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Roadside bomb kills five government employees in Afghanistan

January 16, 2020 Today NewsTaliban / Terrorism Country: afghanistan

A roadside bomb struck a car with Afghan government employees in southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing the driver and four passengers, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack though the provincial police spokesman, Mohammadullah Amiri, accused the[...]

Jamaat al Dawa al Quran

January 10, 2020 Terrorist GroupsJDQ / Taliban Country: afghanistan

Jamaat al Dawa al Quran (JDQ, Society for the Call to the Quran), also known as Jama’at al-Da’wa ila al-Quran wal-Sunna (JDQS) and the Salafi Group, is a militant Islamist organisation operating in eastern Afghanistan. United States have declared and banned[...]

More than 1000 Islamic State terrorists are active in Kunar

January 8, 2020 Today NewsISIL / Terrorist Threat / Taliban Country: afghanistan

The governor of Kunar, Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal, said that around 1,200 fighters -including foreigners - are active locally. “According to our intelligence, there are up to 1,200 fighters, including fighters from Central Asian countries, Arabs, Punjabis and even Bangladeshi citizens and[...]

Afghan authorities foiled Taliban car bomb attack in Kandahar

January 7, 2020 Today NewsTaliban / Terrorist Threat Country: afghanistan

The Afghan National Army thwarted a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province on Sunday morning, killing nine militants in the process, a police spokesman said. "The car bomb attack was stopped and[...]

Taliban: We don’t want to be sacrificed in the US-Iran escalation

January 7, 2020 Today NewsTaliban Country: afghanistan

A source within the Taliban says the leadership of the group has initially agreed that they do not want to be taken advantage of by recent US-Iran escalation. According to the source, there is acknowledgement that the killing of the Iranian[...]

Victims of terror: MTN paid Taliban ‘protection money’

January 1, 2020 Today NewsTaliban / Terror Financing Country: united states

A civil lawsuit brought in the US says MTN paid protection money to the Taliban and actively helped its fighters from being detected by US counter-insurgency forces. The company, along with five other Western businesses, have been accused in a US[...]

Taliban terrorists denied agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government

December 30, 2019 Today NewsTaliban / Terrorist Threat Country: afghanistan

The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war. “In the past few days, some media have been releasing untrue[...]