Afghan and Pakistani border guards clash in Spin Boldak

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/over-70-artillery-rockets-landed-in-kunar-from-pakistan-02350

Over seventy artillery rockets landed in two districts of eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan in the latest cross-border shelling from the other side of Durand Line.

According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Monday night after at last 76 rockets were fired from the other side of the line.

Provincial police spokesman Faridullah Dehqan confirmed that the rockets landed in Sarkano and Dangam districts.

He said the shelling did not incur any casualties to the local residents.

This comes as the local residents in Sarkano district said Monday that a number of the Pakistani helicopters infiltrated inside the Afghan soil in this district and dropped several bombs and rockets.

However, the local officials have not confirmed the incident so far and have said they will investigate the alleged breach of the airspace.

The latest cross-border shelling by Pakistan comes as the Pakistani authorities claimed Monday that several militants launched an attack on a number of check posts in Momand Agency area.

The officials further added that the attack left at least five soldiers dead while several militants were also killed during the clashes.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-w...council-amid-growing-artillery-shelling-02357

The Afghan government has written a formal memo to the United Nations Security Council to file a complaint regarding the growing artillery shelling by the Pakistani military in eastern provinces of the country located along the Durand Line.

A government source privy of the development said the memo was sent to the UN Security Council by the Afghan government.

The source further added that the memo contains information regarding the artillery shelling, casualties incurred to the local residents and displacement of hundreds of families due to the shelling.

According to the official, the Afghan government has mentioned regarding the 1,266 artillery shells fired on eastern provinces since the month of January that has inflicted casualties to the residents besides causing collateral damage.

The memo also contains information regarding the displacement of more than 400 families due to the shelling.

Tensions between Kabul and Islamabad intensified following a series of deadly terrorist attacks in both the countries.

Both Afghanistan and Pakistan claim that the attacks are plotted and carried by the militants having safe havens in the two countries.

The lists of alleged terrorists and information regarding the sanctuaries being used by Taliban and Haqqani network were handed over to Pakistan in response to Pakistani military’s list of 76 alleged terrorists.

However, no breakthrough has been reported despite the Afghan government welcomed to jointly work with Islamabad to resolve the issue.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/clash-among-afghan-and-pakistani-forces-in-spin-boldak-02720
By Khaama Press - Fri May 05 2017, 9:49 am

A clash broke out between the Afghan and Pakistani security forces in Spin Boldak near the Durand Line earlier this morning.

According to the local officials in Kandahar, the clash started around 3 am local time as the Pakistani militia forces were trying to conduct census work.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Samim Khpolwak confirmed the incident and said the militia forces of Pakistan had started census work in Loqman village which belongs to Spin Boldak district of Kandahar.

He said the Afghan security forces prevented the Pakistani militia forces to do census work inside the Afghan soil which resulted into clash.

Khpolwak further added that the clashes continued for several hours and the two sides have sustained casualties but did not disclose the exact number.

In the meantime, the provincial security commandment in Kandarhar said additional border protection forces have been deployed in the area.

On the other hand the Pakistani authorities are claiming that a child was killed and 18 others were wounded during the clash.

The officials are saying that the Afghan security forces used light and heavy weapon and the Pakistani forces responded to the fire.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/afghan-civili...ocket-attack-from-pakistan-in-nangarhar-02721

Two Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in rocket attack from the other side of Durand Line in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the rockets landed in Torkham Township, leaving a driver of a truck dead.

He said four trucks were burnt after the mortar rounds landed on them and another driver was wounded.

Khogyani further added that the shelling started around 7 am local time and continued for several minutes.

According to Khogyani the situation in the area is normal at the moment and the Torkham route is open for the traffic and passengers.

This comes as a deadly clash broke out between the Afghan security forces and the Pakistani troops near the Durand Line in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar on Friday.

The incident started in the early hours of Friday morning with the Afghan officials saying the clash started after the Afghan forces interfered to stop a survey work being conducted by the Pakistani militiamen in Loqman village which is located in the Afghan soil.

