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There has been recent targeted killings of designated terrorists by unknown assailants on Pakistani soil. The security forces in the country are failing miserably.
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Among the many failures of his almost four year rule of the country, the inability to control TTP, HQN and other militant organisations operating in Paksitan, the most significant.
The current situation in Afghanistan calls for strategic patience for all stakeholders in Asia. This is real litmus test of perception, diplomacy and political acumen of Indian Rulers and Administration.
Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security has detained 10 Chinese citizens accused of operating a terror cell in Kabul.
Taking a veiled dig at Pakistan, India on Tuesday said that safe havens in Afghanistan's neighbourhood have for years provided safety for the dark agendas of various terror outfits like the Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Notably, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said at a Security Council debate on Afghanistan that the Taliban, aided by their supporters, continue to pursue military operations perpetrating violence and destruction, like the recent attack in Ghazni
Since the year 2010 attacks by Haqqani Network and Taliban on Indian targets in Afghanistan have consistently dropped barring few serious attacks. But yesterdays abduction of 7 Indian engineers in Baghlan has very different meaning and smell. Most probably its warning shot fired by Haqqanis to force China and Indis to think twice before executing a joint project in Afghanistan, as declared in Wuhan Agreement.
The US has asked Islamabad to immediately arrest or expel Taliban leaders who are carrying out terror activities across the border in Afghanistan and prevent them from using Pakistani territory to support its operations.
Two Commanders of terror group Haqqani network was killed today when a US drone struck a home near Pakistan's restive tribal Kurram agency bordering Afghanistan.
At least 17 people were killed and eight others wounded in an attack by Gunmen on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel. The preliminary findings show that the attack was plotted by the Haqqani terrorist network which has safe havens outside Afghanistan.
Afghanistan forces have killed 76 terrorists and 14 militants were arrested during raids eight provinces on Friday. Taliban has not commented on the report so far. The Afghanistan defense ministry said in a statement, three key Taliban commanders including Ehsanullah, Haidar and Qahraman were among those killed in the offensives, in the past 24 hours.
To counter terrorism, American force conducted more than 2,000 missions during the past six months in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said that the missions have consisted of either enabling or advising Afghan forces, according to a report the Pentagon presented to US Congress last week.
A senior Al-Qaeda leader has been killed along with 80 members of the group during joint operations in Afghanistan, the spy service claimed on Tuesday. National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement Omar Khetab, also known as Omar Mansour, was killed along with 80 associates during the offensives.
At least 20 militants were killed and 33 others wounded amid military operations across Afghanistan. "The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces carried out 12 clean-up operations and 15 special operations in nine provinces in the past 24 hours, killing 20 insurgents and injuring 33 others," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Taking a dig at Pakistan indirectly, India on Monday raised its voice against terrorism and said that the international community cannot remain silent and asserted its zero tolerance against terrorist safe havens.
In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed three people near a cricket stadium in capital when a cricket match was under way inside the stadium. No one has claimed to be behind the bombing as yet, but both the Taliban and Islamic State have carried out previous similar attacks.
