Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: TALIBAN
Afghan Taliban offer govt workers ‘hotline’ number to defect
The Afghan Taliban have announced a 24-hour telephone “hotline” and email addresses for any government employees wishing to defect to them, as the tech-savvy militants try to bolster public support. “The Islamic Emirate will provide safety to anybody who defects
Bombs kill 11 in Afghanistan as Taliban, ISIS supporters clash
A suicide truck bomb attack and a separate roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan killed 11 people and wounded dozens more on Monday, as the Taliban clashed with supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)group in the west,
ISIS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan: NATO general
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of foreign forces in country has said, but they are not yet operational. There have been fears of ISIS making inroads in Afghanistan since
Taliban attack in Kabul killed 14, including 9 foreigners
The Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive, a government official confirmed Thursday. Among the
U.S. Embassy: American citizen killed in Afghanistan attack
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says one U.S. citizen has been killed in an attack on Kabul guesthouse. The embassy said in an email statement issued Wednesday that it can confirm reports a U.S. citizen was killed in the attack
Nineteen kidnapped Afghans released, 12 more could be freed soon
Nineteen Afghan men from among 31 kidnapped by gunmen from a bus in February were freed on Monday by their captors, and the rest could be released soon, officials said. The men are Hazaras, members of a largely Shi’ite Muslim
Fighting flares as Taliban advance on major Afghan city
Intense fighting flared in northern Afghanistan as security forces battled Taliban insurgents advancing Tuesday on a major provincial capital, officials said, with terrified residents fearing the fall of the besieged city. Hundreds of militants closed in on Kunduz city after
U.S. drone strike kills six in Pakistan
A U.S. drone strike on Wednesday killed at least six militants in a Pakistani tribal region where Islamabad launched a full-scale military offensive last year, security officials said. The strike targeted a Taliban compound in North Waziristan, one of seven
Peshawar schools reopen after Taliban massacre
Schools in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar re-opened Monday morning for the first time since a Taliban raid massacred 150 people, mainly children, with returning students expressing defiance tinged with apprehension. The December 16 attack on the Army Public School
Former Pakistani Taliban militants join ISIS, video shows
An online video purportedly shows dozens of former militants of the Pakistani Taliban pledging allegiance to ISIS and beheading a man they identified as a Pakistani soldier. The video is bound to raise alarm bells over whether ISIS is tapping
Pakistan issues death warrants for six more militants: official
Pakistan Saturday issued orders to hang six more militants, official said, the latest in a wave of executions in the wake of the Peshawar school massacre, which claimed 149 lives in the country’s deadliest terror attack. Among the six is
Rocket hits Afghan wedding, kills at least 28
A rocket fired amid fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan soldiers killed at least 28 people at a nearby wedding party Thursday night, authorities said, a grim end to a year that saw the end of the 13-year U.S.-led combat
Taliban claim NATO ‘defeat’ as Afghan war ends
The Taliban responded scornfully Monday to the formal end of NATO’s war in Afghanistan, describing the U.S.-led mission as a “fire of barbarism and cruelty” that had drowned the country “in a pool of blood”. The insurgent group issued the
Official: Afghan forces kill 150 Taliban fighters in 12-day fighters
At least 151 Taliban fighters have been killed by government forces during 12 days of fighting in the volatile east, near the border with Pakistan, the police chief of Kunar province said Tuesday. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili said at least
Pakistan resumes death penalty for terrorists
Pakistan announced Wednesday it will end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister’s office said a day after Taliban militants killed 141 students and school staff in the country’s bloodiest ever terror attack. “The prime
Six killed in Taliban suicide attack on Afghan bank
Taliban militants detonated a suicide bomb and stormed a bank in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least six people as the country endures a rise in violence while US-led NATO troops pull out. The attackers forced their way inside
Pakistan mourns after Taliban school massacre
Pakistan began three days of mourning Wednesday for the 132 children and nine school staff massacred by the Taliban in the country’s deadliest ever terror attack, as the world united in revulsion. The 141 people were killed when insurgents stormed
Police: Taliban attack over, all gunmen killed
A bloody Taliban raid on an army-run school in northwest Pakistan has ended, police said Tuesday, with all six attackers dead. The assault on the school in the city of Peshawar killed at least 130 people, most of them students,
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