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http://www.khaama.com/afghan-summons-pakistani-charge-daffaires-over-spin-boldak-incident-02722
The Afghan government summoned the Chargé d’affaires of Pakistan over a deadly incident in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar near the Durand Line.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan the Pakistani Chargé d’affaires was summoned on Friday afternoon after the Pakistani military used heavy shelling on security posts and Loqman village school.

The head of the first political department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with the Chargé d’affaires and warned regarding the violation and provocative moves of the Pakistani forces inside the Afghan soil, which left a civilian dead and several others wounded.

The head of the first political department insisted that the Loqman village where the incident took place is located on the Afghan side of the Durand Line and the Afghan forces considers to keep the security and defend from the sovereignty of its territories against any kinds of aggression.

This comes as the Pakistani officials claim that the area where the incident took place is located on the Pakistani side of the Durand.

The officials are saying that 12 people including security personnel are killed and more than 40 others were wounded during the clash.

 

[Leviza]

Afghanistan is playing with fire

People in Pakistan already loosing patience with Afghans

It will back fire and will result in more deaths on Afghan side

 

[Fledgingwings]

Whats PA,s response on this aggeression?

 

[Sinnerman108]

This just sounds like total chaos.

chaos

and you missed the funny part,
How dutifully the Hindu-stani is keeping that Pakistan and Afghanistan thread alive.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/348-militants-killed-in-afghan-forces-operations-in-past-one-week-waziri-02726

At least three hundred and forty eight insurgents including dozens of ISIS militants were killed during the operations of the Afghan security forces in the past one week, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed Saturday.

Gen. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, told reporters in Kabul that the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) conducted 20 planned operations and 21 Special Operations during the period.

He said the militants also sustained casualties during the airstrikes and night operations.

According to Gen. Waziri, at least 348 militants including two commanders of the Taliban group and 103 ISIS militants were killed and at least 188 others were wounded.

Gen. Waziri further added that 82 insurgents were also arrested during the operations.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents and ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the report so far.

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At least nineteen insurgents including militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, and foreign militants fighting with the Taliban insurgents were killed in a series of airstrikes in three provinces, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Sunday.

At least eight of the insurgents, all ISIS loyalists, were killed in an airstrike in Achin district of Nangarhar province, MoD said, adding that a commander of the terror group was among those killed.

The Ministry of Defense further added that at least six insurgents belonging to the Taliban group were killed, including four foreign insurgents in an airstrike conducted in Zebak district of northeastern Badakhshan province.

A vehicle belonging to the Taliban insurgents was also destroyed in the same airstrike, MoD added.

According to MoD, at least five insurgents were killed in another airstrike conducted in Khanshin district of Helmand province and one of their vehicles was also destroyed.

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http://www.khaama.com/2-isis-suicid...re-blast-before-targeting-afghan-forces-02730
Two suicide bombers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were blown up by their suicide bombing vests before they manage to target the Afghan security forces.

The provincial police commandment in Nangarhar said the incident took place in Achin district on Saturday as the Afghan forces were busy conducting clearance operations, Hamza operations, in Mamand Dara area.

A statement by the police commandment said the two suicide bombers were looking to get close to the Afghan security forces and detonate their suicide vests but were instantly killed after their explosives went off prematurely.

The loyalists of the terror group have not commented regarding the incident so far.

The Hamza operations were launched nearly one month ago in response to the growing threats posed by ISIS loyalists in Nangarhar province.

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http://www.khaama.com/kandahar-governors-media-adviser-shot-dead-by-gunmen-02731
The media adviser of Kandahar governor was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the central Kandahar city earlier today.

The provincial government said the incident took place around 8 am local time in the vicinity of the 9th police district of the city in Najib Number area.

Kandahar governor Dr. Mohammad Humayoun Azizi strongly condemned the attack and said Abdul Ghafoor Feroz was serving as the media adviser of the provincial government since last one year.

Dr. Azizi further added that Feroz was not only serving as the media adviser of the Kandahar government but was also a religious cleric, a writer, and a prominent interpreter.

The governor further added that the enemies of the country have been spilling the blood of the innocent civilians for the past 16 years, a move which has defamed Islam besides insulting the humanity.

No group including the Taliban insurgents has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack.

