Explosion close to a hospital in Kabul city leaves 3 wounded

An explosion wounded at least three people in Kabul city earlier this evening, a day after a similar blast killed two exployees of a TV channel. Tariq Arian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, said a roadside bomb went Read More …

 Roadside Bomb Blast Kills 9 Near Somali Capital

Somali officials say nine civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion outside Mogadishu on Sunday. The blast from an improvised explosive device hit a bus transporting civilians from Mogadishu to the town of Wanlaweyn, Read More …

Lessons Not Learned: The Israeli Experience in Lebanon (1985-2000) and America’s Forever Wars

This apparent lack of interest in “Israel’s Vietnam” appears tragic when one considers how closely the contours of that conflict foreshadowed the tactical and operational challenges American forces would face in the “Forever Wars” of Afghanistan and Iraq. Perhaps no Read More …

Journalist, Studio Technician Killed in Kabul Blast, 6 Wounded

IED hit a vehicle of Khurshid TV channel in PD4 of Kabul city, killing one journalist and a studio technician. 6 people were wounded in the attack. Khurshid TV’s economic reporter Zamir Amiri and technical staff member Shafiq were killed in Read More …

UK: Man faces explosives charge after metal pipe and powder found in Liverpool house

A 52-year-old man has been charged with an explosives offence following a police search at a house in Liverpool. Mohammed Ali was arrested after officers were called to reports of a loud bang on the evening of 17 April. Police Read More …

India: J&K Police foils car bombing bid in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Police on Thursday foiled car bombing attempt by militants in south Kashmir by timely detection of IED in a car. A police spokesman said a major incident of a vehicle-borne ED blast was averted by the timely input and action Read More …

Liberia: World Customs Organisation donates precursor chemicals and explosives testing kits to Revenue Authority

The Customs Department of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has received a donation of testing kits for precursor chemicals and explosives from the World Customs Organization (WCO). The LRA says the equipment will be used by Customs to uncover smuggling Read More …

Somalia cannot defeat terrorism without accountable security

Ahmed Muse Nur, the governor of Mudug, in Somalia’s Puntland State, was killed by the al-Shabab terrorist group on May 17, 2020. He was Somalia’s third regional governor killed by the group in less than a year. The group earlier Read More …