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Infighting kills 3 Taliban commanders in northern Afghanistan
Infighting between two Taliban factions left eight militants dead, including three local commanders, and injured 10 others. Some Taliban survivors of the clash later defected to the Afghan government.
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Taliban district shadow governor arrested in Herat; infighting prompts Taliban defections
Afghan and Coalition forces detained a Taliban shadow governor in western Herat province. Within the past three days, 32 Taliban fighters and two commanders have joined the peace process in Herat.
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Infighting kills Taliban shadow district governor in Herat province
A clash among Taliban leaders in Herat province left four militants dead and three wounded. The Taliban shadow district governor for Obe district and his military commander were killed in the fighting.
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Afghan police arrest 8 linked to poison attacks against schools in northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials announced the arrest of eight suspects connected to the rash of school poison attacks in Sar-i-Pul province. Well over a dozen suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools this year have sickened over 2,000 students in the country.
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New suspected school poison attacks rattle northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials reported two additional poison attacks in northern Afghanistan and one in central Bamyan province. Since the middle of April, at least 13 attacks have been made on 12 schools, and approximately 900 pupils have been sickened.
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94 more Afghan schoolgirls reportedly poisoned in Sar-i-Pul
The poisoning attacks on Afghan girls’ schools are taking place with increasing frequency in the northern provinces of Takhar and Sar-i-Pul. Since the middle of April, at least 10 attacks have been made on nine schools, and approximately 650 pupils have been sickened.
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Recent Taliban attacks show increased targeting of civilians
Taliban fighters executed a fellow commander in Parwan province following accusations he had an “illicit relationship” with a local woman. In Nangarhar province, suspected insurgents detonated a music CD stall in Jalalabad City.
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Afghan officials report suspected poison attack in Sar-i-Pul
Afghan officials think poison was used to sicken more than 100 female students in the northern province, marking the ninth suspected poison attack in northern Afghanistan since April.
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NDS arrests senior Taliban leader and 14 others linked to school poisonings
Afghan intelligence officials announced the arrest of 15 suspects in connection to the series of suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools in northern Afghanistan. Among those arrested were a Taliban deputy shadow governor and three women.
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New Islamist group emerges in Nigeria, vows to defend all Muslims in Africa
A new Islamist group called Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina fi Biladin Sudan has emerged in Nigeria and vowed to defend the interests of Islam and Muslims throughout Africa, but adheres to a different “understanding of jihad” than Boko Haram.
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Malian rebels quit accord signed with al Qaeda affiliate
Less than a week after both parties agreed to establish an independent state in northern Mali and implement sharia law, Tuareg rebels have publicly renounced the accord signed with the al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Dine group.
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Jihad in Seattle
Homegrown Islamic extremists targeted US military personnel in the northwestern city.
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Al Qaeda affiliate and Turaeg rebels merge, create breakaway state in Mali
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebels agreed to merge with the al Qaeda-backed Islamist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith), and declared the creation of an Islamic state in northern Mali.
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Afghan NDS thwarts terror plot near Kabul airport, arrests Taliban commander
Afghan intelligence operatives captured five suspected Taliban suicide bombers and 560 kilograms of explosives on the outskirts of Kabul’s international airport; they also arrested a Taliban leader in Helmand province.
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Afghan NDS breaks up multiple terror plots across Afghanistan
Afghan intelligence officials announced the latest achievements in thwarting multiple Taliban terror plots, including attacks intended for Kabul, Logar, Kandahar, and Nangarhar provinces.
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Taliban leader confirms infighting and vows revenge, plots to kill Quetta Shura leadership
Taliban leader Mullah Ghulam Hassan issued a 27-minute-long videotape denouncing the arrest and torture last month of Maluvi Mohammad Ismail by the Taliban’s Quetta Shura. In an unprecedented move, Hassan vowed revenge for Ismail’s mistreatment and threatened to kill senior Quetta Shura leadership.
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Afghan intelligence thwarts 3rd major terror plot in Kabul
Afghan officials interdicted a truck carrying 1,000 kilograms of explosives in eastern Kabul, preventing a major catastrophe and marking the third major terror plot broken up since April 13.
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Afghan intel confirms death of senior Afghan Taliban leader, possibly 25 others
The NDS chief confirmed that the Taliban executed Maluvi Mohammad Ismail, the former Deputy Military Council Chairman for the Quetta Shura. Twenty-five other senior Afghan Taliban leaders may also have been executed in Quetta, Pakistan for defying orders not to engage in talks with the Afghan government.
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Taliban website hacked for 3rd time in a year
The Taliban’s leading website has been ‘infiltrated’ for the third time in less than a year by unknown cyber-assailants. The Taliban have yet to comment on the disruption to their El Emara website.
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Taliban, Haqqani factions attack tribal rivals in North Waziristan; 10 dead
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens injured after hundreds of Taliban fighters loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Sirajuddin Haqqani clashed with local anti-Taliban tribesmen in the Shawa area of North Waziristan.
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Afghan intelligence seizes 11 tons of explosives, thwarts additional terror plots
Afghan intelligence officials announced the interdiction of 11 tons of potassium chlorate, a high-powered explosive, and arrested 12 Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in separate raids.
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Taliban assassins gun down female provincial council member
Assassins shot dead Sitara Achekzai, a proclaimed champion of women’s rights, during a broad daylight shooting outside her home in southern Kandahar. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting.
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Alex Johnson
Project Manager
Oversees project timelines and ensures seamless collaboration among team members to deliver results on schedule.
Alex Johnson
Project Manager
Oversees project timelines and ensures seamless collaboration among team members to deliver results on schedule.
Alex Johnson
Project Manager
Oversees project timelines and ensures seamless collaboration among team members to deliver results on schedule.