ISIS
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UN report acknowledges Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts
The United Nations has acknowledged the effectiveness of Pakistan’s “extensive” counterterrorism operations, noting that it resulted in disrupting terrorist activities. But worryingly for the region, the report says the ISL has established extensive presence across Afghanistan, with...August 14, 2018 884 0 -
World media shocked as 10 journalists lose lives to attacks in Afghanistan
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News An AFP cameraman and a BBC reporter were among 12 journalists killed in separate attacks including suicide bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, taking one of the heaviest tolls on media representatives during...April 30, 2018 943 0 -
Kabul carnage: 57 killed; ISIS claims responsibility
A view of Kabul, the center of Afghanistan’s social and political life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi. In one of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan this year, 57 people were reported killed and 119 injured when a suicide...April 22, 2018 1023 0 -
U.S. hints at long-term presence in Syria to defeat ISIS, counter Iran
A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi The United States will maintain a long-term presence in Syria to defeat the ISIS...January 18, 2018 930 0 -
U.S. condemns ISIS-claimed terror attacks in Tehran
National Consultative Majlis (Parliament) building in Tehran, Photo: Mahdifa33/Wikimedia Commons The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned terror attacks in Tehran, expressing condolences over loss of lives. “The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran...June 7, 2017 1079 0 -
US targets ISIS complex in Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear bomb
The United States has dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan, targeting the ISIS Khorasan group, the U.S. military said. The use of the GBU-43/B, known as the “mother of all bombs”...April 13, 2017 1110 0