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Afghans living in dystopian nightmare sandwiched between Taliban, Islamic
Updated : 3 years, 11 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, 12 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 : 4 years 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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Afghanistan: US planning to ramp up attacks on ISIS-K in summer
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the US will ramp up attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) in summer as they are re-constituting itself and will b
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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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ISIS-K: Terror group still lingers in shadows
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Post-Taliban took over of Afghanistan last August, the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIS-K) existence and operations are unfortunately still lingering in the region.
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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 police official acknowledges NRF resistance, urges not to make 'Pa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 31 (ANI): After the roadside bombing of a convoy of Islamic Emirate security vehicles in Panjshir, Taliban's deputy police chief for Panjshir province Abdul Hameed Khorasani acknowledged the National Resistance Front (NRF) resistance and urged not to make the Va
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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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