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  Security

  2021-04-06

  With graphic murder video, ISIS seeks to inflame sectarian strife in Pakistan

  Grisly footage circulated by ISIS shows the group killing 11 members of Pakistan's minority Hazara community and inciting sectarian violence.

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  2021-04-02

  Killing of al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders together proves groups' ongoing ties

  Special forces killed Abu Mohammad al-Tajiki, a senior al-Qaeda member, alongside Taliban commander Hamza Mahajer in Afghanistan -- further evidence of an inconvenient truth.

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  2021-04-01

  Air combat exercise boosts Pakistan's image as key security partner

  The Pakistan Air Force joins forces with Saudi Arabia, the United States, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan for the ACES Meet 2021-1 aerial exercise. This follows a major joint naval exercise in February.

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  2021-03-19

  World powers urge Taliban not to launch spring offensive

  The US, China, Pakistan and Russia urged the Taliban not to engage in its yearly offensive and stop its bloody campaign against politicians, civil servants, journalists and activists.

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  2021-03-18

  Russia's intentions questioned as new round of peace talks begins in Moscow

  The Russian regime has publicly hosted Taliban leaders and other Afghan stakeholders in Moscow on multiple occasions, most of which resulted in little more than photo opportunities.

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  2021-03-15

  Taliban close dozens of healthcare centres in Samangan, Takhar

  The Taliban have shut down 52 clinics in an attempt to extort money from the organisation running them, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, officials say.

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  2021-03-09

  Taliban receive bomb-making training from al-Qaeda: Afghan officials

  Al-Qaeda militants are present in the western provinces of Badghis, Faryab and Herat, officials say, and play an active role in financing, equipping and training the Taliban.

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  2021-03-08

  Taliban aid crackdown spreads fear over treatment of women

  The Taliban have told aid groups it is unacceptable to 'take women out of their homes in the name of women's economic empowerment, education and sports programmes'.

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  Security

  2021-03-05

  Protesters denounce mass shooting by Iranian forces near Pakistani border

  Without evidence, Iranian officials blamed Pakistani forces of committing the mass shooting near the border. Video clearly shows it was carried out by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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  2021-02-26

  US strikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria send 'unambiguous message'

  US President Joe Biden authorised the strikes near the Iraq-Syria border following attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq, as the US vows to hold Iran responsible for its Iraqi militias.