The security situation in southern Kandahar province has started to deteriorate during the recent months as the anti-government armed militant groups are attempting to destabilize the key southern provinces.

The militants are often carrying target killings besides launching coordinated attacks, roadside bombings, and suicide attacks.

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http://www.khaama.com/7-isis-k-militants-killed-in-drone-strike-in-east-of-afghanistan-02732
At least seven militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday.

The provincial police commandment said the militants were targeted in an airstrike carried out by the foreign forces using unmanned aerial vehicle in the vicinity of Chaparhar district.

The source further added that the foreign forces engaged the ISIS militants in Spari area of Chaparhar.

The local residents and security forces on the ground did not suffer any casualties in the airstrike.

The ISIS loyalists operating under the name of ISIS Khurasan have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups are attempting to expand their insurgency in this province during the recent years.

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The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan (MoI) said Sunday that 37 Taliban insurgents including 5 of their prominent commanders were killed during the operations in Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz.

MoI spokesman Najib Danish told reporters that additional troops have deployed to Qala-e-Zal district.

He said the clearance operations are still underway in Qala-e-Zal district and at least 37 militants including five prominent commanders of the group have been killed during the operations so far.

Danish further added that the Taliban leaders killed during the operations have been identified as Qari Belal, Shamshad, Jabir, Abdul Rauf and Habib.

He also added that a delegation of the ministry of defense has arrived in the northeastern Badakhshan province.

According to Danish, the areas under the control of the militants in Zebak district will soon be cleared of the insurgents.

This comes as the provincial council officials in Kunduz said Saturday that the control of Qala-e-Zal district fell to Taliban after almost 24 hours of heavy clashes.

Kunduz is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgents are actively operating in its various districts and often carry out attacks on its key districts, including the strategic Kunduz city.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-r...garding-the-killing-of-50-afghan-troops-02734

The Afghan government reacted at the remarks of a Pakistani general regarding the killing of at least 50 Afghan troops during the clash in Spin Boldak district located along the Durand Line, dismissing the claims as baseless.

The head of the Government Media and Information Center Sediq Sediqi the Afghan government rejects the claim by Pakistani general regarding the killing of 50 Afghan troops by the Pakistani militia forces.

Sediqi further added that only two border police forces lost their lives along with civilians and not what the Pakistani authorities are claiming.

He said the claims that 50 Afghan troops were killed are absolutely wrong and the Afghan government strongly rejects the claims.

Sediqi further added that the Afghan troops prevented the illegal movements of the Pakistani militia forces inside the Afghan soil and it was the Pakistani troops who launched the attack first.

This comes as Pakistan’s Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) Major General Nadeem Ahmed claimed today that Afghan forces targeted civilian population while Pakistan targeted their check-posts, leaving 50 Afghan troops dead and 100 others wounded.

However, the Afghan officials are saying that the Pakistani militia forces were conducting census inside the Loqman village which is located inside the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar and the clashes started after the Afghan border forces interfered to prevent the Pakistani forces activities inside the Afghan soil.

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http://www.khaama.com/31-isis-militants-killed-in-airstrikes-in-east-of-afghanistan-02736

At least 31 militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot have been killed in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government in a statement said the militants were killed in the restive Achin district as well as the Nazian district of Nangarhar.

The statement further added that two of the militants were killed in Spinzhai area of Nazian district and one of their communications establishment was also destroyed.

At least 29 other militants were killed during an airstrike carried out in the vicinity of Mamand Dara area of Achin district, the statement said.

The provincial government also added that the security forces and the local residents did not suffer any casualties in the airstrikes.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the report so far.

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http://www.khaama.com/isis-radio-station-destroyed-34-militants-killed-in-east-of-afghanistan-02737

A radio station airing propaganda in the favor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was destroyed during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said “In past 24 hours, 34 Daesh terrorists killed and a radio station run by Daesh terrorists destroyed after Afghan Air Forces targeted militants’ hideouts in the Naziyan and Achin districts of eastern Nangarhar province.”

The statement further added that the station was broadcasting illegally across Nangarhar, spreading the group’s extremist messages and issuing threats to the people and governmental staffs.

