How ISIS-K leader forged one of Islamic State's most fearsome groups: Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State ...
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How ISIS-K leader forged one of Islamic State's most fearsome groups: Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State ...
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Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
- Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.
- The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.
- Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.
- By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
Explainer: Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theater?: The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at ...
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Taliban supreme leader says women will soon be stoned to death for adultery : Declaring a war against Western Democracy, the Taliban have announced that it will ...
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Ex-US generals who oversaw Afghan exit describe chaos in final days: Two former top generals testified to Congress about the "strategic failure" to prevent a ...
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Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say: The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/18/world/asia/pakistan-airstrikes-afghanistan-taliban.html
Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bomb reported at bank in Kandahar: At least 21 people were killed in the attack in the southern Afghan city, a doctor told the BBC.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan vow to resolve trade, transit issues: PESHAWAR: A Pakistani delegation headed by Commerce Secretary Khurram Agha discussed on Wednesday ...
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Afghan Islamic State branch top suspect in Moscow attack: The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall ...
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Uyghur refugees in Pakistan face deportation in April: The 18 families don’t have legal residence and face restrictions in jobs and education – and now fear ...
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Pakistan on Monday confirmed airstrikes against suspected militants in border regions inside Afghanistan, hours after the Afghan Taliban said Islamabad had ... Show more
Afghans still see Pakistan trade route as most viable despite festering tensions: KABUL/PESHAWAR: Afghans say access to international markets through Pakistan is ...
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A Retiree in California Is Teaching Afghan Women How to Drive: Local lore says that one 82-year-old professor has probably taught more Afghan women drivers in a ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/16/us/california-afghanistan-women-driving.html
Played for centuries in Afghanistan's northern steppes, the national equestrian sport buzkashi, at the heart of Afghan identity, has evolved from a rough ... Show more
At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar: At least 12 others wounded in blast that targeted a group of people waiting outside a bank ...
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Turkmenistan: Water worry: Turkmenistan is gently pressing Afghanistan to consider its neighbors' interests as it pushes ahead with its ambitious Qosh-Tepa ...
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Pakistan has begun preparations to launch the second phase of its repatriation drive to send nearly one million ‘documented’ Afghans back to their homeland ... Show more
Why Did the Islamic State Target Russia?: Lucas Webber, the co-founder and editor of militantwire.com, discusses the horrific attack in Russia ...
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Quick Glance: Russia Casts Doubt on ISIS Attack in Moscow
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was 'extremely hard to believe' that the Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 143 people.
- Zakharova reiterated Moscow's claims, lacking evidence, that Ukraine was behind the attack on the Crocus City Hall, the deadliest in Russia in 20 years.
- The director of Russia's FSB security agency stated on Tuesday that he believed Ukraine, the United States, and Britain were involved in the Moscow attack.
- The head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, stated at a security conference in Kyiv that he believed Russian authorities had known about preparations for a major attack since at least mid-February.
She secretly educated herself to escape Afghanistan. Now, she's working to help women still there
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Why is Taliban relying on cement production to achieve Afghan self-reliance: Afghanistan's Taliban government is investing in cement production to achieve ...
trtworld.com/magazine/why-is-taliban-relying-on-cement-production-to-achieve-afghan-self-reliance-17519719
Days after Pakistan struck militant bases in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Islamabad does not want an armed conflict with the ... Show more
#VantageThisWeek : Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghan territory after a terror attack over the weekend killed seven Pakistani soldiers ... Show more
France-based Begum TV channel offers a lifeline to Afghan women: In a tiny television studio in the French capital, two unveiled Afghan women face the camera on ...
france24.com/en/live-news/20240320-france-based-tv-channel-beams-respite-into-afghan-homes
Pakistan renews push to deport Afghan migrants: Officials: Pakistan will begin a renewed push to deport Afghan migrants from the country next month ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/03/19/Pakistan-renews-push-to-deport-Afghan-migrants-Officials
A Not-So-Bright Nowruz for Afghanistan’s Girls: The festival traditionally marks the beginning of the school year. For the thousands of girls who are prevented ...
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German police detain 2 Afghans for plotting an attack near Swedish parliament over Qur’an burnings
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Retired generals Milley, McKenzie detail regrets about Afghanistan withdrawal: Two of America’s highest-ranking retired generals testified on Tuesday that a ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/4543078-milley-mckenzie-regrets-afghanistan-withdrawal/
Moscow concert hall attack: Islamic State claims responsibility: The Islamic State's Afghan branch (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack that ...
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Portrait of a rural Afghan woman: Sold at 15, silenced for life: Laila's tragic tale of child marriage, hardship and abuse, longing and hope.
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Six men from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) were injured during an altercation with Pakistani border guards at Torkham on Sunday ... Show more
America Can’t Isolate the Taliban: Why Regional Powers Are Reopening Ties With Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: The Taliban want to stone women again: Most recently, the Taliban had suspected murderers shot in football stadiums. Now the self-proclaimed Emir of ...
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Pakistan's Campaign To Expel Millions Of Afghan Refugees Enters Second Phase: Pakistan is set to force some 850,000 documented Afghan refugees back to their ...
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‘World has abandoned us’: Afghan women’s rights plunge in global silence: KABUL: Over the past two-and-a-half years, Afghan women have been facing increasing ...
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Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
- International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.
- Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.
- Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.
- Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
Following recent skirmishes on the Pak-Afghan frontier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asserted that the goverment would not tolerate any ... Show more
Yes, blame Biden for Afghan fiasco … but learn the lessons too: Former US generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie, who were chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...
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A day after the air strikes by the Pakistani military in Afghanistan provoked clashes along the border, Tuesday remained a relatively calmer day as guns on ... Show more
5 dead in mishaps on the first day of Ramadan: KUWAIT CITY, March 12: On the first day of Ramadan, the country witnessed a total of five deaths in traffic ...
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"The deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow last week, which left around 140 people dead, marks the expansion in the terrorist operations of the ... Show more
Afghan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running: KABUL: Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on Wednesday (Mar 20) ...
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US military has completed additional review of deadly Kabul airport bombing: The US military has completed an additional review of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing ...
cnn.com/us-review-abbey-gate-bombing-complete/
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Afghan refugee convicted of murder in case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
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Veterans' minister told to name sources in Afghan inquiry or he could face jail: Johnny Mercer has repeatedly refused to hand over names of officers who told him ...
itv.com/news/2024-03-26/veterans-minister-told-to-name-sources-in-afghan-inquiry-or-he-could-face-jail
Afghan refugee stands trial in first of 3 killings that shocked Albuquerque's Muslim community
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Islamabad, Kabul to kick off trade talks tomorrow: ISLAMABAD: A senior Pakistani official will undertake a two-day official visit to Afghanistan on Monday to ...
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An Indian journalist recalls the day President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul as the Taliban took over
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Editorial: Pakistan has few good options at the moment. However, the use of diplomatic channels with Afghanistan should not be abandoned ... Show more
Amnesty International Calls On Pakistan To Stop Expelling Afghan Girls And Women: Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to halt expelling hundreds of ...
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Govt hints at imposing international laws along Pak-Afghan border to stop 'terrorist influx'
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U.N. Has Flown $2.9B in Cash to Afghanistan Since Taliban Seized Control: The U.S. State Department has previously said that no U.S. funds went to the militant ...
propublica.org/article/united-nations-cash-afghanistan-following-taliban-takeover
Age-progression image shows what Lina Sardar Khil may look like today: An age-progression image made by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ...
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Pakistan ‘mapping’ resident Afghans before eviction push: More than half a million Afghans fled Pakistan last year after the former government ordered ...
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Leaked video reveals Afghan Taliban's planned attack on Pakistan security forces: A leaked video has circulated on social media in which an Afghan Taliban ...
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Bedford council to offer 17 homes for Ukrainian and Afghan refugees: 10 of the properties were bought on the open market
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#SPOTLIGHT : Daesh’s Afghan-affiliate IS-K exploited Russia’s distraction with Ukraine war to mount its audacious Moscow concert hall attack, say experts ... Show more
Cricket Australia has been slammed after it postponed a bilateral men’s T20 cricket series against Afghanistan citing “deteriorating human rights for women and ... Show more
EXPLAINER: Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theater?: Here is information about the Islamic State's Afghan branch known as ISIS-K and their motives for ...
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Tragic Road Mishaps Claim Lives of Elderly Afghan and Indian in Kuwait: KUWAIT CITY, March 24: Two separate tragic road accidents occurred, claiming the lives ...
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‘The Masked Singer’ Eliminates Next Competitor: And Spaghetti and Meatballs Is…: Here's who was under the Spaghetti and Meatballs mask and got eliminated on this ...
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The number of refugees being helped in north Essex: The Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has revealed the latest figures ...
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At least 21 killed in Afghanistan deadly suicide bomb: At least 21 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan city of Kandahar ...
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They fled Afghanistan after Biden’s withdrawal. Now in the US, they hope Trump wins
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Taliban’s Outreach to Iran Worsens Pakistan’s Afghanistan Dilemma: The Taliban government is trying to anticipate Pakistan’s potential moves and limit whatever ...
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‘Indian govt friendly, foreign students need not worry’: Afghan diplomat visits GU after hostel attack
indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/afghan-diplomat-gujarat-university-hostel-attack-9228430/
Matin Malikzada Makes Pottery With Afghan Influences: Matin Malikzada, a seventh-generation ceramist, is making a life in Connecticut with help from new friends.
nytimes.com/2024/03/22/arts/design/matin-malikzada-pottery-afghanistan.html
What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations | In Focus podcast: In this episode, Ramnathan Kumar joins us to discuss airstrikes in the Afghan territory ...
thehindu.com/podcast/pakistan-taliban-relations/article67975982.ece
UAE condemns terrorist attack on Afghan bank - News | Khaleej Times: The bombing killed people who were trying to collect their monthly salaries
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US to lift Afghan visa limit under Biden, Congress deal: U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has reached a compromise deal with Republicans in House of ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-lift-afghan-visa-limit-under-biden-congress-deal-2024-03-19/
Norouz Celebrations Welcome Spring With Music, Food, And Fire: Norouz -- the Persian New Year holiday observed on the spring equinox -- is a celebration of love ...
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Dreams deferred: Afghan girls barred from schools, universities under Taliban rule
Where are the female students in Afghanistan? Mohammed Saleh brings you ... Show more
Generals who carried out Biden’s Afghan exit face new GOP scrutiny: Retired generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie discuss President Biden’s withdrawal from ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/19/milley-afghanistan-biden-republicans/
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