Pakistan

8 killed in Taliban attacks in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Seven members of the anti-Taliban peace force (lashkar) were killed when their vehicle was hit by an IED in the Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Another peace committee member was killed in a separate attack in the Sawabi district.

Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, the militant wing active in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the …

Afghanistan

12 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghanistan

QUETTA,  Pakistan — The office of the Nangarhar governor confirmed the death of 12 Islamic State fighters killed by US drone strikes in the Kot district of the province.

TOLONews, an Afghan private news organization, quoted Attaullah Khugyani, the official spokesperson of the Nangarhar governors office.

Pakistan

4 police personnel killed in Balochistan

QUETTA,  Pakistan — Gunmen firing on police killed four officers in two separate attacks in the city, the banned religious organization Tehreek e Taliban claimed responsibility of the attack.

In the first attack, two policemen named Faizullah Khajjak and Naeem Akhtar were targeted on Sariab road when they were arriving in the city. In a second attack …

Afghanistan

Air strikes and operations on IS and Taliban kill 18 and wounded 22 others

QUETTA, Pakistan — An Afghan National Security Forces joint operation killed at least 18 and wounded 22 others in the Nangarhar province, located in eastern Afghanistan.

“…18 terrorist Daesh militants were killed, and 22 other terrorist Daesh militants were wounded in a recent airstrike in the Kot District of the eastern Nangarhar province”, cites the statement …