“The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have stepped up Counter-Terrorism operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the terror groups,” the statement added.

This is not the first the radio station of ISIS loyalists has been destroyed during the counter-terrorism operations in Nangarhar province.

A radio station of the terror group was destroyed in a similar operation conducted in Nangarhar province in mid-July last year.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.

Both the Afghan and US forces conducted regular strikes against the loyalists of the terror group in this province.

The increased raids, usually involving drone strikes, by the US forces followed a broader role granted by the Obama administration earlier last year.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/-afghanistan-lists-32-terrorist-centers-in-pakistan-/754489

By Shadi Khan Saif and Aamir Latif

KABUL, Afghanistan/KARACHI, Pakistan

In a clear response to a recent move by Pakistan, the Afghan government on Monday handed over to Islamabad a list of 32 terrorist training centers and 85 top militants allegedly based in Pakistan.

Relations between the two Muslim nations are at an all-time low following a string of terrorist attacks in Pakistan last week that claimed close to 100 lives, and were staged by militants allegedly hiding in Afghanistan.

Frontier crossings between the two neighbors have been closed since Thursday amid on-and-off cross-border shelling and the security forces being on high alert.

In a statement released on Monday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the intelligence list had been handed to the Pakistani envoy, and actions against the targets sought.

Details were not shared with the media.

http://www.khaama.com/additional-forces-deployed-to-nangarhar-after-pakistani-shelling-02927

Additional forces have been deployed to eastern Nangarhar province following heavy artillery shelling from the other side of Durand Line.

The provincial officials in Nangarhar said the forces were deployed to Goshta and Lalpur districts in a bid to prevent the shelling.

Provincial governor Gulab Mangal said the additional ground forces and artillery units were deployed after the conclusion of the military council meeting.

He said the Afghan forces have the right to respond to further aggressions.

Mangal further added that the deployment of Quick Reaction Forces to Lalpur district was also decided during the meeting.

This comes as the local security officials said Sunday that the Afghan forces are ready to respond to the aggression once they receive orders from the central government.

The officials further added that hundreds of rounds of artillery and mortar shells were fired on Lalpur forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the area.

The artillery shelling started hours after a deadly attack ripped through a shrine in Sindh province of Pakistan, leaving scores of people dead and dozens of others wounded.

The Pakistani Taliban group’s Jamaat-ul-Ahraar claimed responsibility behind the attack.

Can you please look at the date of these articles before you start to spam them?

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/new-pictures-...bombing-on-isis-hideouts-in-afghanistan-02708
By Khaama Press - Wed May 10 2017, 10:49 am
New pictures have emerged from the eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan showing the aftermath of an airstrike involving GBU-43 bombing, also known as Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) on ISIS hideouts.

The pictures were released by the provincial government earlier today which shows the massive losses incurred to the ISIS terrorists in Asad Khel area of Achin district.

A destroyed car, bodies of ISIS militants dispersed and still lying across the area, damaged tunnels, and presence of the Afghan security forces are shown in the latest photographs released by the government.

The bomb was dropped around 7:30 pm local time on Thursday, the 13th of April, a move which was widely welcomed by the local residents and tribal elders of Nangarhar.

The commander of the US forces based in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson appeared in a press conference after the airstrike was conducted, saying the use of the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb or Mother of All Bombs in Achin district sent a clear message to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.

Gen. Nicholson made the remarks as he was speaking to reports together with the US Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Kabul on Monday.

“The strike in Achin was to send a very clear message to ISIS. If they come to Afghanistan they will be destroyed,” he said.

Gen. Nicholson further added “We are going to keep going until ISIS-K is defeated in 2017. There is no space for ISIS-K in Afghanistan.”

A number of the tribal elders also appeared in a gathering after the airstrike was conducted and urged for further strikes to clear the province from the presence of ISIS militants.

Nearly 100 ISIS militants including several of their key leaders were killed in the airstrike and the main tunnels network and other hideouts were totally eliminated.

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http://www.khaama.com/talibans-shad...ing-gun-battle-with-nangarhar-residents-02709
A shadow district chief of the Taliban group has been killed during the clashes with the local residents in eastern Nangarhar province.

