Security

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  Security

  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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  Security

  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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  Security

  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.

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  Security

  2021-02-25

  Evidence suggests Haqqani Network, ISIS co-ordinating terror attacks

  Officials say the Haqqani Network takes care of planning and providing resources, while ISIS launches the attacks and takes responsibility, providing a smokescreen from accusations.

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  Security

  2021-02-19

  'Successful' AMAN-21 drills deemed to bring greater stability in region

  Pakistan's maritime diplomacy is a key example of the country's ability to bring 45 diverse countries and navies on a common platform of peace in the Indian Ocean region.

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  Security

  2021-02-18

  Growing intra-Taliban feud threatens to unravel peace process

  The Taliban's political wing has decided to do something about its military colleagues' intransigence on a number of issues, and some fear an even greater escalation of violence across the country.

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  Security

  2021-02-16

  AMAN-21 drills exhibit collective international will to pursue peace, security

  'The exercise is a reflection that nations can play a constructive role in building new ties, establishing innovative relationships while strengthening existing ones,' said a top commander.

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  Security

  2021-02-15

  Indebted ISIS fighters in Syria forced into banditry

  In addition to organised robbery, surviving ISIS members have even stooped to fraud via social media by misrepresenting their accounts as belonging to widows and needy people.

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  Security

  2021-02-09

  AMAN-21 puts Pakistan at center of major international push for security

  Forty-five countries are participating in the biennial drills that aim to improve peace and stability in the region and beyond.