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TKD MONITORING: A video of the released employees of the Qabal Khail mines was released by Pakistani Taliban affiliated media. The employee identified himself as Irfan Marwat and said that he was released through mediation of the Jirga.
February 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
TKD MONITORING: A video of the released employees of the Qabal Khail mines was released by Pakistani Taliban affiliated media. The employee identified himself as Irfan Marwat and said that he was released through mediation of the Jirga.
ALERT: A locally assembled bomb was recovered from under a bridge and defused by the bomb disposal squad in the Gambela area of Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ALERT: A locally assembled bomb was recovered from under a bridge and defused by the bomb disposal squad in the Gambela area of Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police
ALERT: Six militants were killed in an intelligence based operation, the Pakistan military’s media wing, ISPR, said in a statement, adding that two soldier, including a Major ranked officer also lost his life during the operation.
January 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ALERT: Six militants were killed in an intelligence based operation, the Pakistan military’s media wing, ISPR, said in a statement, adding that two soldier, including a Major ranked officer also lost his life during the operation.
ALERT: The Former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan called on the Taliban Supreme leader to open doors of education for girls.
Mulawai Abdul Salam Zaeef demanded the supreme leader via a letter to establish a consensus of religious scholars to find a way for girl's education.
Mulawai Abdul Salam Zaeef demanded the supreme leader via a letter to establish a consensus of religious scholars to find a way for girl's education.
January 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ALERT: The Former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan called on the Taliban Supreme leader to open doors of education for girls.
Mulawai Abdul Salam Zaeef demanded the supreme leader via a letter to establish a consensus of religious scholars to find a way for girl's education.
Mulawai Abdul Salam Zaeef demanded the supreme leader via a letter to establish a consensus of religious scholars to find a way for girl's education.
TKD MONITORING:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) encrypted channels have revealed the identity of yesterday's suicide bomber at the Gulistan FC camp in Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan.
He has been identified as Muhammad, a resident of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) encrypted channels have revealed the identity of yesterday's suicide bomber at the Gulistan FC camp in Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan.
He has been identified as Muhammad, a resident of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
January 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TKD MONITORING:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) encrypted channels have revealed the identity of yesterday's suicide bomber at the Gulistan FC camp in Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan.
He has been identified as Muhammad, a resident of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) encrypted channels have revealed the identity of yesterday's suicide bomber at the Gulistan FC camp in Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan.
He has been identified as Muhammad, a resident of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
ALERT: Qari Haroon [in the centre] who was recently released from Guantanamo Jail has been oppointed as the Head of a Directorate of a special institute related to the administrative office of the Prime Minister: TKD Correspondent
January 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
ALERT: Qari Haroon [in the centre] who was recently released from Guantanamo Jail has been oppointed as the Head of a Directorate of a special institute related to the administrative office of the Prime Minister: TKD Correspondent
TKD MONITORING: Qari Ismail was appointed as the Governor of the TTP in Khyber last week when the group announced its new structure. A TTP commander confirmed the killing of two of their affiliates.
January 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
TKD MONITORING: Qari Ismail was appointed as the Governor of the TTP in Khyber last week when the group announced its new structure. A TTP commander confirmed the killing of two of their affiliates.
ALERT: A Shia mosque was damaged in Kolachi, Dera Ismail Khan when a loud explosion was heard late last night. There were no casualties but residents reported firing after the explosion and found traces of the bullets on the doors nearby: Police/Local Source
January 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ALERT: A Shia mosque was damaged in Kolachi, Dera Ismail Khan when a loud explosion was heard late last night. There were no casualties but residents reported firing after the explosion and found traces of the bullets on the doors nearby: Police/Local Source
ALERT: A person identified as Idress was targeted in Manarkot, Mamund, Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was injured and admitted at the hospital. This was the second attack against the individual.
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for the attack alleging him as a spy.
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for the attack alleging him as a spy.
January 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
ALERT: A person identified as Idress was targeted in Manarkot, Mamund, Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was injured and admitted at the hospital. This was the second attack against the individual.
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for the attack alleging him as a spy.
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for the attack alleging him as a spy.