The provincial police commandment in a statement said Taliban’s shadow district chief for Khogyani district was killed on Tuesday after a brief clash with the residents of the district.

The statement further added that the shadow district chief of the Taliban for Khogyani has been identified as Waifullah who was also famous Omar.

Another key Taliban group member identified as Enayatullah was also wounded during the clash, the police commandment said, adding that the Afghan army soldiers arrived in the area to assist the local residents.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.

Both the Taliban insurgents and ISIS loyalists are operating in some of the remote districts of Nangarhar and often carry out insurgency activities.

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http://www.khaama.com/pakistans-notion-regarding-spin-boldak-clash-was-challenged-zakhilwal-02710
The Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal says Islamabad’s notion regarding the recent clash between the Afghan and Pakistani security forces was challenged during a meeting with the country’s foreign affairs adviser.

“I met Mr Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs today. In the meeting, I challenged the notion that either the unfortunate Chaman clash between Afghan and Pakistani security forces was provoked by our side or that Pakistan had pushed to solve the dispute through talks but the Afghan side had not cooperated. In fact, to the exact contrary,” Zakhilwal said in a statement posted on his official Facebook account.

The Afghan Ambassador further added that the Pakistani forces had crossed the Durand Line into Afghan villages in Spin Boldak area for carrying out a survey.

“This was not only a violation of Afghan sovereignty and territorial integrity but also a clear provocation as we had informed Pakistani Security leadership prior to the incident that carrying out a survey in our villages would be challenged, but that we were ready to talk to resolve this,” he added.

“I also informed the Hon Advisor to that it was not in Chaman alone but also in many other spots across the Drand Line including in Angur Ada, Ghulam Khan, Khwaja Kheder mountains and many other spots where Pak security forces have crossed the Durand line and has established security posts on our side,” he said, adding that “I suggested to the Hon Advisor that our recent London agreement was precisely the mechanism through which such issues could be addressed and resolved before they lead to any unfortunate incidents or further deterioration of our relations. The Afghan side has continuously conveyed its genuine desire for resolving our issues through constructive talks, engagement and with desire for improved neighbourly relations.”

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http://www.khaama.com/explosion-targets-taliban-vehicle-in-kandahar-leaving-11-dead-02711

At least eleven people were killed in a roadside mine explosion in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the local authorities said Wednesday.

The incident took place late on Tuesday night in the vicinity of Maiwand district of Kandahar.

According to a statement by the provincial government, a four by four vehicle belonging to the Taliban insurgents struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in Khak-e-Chopan area of Maiwand district late on Tuesday night.

The statement further added that eleven people inside the vehicle were killed in the explosion.

The Taliban insurgents frequently use IEDs as the weapon of their choice to target the security forces and government officials but in majority of such incidents the ordinary civilians are targeted.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UANAMA) released its latest civilian casualties report last month, covering a period of three months since the start of 2017.

According to the report, the Anti-Government Elements caused 62 per cent of civilian casualties – 1,353 civilian casualties (447 dead and 906 injured), reflecting a five per cent increase compared to the same period in 2016.

The UN mission also added it recorded a 12 per cent increase in civilian casualties caused by pressure-plate improvised explosive devices – 218 civilian casualties (86 dead and 132 injured).

 

[Hindustani78]

Suicide bomber bearing Pakistani passport arrested in Kabul
By Khaama Press - Thu May 11 2017, 11:41 am
http://www.khaama.com/suicide-bomber-bearing-pakistani-passport-arrested-in-kabul-02736

A would-be suicide bomber has been arrested by the security forces before he manage to carry out an attack in Kabul city.

The Kabul police commandment said the suicide bomber was arrested during an operation in the vicinity of the 11th police district of the city late on Tuesday night.

According to the security officials, the suicide bomber was hiding in a house in Gulai Hesa Awal area in Khair Khana.

The officials further added that the suicide bomber was also bearing three hand grenades, a pistol, and a suicide bombing vest.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as the Afghan security forces foiled at least three attack plots by the anti-government armed militant groups in Kabul city last week.

Kabul city also was also the witness of a deadly suicide attack last that left at least 8 people dead and around 28 others wounded.

