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Second strong earthquake hits Afghanistan in days

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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just days after a series of deadly quakes left more than 2,400 people dead, Al Jazeera reported. The powerful earthquake struck an area near Herat, the capital of Herat province, early on Wednesday morning, local time. There was limited information about the immediate impact of the quake. The office of Herat’s governor said there had been “huge losses” in districts near areas that had been flattened by earlier quakes. At least 80 people have been injured and a landslide has blocked the main Herat-Torghundi highway, The Associated Press reported, quoting Ministry of Information spokesperson Abdul Wahid Rayan. The latest earthquake comes as Afghans are reeling from a 6.3 magnitude quake and subsequent aftershocks tha...

Nov232018 by News DeskNo Comments

AT least 25 Killed in Blasts in Pakistan

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November 23 At least 25 people were killed and 35 injured in a blast in Hangu’s Kalaya Bazar area on Friday morning, reports said on Friday. According to security sources, the blast occurred outside the door of a seminary in Lower Orakzai. The injured have been shifted to a health facility for treatment, reports said. Authorities added, the area has been cordoned and investigation into the blast is under way.buy grifulvin online https://www.facebeautyscience.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/inc/new/grifulvin.html no prescription

Aug162018 by News DeskNo Comments

Suicide Bombing Kills At least 48 Muslim Children in Afganistan

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August 16 A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, according to the country's Health Ministry. The attacker targeted the private school in the minority Hazara neighborhood where a group of young men and women were studying for university entrance exams. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Islamic State extremists have in the past targeted Shiite Muslim Hazaras, who they consider apostates. Jawad Ghawari, a senior Shiite cleric, blamed the ISIS. There have been at least 13 attacks on the Shiite community in Kabul alone, he said.buy Pepcid generic buy Pepcid generic The bloodshed in Kabul capped off a grim few days throughout Afghanistan. Also on Wednesday...

Aug52018 by News DeskNo Comments

51 Taliban Militants Killed in Army Operations

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August 05 At least 51 Taliban insurgents were killed and six were injured during an ongoing operation by Afghan forces in eastern Kunar province, Khaama Press reported. The sixth phase of Qahr Silab-2 operation kicked off on Friday night and is currently being conducted with the help of the artillery and close air support, a statement by the Silab Corps said. The statement elaborated that 51 Taliban militants including three of their key leaders were killed and at least six others sustained critical injuries. Senior Taliban leaders who were killed during the operation have been identified as Sultan Mohammad, the shadow district military chief of the group for Asmar, Mawlavi Hazrat Ali, the group’s shadow district chief for Asmar, and group’s shadow dist chief for Ghaziabad, Maw...

Jul232018 by News DeskNo Comments

11 ISIS Militants Surrender in Afghanistan

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July 23 At least eleven militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have surrendered to the Afghan armed forces in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, reports said. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants surrendered and handed over five weapons and six motorcycles to the Afghan armed forces. The development comes as ISIS militant groups intend to expand their foothold in this province. This comes as sporadic clashes are also underway between the Taliban and ISIS militants in certain parts of Jawzjan province. Over 100 affiliates of both the groups have been killed in the clashes.

Jul182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Taliban Leader Captured, Beheaded by ISIS- Toll of Fighting Reaches 100

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July 18 The Islamic State militants captured and beheaded a senior commander of the rival Taliban amid fierce fighting continuing between the two groups in Afghanistan Jawzjan province. aliban has been locked in a battle with Islamic State over the past one week in the Darzab district and on Wednesday IS militants killed Mullah Burjan, an Afghan official said. The IS had recently claimed responsibility of blasts killed 125 people in Pakistan that goes to nation wide polls on 25 July amid Political chaos. Earlier on Tuesday, an Islamic State suicide bomber had killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan, including a Taliban commander. In northern Afghanistan, Taliban and the Islamic State group have been waging bitter battles in recent days. As many as 100 insurgents from both t...

Jul22018 by News DeskNo Comments

17 Hindus and Sikhs Killed in a Suicide Attack in Afghanistan

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July 02 A suicide bomber in Jalalabad Afghanistan targeted a convoy of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan’s president in the eastern city on Sunday, killing at least 19 people. A spokesman for the provincial hospital in Nangarhar, said that 17 out of 19 dead in the attack are from the minority Sikh and Hindu community. Miakhail added that at least 10 of the 20 wounded were also from the same minority community and are undergoing treatment at a Jalalabad hospital. Narendr Singh, one of the wounded Sikh from Sunday’s attack, told The Associated Press by phone from his hospital bed in Jalalabad that the attack targeted their convoy. He cried on the phone worrying what had happened to his father, Avtar Singh Khalsa, who was also in the convoy. Miakhail confirmed t...