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  Security

  2021-06-29

  Taliban's assassination of religious scholars aims to suppress dissent

  Estimates vary on the number of Afghan religious scholars who have been murdered in the past year, but the pattern is clear: if you speak against the militant group, your days might be numbered.

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  2021-06-28

  Officials confirm Taliban use of children on frontlines in Afghanistan

  Reports also suggest the Taliban are using children to handle explosives and continuing the criminal practice of bacha bazi, the sexual exploitation of boys.

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  2021-06-23

  Taliban rampage in Afghanistan sees torching of dozens of Korans

  The Taliban's burning of the Koran has sparked outrage among religious scholars across Afghanistan, and undermine's group mantra of 'jihad'.

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  2021-06-21

  Taliban deprive nearly half-million Afghan children of polio vaccine

  Polio cases are rising in Afghanistan's western region due to the Taliban's 'unforgivable crime' of preventing innocent children from being immunised against the virus, local authorities say.

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  2021-06-16

  Afghan, Pakistani clerics condemn Taliban's continuation of war in Afghanistan

  The meeting is the first time Pakistani scholars have joined their Afghan counterparts in explicitly supporting the peace process.

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  2021-06-14

  US military vows to pressure al-Qaeda, ISIS after Afghanistan withdrawal

  It will continue to fund and advise Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, and conduct 'over the horizon' air missions, US Central Command commander Gen. Frank McKenzie also said.

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  2021-06-10

  Arrested Taliban cell in Herat tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guards

  A senior Herat official said the commander of the 7-member cell was directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to attack and assassinate members of security forces.

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  2021-06-09

  Iran providing Taliban with 'advanced' weapons, say Afghan officials

  Security officials say members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been directing the Taliban militarily in parts of Afghanistan against government forces.

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  2021-06-07

  Counter-terror officials publish updated list of wanted extremism, crime suspects

  The 9th edition of Pakistan's Red Book contains the names of 93 wanted terrorism and crime suspects, including information on suspects' physical characteristics and languages spoken.

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  2021-06-01

  Afghan forces kill 30 al-Qaeda members supporting Taliban in Helmand

  The latest round of violence is just another piece of evidence that Taliban have maintained and further strengthened their strategic relationship with al-Qaeda.