Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood is son of a police constable. At a very young age he worked few petty jobs and began his criminal activities in his late...
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Islamic State and Taliban suicide bombers strike in Kabul
Suicide bombers from the Islamic State and the Taliban struck in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Eleven people were killed and dozens more were wounded...
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Ahmad’s own statements associate him with Al-Qaida leader Usama bin Laden. Ahmad’s autobiography, “Med egne ord” (“In my own words”), provides an account of a...
Several killed in Taliban car bomb attack in Ghazni
Taliban fighters killed at least eight security personnel and six civilians in a car bomb attack in central Afghanistan that also wounded nearly 200 people...
UN: Al Qaeda is growing stronger under Taliban’s umbrella
Al Qaeda and the Taliban remain close allies, according to a report by a United Nations Security Council monitoring team. Indeed, Al Qaeda “has grown...
The Taliban is killing fewer civilians but a worrying new trend is emerging
Pro-government forces in Afghanistan have killed more civilians than the Taliban in the first months of 2019 as all sides claim they are working actively...
Russia talks with Taliban for control of opium and trade routes in Central Asia
In recent days a series of official talks have been held in the Russian capital to seek a peaceful solution to the situation in Afghanistan,...
ISIS in Afghanistan is now more dangerous than the Taliban
The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is now more threatening than the Taliban to both Afghan and Western interests, according to some experts, who warn...
American Taliban John Walker Lindh praised ISIS in 2015 handwritten letter
John Walker Lindh, set to be released from prison Thursday, wrote a handwritten letter to NBC’s Los Angeles station praising the Islamic State. Lindh pleaded...
Thousands people displaced amid the ISIS and Taliban clashes in the eastern parts of Afghanistan
Clashes between the Islamic State militants (IS) and the Taliban have forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in two provinces in...
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Sirajuddin Haqqani is a military leader hailing from Afghanistan, who as deputy leader of the Taliban oversees armed combat against American and coalition forces, reportedly...
Thousands people flee as ISIS terrorists and Taliban are fight for Kunar province
Afghan Special Forces, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) and the Taliban are preparing for a three-way battle in eastern...