PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Terrorists in Pakistan targeted the country’s police force in two attacks in a volatile northwestern province on Thursday, killing four officers and wounding six, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. In one attack, police say a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying officers, killing four of them. The officers were…
Afghan Taliban Raid in Kabul Kills 3 ISIS Terrorists
ISLAMABAD—An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s capital killed three members of the ISIS terrorist group, a Taliban spokesman said on Wednesday. The regional affiliate of ISIS—known as ISIS in Khorasan Province—has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. The terrorist group has increased its attacks,…
Taliban Seized Billions in US Military Equipment After Afghanistan Collapsed: New IG Report
Throughout the 20-year U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, the United States provided nearly $90 billion to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), including $18.6 billion to arm and equip the western-backed Afghan government. A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found that a significant amount of that equipment…
Liberals to Amend Criminal Code Terrorism Provisions That Block Aid to Afghanistan
The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan. A parliamentary document suggests Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will table a bill amending the Criminal Code and he will hold a news conference at the Ottawa headquarters of…
Terrorism in Pakistan Got Worse in 2021: Newly Released US Report
Pakistan made “meager progress” in dismantling terrorist organizations and continued to face terrorist financing risks in 2021, according to a newly released report from the U.S. Bureau of Counterterrorism. The report, released on Monday, revealed that Pakistan experienced numerous terrorist attacks in 2021, with members of religious minorities facing substantial threats from terrorist groups (pdf)….
Taliban: 2 Senior ISIS Members Killed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD—Two senior regional members of the ISIS terrorist group have been killed in Afghanistan in recent weeks in separate operations by the Taliban security forces, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. Taliban forces killed Qari Fateh, the regional ISIS intelligence and operations chief, during a raid in Kabul over the weekend, Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman…
Military: Forces Raid Hideout, Kill 12 Pakistani Taliban
ISLAMABAD—Security forces acting on intelligence raided a hideout of Pakistani Taliban insurgents along the border with Afghanistan, triggering an intense shootout that left 12 terrorists dead, the country’s military said Wednesday. The pre-dawn raid came amid soaring tensions in Pakistan and in the aftermath of a mosque bombing last week that killed 101 people in…
Taliban, Russia, and China: Cooperation but No Bloc
Commentary The Taliban government of Afghanistan is expanding its trade and cooperation with Russia and China, but a true alliance is unlikely. Earlier this month, Kabul and Beijing signed a $540 million dollar deal to develop Afghanistan’s oil and gas fields. This is the biggest deal the Taliban has signed since taking control of the…
FBI: ‘American Taliban’ Lindh Meets With Released Extremist
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the ISIS terrorist group as a teenager has now been accused of violating his terms of release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh. According to court documents, the FBI photographed Ali Shukri Amin meeting with Lindh on three different…
Chinese Nationals Arrested in Afghanistan for Allegedly ‘Smuggling’ Lithium Into China
January 24, 2023
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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan reportedly arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over their alleged roles in the illegal smuggling of lithium-bearing stones from Afghanistan into China. The two Chinese nationals were accused of trying to smuggle 1,000 metric tons of stones containing 30 percent of lithium into China through Pakistan with the help…
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