Taliban attacks US troops in Afghan
Kunduz (Afghanistan), Jul 2: The terrorist group Taliban attacked US troops in Afghanistan.Taliban militants attacked guest house of US military in Kunduz city at around 3 am on Friday, Jul 2. Six suicide bombers were killed and few members of the.....
Taliban attacks NATO base in Afghan
Kabul, Jun 30: Taliban attacked NATO base in Afghanistan. The attack occurred at an airfield outside Jalalabad near the border with Pakistan.Six attackers were killed in the strike but there were no casualties among NATO or civilian staff.Taliban used a car.....
Pak troop kills 20 Taliban militants
Peshawar, Jul 1: 20 Taliban militants were killed in Pakistan fighter jets attack in Orakzai tribal region in northwest Pakistan.Fighter jets conducted strikes on Taliban positions in the areas of restive Orakzai on Wednesday, Jun 30. Pakistani troops destroyed six hideouts.....
Pak-Afghan military training agreement
Kabul, Jul 1: Hamid Karzai, the Afghan President, agreed to send some military officers to Pakistan for training.This is a significant policy shift, and signals a deepening relationship between the long-wary neighbors.The officials in both countries became increasingly convinced that.....
Al Qaeda recruiting from Europe, US: Report
Washington, Oct 19: According to a media report, Taliban and al Qaeda are recruiting cadres from South and Central Asia to European nations like Germany, UK and France and even to the US.The new target countries are now struggling to stop.....
Al-Qaeda threatens Germany again
Berlin, Sep 21: After warning Germany of 'rude awakening' if the country did not withdraw troops from Afghanistan on Friday, Sep 18, Al-Qaeda has posted another video message for the country online.For the second time over the weekend, the militant group.....
Tribal areas in Pakistan are a breeding ground for Taliban activity
Peshwar, Dec.8 (ANI): The lawless tribal belt of Pakistan has certainly developed into a breeding ground for the militants of Taliban.The tribal areas are creating mayhem in their own country, Pakistan as well as Afghanistan and other parts of the world.Only those who sympathise with the perpetrators or have been blinded by 'patriotism' can deny such hub of the violence in the area.These areas are serving as the origin point of terrorism which is prevalent around the.....
Taliban have a presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan: ICOS
Kabul, Dec 8 (ANI): An international think tank has said that the Taliban holds a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, but NATO denied the observation, saying the figures were not credible. It said it was impossible for militants to control large parts of the country.The findings by the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) come in the wake of a series of critical reports on Western-led military and development efforts to put an end to the seven-year Taliban.....