Pakistan vows to continue fight against terror
September 11th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday reaffirmed its determination to fight against terrorism on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attack.A statement issued by the foreign ministry said: ... Read more...
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Mullah Omar dead? No, says Taliban (Third Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The legendary one-eyed Taliban leader Mullah Omar has been killed in Pakistan, an Afghan TV channel said Monday. The Pakistani Taliban promptly denied it."Mullah Omar ... Read more...
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Taliban claims it abducted Canadian ’spy’ in eastern Afghanistan
February 27th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A Taliban spokesman on Sunday claimed its militants have abducted a Canadian spy in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Canadian national Mackenzie Rutherford Colin, of Toronto, was ... Read more...
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Multiple crisis have come together in Pakistan: Author
January 30th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) One of Pakistan's top writers Ahmed Rashid, the author of "Taliban" and the "Descent Into Chaos", says his country is witnessing multiple crisis and the situation ... Read more...
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Despite successful U.S. attacks in N W Afghanistan, Taliban in control
October 24th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Maqur (Afghanistan), Oct.24 (ANI): Despite successful U.S. attacks on Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's northwest, insurgency remains in control.Though several top commanders have been killed recently, there still remains a large gap ... Read more...
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For first time since 2001, Taliban feels political power within its grasp again
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto/Kabul, Oct. 22 (ANI): Bolstered by summer success on the battlefield, the Taliban, for the first time since they were ousted from power by U.S.-led forces in October 2001, believes that ... Read more...
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Don’t send troops to Afghanistan, Taliban warns Bangladesh
September 28th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) The Taliban has warned Bangladesh against sending its troops to Afghanistan after the US asked Dhaka to send its forces to the war-ravaged country.
The Taliban Monday told ... Read more...
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Mutual trust key to US-Iran talks on Afghanistan, Taliban, nuke programme: Ahmadinejad
September 20th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Sept 29 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly agreed for an open diplomatic discussion with the United States on the subjects of Afghanistan, the Taliban and its controversial nuclear ... Read more...
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38 killed in twin suicide blasts in Pakistan (Second Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (DPA) Two suicide bombings at a refugee camp killed at least 38 people and injured 45 others Saturday in north west Pakistan, police said.
The attacks occurred in the ... Read more...
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Afghans in Kandahar don’t trust Americans, other foreign military forces
March 27th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Mar.27 (ANI): A tribal elder in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has said most Afghans fear the coming of more foreign troops, and don't trust them.Shahabuddin Akhunzada said his Eshaqzai tribe has ... Read more...
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Ensure security to Indians, PM to Karzai as bodies arrive (Roundup)
February 27th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India Saturday asked Afghanistan to "ensure full security" to Indians working in that country even as the bodies of six Indians, including two major-rank army officers, ... Read more...
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Quetta Shura may prevail despite arrest of 7 of 15 top Taliban leaders
February 26th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Feb. 26 (ANI): After the arrest of seven of 15 top leaders of the Quetta Shura, the Afghanistan Taliban may have come under intense pressure, but the formation of other ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda home Pakistan risks turning radical: Miliband
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) With Al Qaeda pushed into Pakistan's tribal areas, Islamabad risks slipping into radical hands as it was already home to the terrorist group's leadership, British ... Read more...
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Osama has fled Pakistan into Afghanistan: Taliban warlords
December 7th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7(ANI): Taliban warlords have claimed that Al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden has fled Pakistan into Afghanistan, as the former stepped up its military campaign on its lawless border area.Supporting ... Read more...
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Taliban’s spate of bloody strikes in Pak, turning policy-making a nightmare for Obama
October 16th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.16 (ANI): The recent spate of audacious terror attacks in Pakistan has increased problems for US President Barack Obama, as he is finding it hard to come out with a ... Read more...
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Western countries will be defeated in Afghanistan: Taliban
September 19th, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 19 (Xinhua) Top Taliban commander Mullah Mohammad Omar has said that despite the surge in international troops, western countries should learn from the history of Afghanistan as a tomb ... Read more...
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‘Barbaric’ Taliban chops-off ears and nose of Afghan man for casting vote
August 31st, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug. 31 (ANI): The Afghanistan Taliban slashed off a man's ears and nose for defying their order and casting his vote in the country's presidential elections.Lal Mohammed, 40, was ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber, US drone attack kill 28 in Pakistan
August 28th, 2009 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 28 (DPA) At least 28 people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing and a missile attack carried out by a US pilotless aircraft in Pakistan's troubled northwest region, ... Read more...
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17 Pakistani security personnel die in suicide attack (Lead)
August 27th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Pakistani security post on the border with Afghanistan on Thursday, killing himself and 17 others, a government official said.
The attack ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing part of Jihad, justified from Prophet’s days : Afghan Taliban
May 7th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 7 (ANI): Suicide bombings are justified in Islam from the days' of Prophet Mohammad, the Taliban has said.Spokesperson of the reclusive leader of Afghanistan Taliban Mullah Omar, Zabiullah Mujahid ... Read more...
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Taliban kill nine police officers in Afghanistan
March 26th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 26 (DPA) Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in south0ern Afghanistan Thursday, killing nine police officers and seized their weapons, police officials said.
The militants tossed hand grenades at the ... Read more...
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US strongly feels Pak Government elements giving proxy support to Taliban
February 10th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): The dilemma before the United States at the moment is that some elements of the Pakistani Government continue to support the Taliban as "a proxy organization in Afghanistan."
According ... Read more...
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NATO supports Afghanistan-Taliban talks
October 23rd, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 23 (IANS) Stressing that military means alone cannot bring peace in war ravaged Afghanistan, NATO has said it was not opposed to talks between the government and Taliban leaders willing ... Read more...
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18 Taliban militants killed in clash with Afghan troops
October 15th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 15 (Xinhua) At least 18 Taliban militants were killed when the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the police repulsed a pincer attack by the insurgents on Lashkar Gha city in ... Read more...
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US on edge of historical defeat in Afghanistan: Taliban
September 12th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sep 12 (ANI): Afghanistans insurgent Taliban movement said that the United States was on the edge of an historical defeat in Afghanistan, seven years after invading following the 9/11 attacks. ... Read more...
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21 killed in Afghanistan
June 29th, 2008 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, June 29 (DPA) Thirteen policemen, seven civilians and a soldier for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation were killed in separate attacks across Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. The soldier with the NATO-led ... Read more...
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Taliban plan to dent NATO supplies via Khyber Agency
April 2nd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 2 (ANI): In a bid to launch a successful spring offensive against the NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban are eyeing to disrupt supplies of coalition forces via Khyber ... Read more...
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Taliban seeking protection money from telecom companies for night services in Afghanistan
March 6th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by admin
Peshawar, Mar 6 (ANI): In a bid to extort money from the telecom companies based in Afghanistan, Taliban leaders and stalwarts from Afghanistan have asked them to halt their services at night ... Read more...
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