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23 Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack At Pakistan Army Base: Report
At least 23 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a Pakistan army base on Tuesday, an official said, in an attack claimed by militants affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban.
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Six Security Personnel Killed In Attack On Hungarian Energy Firm In Pakistan
Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, with attacks mostly targeting security forces and foreign interests accused of exploitation.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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89 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack At Mosque In Pakistan's Peshawar
The attack happened Monday during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to areas along the Afghan border where militancy has been steadily rising.
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Taliban Arrests Suspected ISIS "Mastermind" Of Afghan Mosque Attack
Taliban forces have arrested a suspected ISIS militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at least 12 worshippers at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, police said on Friday.
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2 Policeman Killed, 6 Injured In Pakistan Near Afghanistan Border: Report
Two policemen were killed and six injured, including a young girl, in attacks in northern Pakistan near Afghanistan on Saturday as local Taliban militants agreed a month's ceasefire after talks with the government, police said.
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Two Pak Soldiers Killed After Shots Fired From Across Afghan Border: Army
Militant fire from across the border in Afghanistan killed two Pakistani soldiers on Sunday, the army said, in the first such attack since the Taliban took over Kabul two weeks ago.
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Kabul Says It Will Attack Taliban If Violence Does Not Stop This Week
Afghanistan's minister of defence said on Sunday that if the Islamist Taliban did not stop attacks by the end of the week, it would switch from 'defence mode' to attacking the militant group.
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'American Taliban' To Be Free After 17 Years. Is US Ready To Welcome Him Back?
John Walker Lindh's eyes, dark and wild, were ubiquitous across magazine covers and cable news channels, alongside militants in Afghanistan, after he was captured in November 2001. He was a long-haired guerrilla with a California address - a traitor to some, a misguided kid sucked into Islamic jihad to others.
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Three Killed In Kabul Suicide Attack, Say Officials
At least three people were killed when a suicide attacker blew himself up in Kabul Monday, close to where scores of Afghans had been protesting against Taliban attacks on the minority Hazara ethnic group.
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Taliban Plans Attack On Afghan Security Forces During Elections
The Taliban on Monday vowed to target government security forces in upcoming parliamentary elections, as US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Afghan leaders to discuss ways to end the 17-year war.
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Malala Yousafzai Returns To London After Nostalgic Visit To Hometown Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today returned to London after her first visit to Pakistan since she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls' education more than five years ago.
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US Suspends At Least $900 Million In Security Aid To Pakistan
The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, saying it reflected Trump administration's frustration that Pakistan has not done more against the t...
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Gunmen Attack Military Airport In Eastern Afghanistan
Khost police spokesman Faizullah Ghairat said that three militants had attacked the base, close to the border with Pakistan. One had been killed, while two others were still holding out, he said.
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2 Dead, Over 100 Injured As Taliban Attack German Consulate In Afghanistan
A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault in the war-torn country.
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23 Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack At Pakistan Army Base: Report
At least 23 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a Pakistan army base on Tuesday, an official said, in an attack claimed by militants affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban.
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Six Security Personnel Killed In Attack On Hungarian Energy Firm In Pakistan
Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, with attacks mostly targeting security forces and foreign interests accused of exploitation.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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89 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack At Mosque In Pakistan's Peshawar
The attack happened Monday during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to areas along the Afghan border where militancy has been steadily rising.
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Taliban Arrests Suspected ISIS "Mastermind" Of Afghan Mosque Attack
Taliban forces have arrested a suspected ISIS militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at least 12 worshippers at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, police said on Friday.
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2 Policeman Killed, 6 Injured In Pakistan Near Afghanistan Border: Report
Two policemen were killed and six injured, including a young girl, in attacks in northern Pakistan near Afghanistan on Saturday as local Taliban militants agreed a month's ceasefire after talks with the government, police said.
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Two Pak Soldiers Killed After Shots Fired From Across Afghan Border: Army
Militant fire from across the border in Afghanistan killed two Pakistani soldiers on Sunday, the army said, in the first such attack since the Taliban took over Kabul two weeks ago.
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Kabul Says It Will Attack Taliban If Violence Does Not Stop This Week
Afghanistan's minister of defence said on Sunday that if the Islamist Taliban did not stop attacks by the end of the week, it would switch from 'defence mode' to attacking the militant group.
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'American Taliban' To Be Free After 17 Years. Is US Ready To Welcome Him Back?
John Walker Lindh's eyes, dark and wild, were ubiquitous across magazine covers and cable news channels, alongside militants in Afghanistan, after he was captured in November 2001. He was a long-haired guerrilla with a California address - a traitor to some, a misguided kid sucked into Islamic jihad to others.
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Three Killed In Kabul Suicide Attack, Say Officials
At least three people were killed when a suicide attacker blew himself up in Kabul Monday, close to where scores of Afghans had been protesting against Taliban attacks on the minority Hazara ethnic group.
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Taliban Plans Attack On Afghan Security Forces During Elections
The Taliban on Monday vowed to target government security forces in upcoming parliamentary elections, as US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Afghan leaders to discuss ways to end the 17-year war.
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Malala Yousafzai Returns To London After Nostalgic Visit To Hometown Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today returned to London after her first visit to Pakistan since she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls' education more than five years ago.
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US Suspends At Least $900 Million In Security Aid To Pakistan
The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, saying it reflected Trump administration's frustration that Pakistan has not done more against the t...
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Gunmen Attack Military Airport In Eastern Afghanistan
Khost police spokesman Faizullah Ghairat said that three militants had attacked the base, close to the border with Pakistan. One had been killed, while two others were still holding out, he said.
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2 Dead, Over 100 Injured As Taliban Attack German Consulate In Afghanistan
A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault in the war-torn country.
