indian government to see if it can make arrangements to send a delegation to Kabul so that they can perform the repair and renovation work of Gurdwara Sahib Karte Parwan which was d
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US envoy raises concern about attacks against Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): US Special Envoy Rina Amiri has raised concerns about the escalating attacks against Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan.
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