The incident took place in Macroryan area after a suicide bomber rammed his car bomb into the convoy of the NATO forces as they were travelling in the area.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan claimed the responsibility for the attack.

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A key leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group’s offshoot in Afghanistan has joined peace process in Nangarhar province.

The provincial government in a statement said the ISIS group leader identified as Wafadar was in charge of a group of at least 15 insurgents.

The statement further added that Wafadar was previously involved in terrorist related activities in Chaparhar, Haska Mina, and Kot districts.

Wafadar joined peace process after reaching to a conclusion and understanding the realities on the ground due to the efforts of the Afghan intelligence operatives, the statement said, adding that he has also handed over a pistol, a communications device, and two hand grenades to the government authorities.

The former ISIS leader has admitted that was involved in destructive activities with the Taliban group before and pledged allegiance t ISIS when the group established their presence in Afghanistan, committing horrible crimes and atrocities in the country.

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[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/45-rockets-fired-on-nangarhar-from-other-side-of-durand-line-khogyani-02774
At least forty five rockets fired from the other side of Durand Line landed in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Thursday.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the rockets were fired on Wednesday and landed in Lalpur district.

Khogyani further added that the rockets landed in Rina Parcha areas but the attack did not incur any casualties to the local residents.

The eastern provinces of Afghanistan including Kunar, Nuristan, and Nangarhar provinces have been subject to indiscriminate artillery shelling from the other side of Durand Line during the past several years.

The persistent rocket attacks have incurred casualties to the residents of the three provinces besides hundreds of families have been forced to flee the area.

This comes as tensions between Kabul and Islamabad persist mainly due to issues along the Durand Line.

The Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged fire two weeks ago in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar located near the Durand Line which lasted for several hours and inflicted casualties to the both sides.

The Afghan officials are saying that the incident took place after the Pakistani troops were stopped to conduct surveys in villages belonging to Afghanistan but the Pakistani officials reject the allegations and claim that census work was being done in the areas belonging to Pakistan.

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http://www.khaama.com/isis-commander-16-killed-or-wounded-in-nangarhar-operations-02785


At least sixteen militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the counter-terrorism in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government media office in a statement said a commander of the group identified as Hamza was killed along with 9 other insurgents.

The statement further added that six other militants were also wounded during the operations.

According to the provincial government, the operations were conducted in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.

Both the Afghan and US forces conducted regular strikes against the loyalists of the terror group in this province.

The US forces based in Afghanistan said Friday “In the last nine months alone, Afghan and US counter-terrorism forces have killed the ISIS-K Emir Hafiz Sayed Khan and his replacement Abdul Hasib. They have also killed over a dozen of their top leadership. Since March, they have killed more than 750 ISIS-K fighters, recovering territory so that displaced Afghans have been able to return to their homes.”

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http://www.khaama.com/an-isolated-pakistan-not-in-afghanistans-favor-says-president-ghani-02788

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said Pakistan is in isolation but emphasized that an isolated Pakistan is not in the favor of Afghanistan.

The Afghan President made the remarks during a meeting with the local tribal elders of southern Kandahar province on Friday evening.

He said the Afghan government managed to establish friendly relations and cooperation with the regional and global countries and the relations and cooperation will continue to grow.

President Ghani further added that Afghanistan must reach to a peace agreement as a sovereign nation and government and the country must be encouraged to refrain from supporting the terrorist groups.

The remarks by President Ghani came as relations between Kabul and Islamabad witnessed at an all time low during the recent months, mainly due to recent clashes along the Durand Line and Kabul criticizing Pakistan for allowing the anti-government militant and terrorist groups to use its soil against Afghanistan.

The Afghan officials are saying that the leadership councils of the Taliban group and the Haqqani terrorist network are based in Peshawar, Quetta, and other key cities of Pakistan from where they plan and coordinate attacks in Afghanistan.

On the other hand, the Afghan and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar near the Durand Line earlier this month which resulted into further deterioration of relations between the two neighboring countries.

The Afghan officials are saying that the clashes erupted after the Afghan forces prevented the Pakistani troops to conduct survey inside the Afghan soil.