Root causes of terrorism in Pakistan: Beyond military operations

Pakistan has recently announced a fresh counter-terrorism operation, Azm-e-Istehkam, to rein in the surging terrorism in the country. This is not the first operation against terrorism in Pakistan and unfortunately, may not be the last one. Since the September 11 attacks Read More …

OCHA reports 110 die in landmine explosions in Afghanistan every month

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (OCHA) says that explosive devices kill 110 people every month across the country. This report states that since 1989, 45,000 people have been victims of landmines and explosive remnants in Read More …

SIGAR finds US aid vetting failures may have benefited militants in Afghanistan

Two State Department bureaus could not prove compliance with internal policies for vetting aid groups in Afghanistan that received $293 million in funds, Washington’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said Wednesday. “It is critical that State knows who Read More …

Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing the Needs of Population affected by Explosive Ordnance Contamination in Afghanistan

Following decades of war, Afghanistan has one of the highest levels of explosive hazard contamination in the world including both legacy explosive contamination and new types of explosive hazards, in particular Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as well as explosive remnants Read More …

From territorial to virtual: Is ISKP the next Al Qaeda?

“We beat them through their own app; all they can do is delete our IDs,” an Islamic State (IS) supporter from Qawqaz, the Arabic name for the Caucasus region, boasted in a closed chat room on the Darknet. He was Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban to relocate TTP fighters from border to other provinces

Reports say that the Taliban are planning to relocate members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from border areas to other provinces in Afghanistan. This decision comes after months of discussions between the Taliban, Pakistan, and China. According to sources, the Taliban Read More …

Afghanistan: Senior TTP commander killed in Kunar

The newspaper Dawn reported that Abdul Manan Ilyas, a senior commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known by his alias Hakimullah, was killed in Kunar province. The report stated that he was killed during the “Eid ceasefire” in the Chugharsarai Read More …

Pakistan arrests 11 involved in attack on Chinese nationals

Pakistan’s National Counter-Terrorism Authority Coordinator Muhammad Tahir Rai said Sunday that security forces have arrested 11 suspects accused involved in an attack on Chinese nationals in March this year. Addressing a joint press conference here with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Read More …

Afghanistan: Head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance Calls Attention to Persistent Danger of UXO

Nooruddin Rustamkhil, head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance, stated that since the beginning of 2024, “nearly 50 people have been killed and more than 150 injured” due to landmines and other explosive materials. Rustamkhil told TOLOnews that “over 100 Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion kills one, injures three in Kandahar

Sources in Kandahar province, which had previously confirmed explosions in the province, say that this explosion also resulted in casualties. According to a source, on Monday, May 20, an explosion occurred at the ‘Kabul Station’ in the central district of Read More …

Afghanistan: Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting

Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists were killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Taliban government has said, as it raised the death toll from the attack in a market. On Saturday, the government said that the bodies of Read More …

Afghanistan: IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded

Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed. The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion. Abdul Mateen Qani, the Read More …

New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing

New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The incident was Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in western Kabul kills at least one, injures three

The spokesperson for the Taliban police in Kabul confirmed an explosion in the western part of Kabul city, stating that one person was killed and three others were injured as a result. The Taliban official informed the media that the Read More …

US military’s additional review into deadly Kabul airport attack concludes troops did not see bomber ahead of attack

An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded that service members had not previously seen the suspected Read More …

The Biggest Strengths And Weaknesses Of America’s MRAP

When the U.S. military went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, it quickly became apparent that its arsenal of armored and up-armored vehicles was susceptible to dangerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs). As the war progressed, IEDs became more lethal, necessitating Read More …

UNDP: Landmines kill in seconds, their fallout lasts generations

On average, one person is killed or injured by landmines and other explosive ordnance every hour. Their destructive influence lasts long after armed conflict ends, inflicting horrific injuries and death, while trapping communities in poverty and fear. Millions of people Read More …

Afghanistan: Landmine explosion kills 9 children in Ghazni

At least nine children were killed in southeastern Afghanistan Sunday when a landmine, laid during decades of war in the country, exploded, a local official said Monday. The mine went off as a group of young boys and girls were Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion kills three children and injures two in Helmand

Provincial officials in Helmand Province report that three children have lost their lives, and two others have been wounded as a result of the explosion of an unexploded bullet in the Gereshk district of this province. The office of the Read More …

Afghanistan: Suicide Attack Kills Three, Injures 12 in Kandahar

Asadullah Jamshed, spokesperson for the police command of Kandahar province, reported to TOLOnews that a suicide attack near a bank resulted in the death of three civilians and injured 12 others. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. Read more… Source: Read More …