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Chinese company signs oil extraction deal with Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China and the Taliban signed the agreement at a ceremony in the presence of senior members of the Islamic Emirates and Chinese ambassador Wang Yi.
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Saudi Arabia launches an international competition for Quran and Adhan wit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): The second edition of the international Quran and Adhan (Muslim call to prayer) competition Otr Elkalam was launched in Saudi Arabia, with prizes that are the largest of their kind in the world, exceeding USD 3 million (SAR12 million). The c
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Kashmir-born Ahmad Ahanger who heads Islamic State recruitment cell for In
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar-born terrorist is presently based in Afghanistan and is one of the chief recruiters of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). Ministry of Home Affairs announced in a Wednesday notification, saying "Ahmad Ahanger alias Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri is involved in ter
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TTP nurtured by Pakistan army fuels insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP has deep historical ties with the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP). It is a by-product of al-Qaeda's jihadi politics in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 9/11.
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'Avoid baseless talks': Taliban after Pakistan interior minister warns abo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This latest statement comes after the Taliban rejected comments made by Pakistan's interior minister about the presence of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan. The Islamic group said that it is prepared to protect the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Islamic State-Khorasan pose threat to Taliban in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The target of ISKP is to threaten diplomatic missions, international organizations such as the UN and various NGOs in the region. It also aims to challenge Taliban's increased hobnobbing with China and the US.
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Taliban claimed to have learned from past mistakes: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban, in the conversations that followed last year's Doha Peace Talks, claimed to have learned from their past mistakes. This time, they were going to be benevolent guardians of the state, and show the West and the world what an Afghan Islamic republic could accomplish, The Khaama Pre
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Terror group ISIS claims attack on Egypt police that killed 4
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Terror group Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on a police checkpoint in Egypt's Suez Canal city of Ismailia that killed at least four people, including three police.
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Iranian security personnel killed during protest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 100 days after Mahsa Amini's death sparked nationwide unrest, a member of Iran's security forces on Sunday was shot dead during protests in the city of Semirom.
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TTP forms 'new cabinet' in a challenge to Pakistan govt
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
TTP is allied with the Taliban, who seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August last year. The radical Islamic outfit has stepped up attacks since it announced the end of an Afghan Taliban-brokered ceasefire with the government in November.
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"Pakistan saw rise in 'terror attacks' in 2022 as TTP turned biggest threa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.
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Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan 'self-defeating': O
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his "exacerbated concerns" over the Taliban's order banning women from working in all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Taha described the ban on wome
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