TKD MONITORING: The Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed the attack in which a Chinese citizen was killed in Takhar, Afghanistan. The group via its official mouthpiece Amaq said they used machine guns to target the individual.
January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
TKD MONITORING: The Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed the attack in which a Chinese citizen was killed in Takhar, Afghanistan. The group via its official mouthpiece Amaq said they used machine guns to target the individual.
The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan and the GDI have been involved in a process with the UAE to rehabilitate the Pakistani Taliban in Ghazni, a process that has been stalled after the Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, said a source with direct knowledge. It was unclear if the topic was discussed
January 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan and the GDI have been involved in a process with the UAE to rehabilitate the Pakistani Taliban in Ghazni, a process that has been stalled after the Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, said a source with direct knowledge. It was unclear if the topic was discussed
TKD MONITORING: Americans Ryan Corbett [in the picture] and William McKenty were released in exchange for Khan Mohammad: Courtesy CNN
January 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
TKD MONITORING: Americans Ryan Corbett [in the picture] and William McKenty were released in exchange for Khan Mohammad: Courtesy CNN
The ministry added that Khan Mohammad was arrested almost two decades ago in Nangarhar province and he was sentenced to spend his entire life in a jail in California.
January 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The ministry added that Khan Mohammad was arrested almost two decades ago in Nangarhar province and he was sentenced to spend his entire life in a jail in California.
ALERT: An official of the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mawlawi Rafiullah who a resident of Laghman currently working in Dar-e-Noor district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan was kidnapped a few days back, his body has been found in Parwan province today. There have been no claims as yet: Officials
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
ALERT: An official of the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mawlawi Rafiullah who a resident of Laghman currently working in Dar-e-Noor district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan was kidnapped a few days back, his body has been found in Parwan province today. There have been no claims as yet: Officials
TKD MONITORING:
The TTP has reorganized its shadow administrative and operational structure in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it has a significant concentration, by expanding its shadow provinces from 3 to 7, reorganising them from a divisional to a district level.
The TTP has reorganized its shadow administrative and operational structure in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it has a significant concentration, by expanding its shadow provinces from 3 to 7, reorganising them from a divisional to a district level.
January 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
TKD MONITORING:
The TTP has reorganized its shadow administrative and operational structure in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it has a significant concentration, by expanding its shadow provinces from 3 to 7, reorganising them from a divisional to a district level.
The TTP has reorganized its shadow administrative and operational structure in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it has a significant concentration, by expanding its shadow provinces from 3 to 7, reorganising them from a divisional to a district level.
*Notable Appointment*: Mufti Nadeem Dervish, a prominent scholar from Peshawar who joined the TTP around a year ago, has been given a formal position in the organisation as a member of the central Darul Afta (Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence).
January 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
*Notable Appointment*: Mufti Nadeem Dervish, a prominent scholar from Peshawar who joined the TTP around a year ago, has been given a formal position in the organisation as a member of the central Darul Afta (Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence).
UPDATE: “At least 6 vehicles were targeted in a convoy of 35 vehicles” a driver with the convoy carrying goods told The Khorasan Diary, “we immediately turned the vehicles and managed to escape” he said,
January 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
UPDATE: “At least 6 vehicles were targeted in a convoy of 35 vehicles” a driver with the convoy carrying goods told The Khorasan Diary, “we immediately turned the vehicles and managed to escape” he said,
UPDATE: Smoke and fire was seen rising from the area where the convoy was attacked in Baggan, Kurram district, local sources told The Khorasan Diary that some of the vehicles in the convoy with food supplies were being set on fire.
[Photo Credit: Local Source]
[Photo Credit: Local Source]
January 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
UPDATE: Smoke and fire was seen rising from the area where the convoy was attacked in Baggan, Kurram district, local sources told The Khorasan Diary that some of the vehicles in the convoy with food supplies were being set on fire.
[Photo Credit: Local Source]
[Photo Credit: Local Source]
Pakistan hits a grim milestone as the country reports 71 polio cases, nationwide. Security threats, misconceptions and mismanagement are key obstacles impeding effective polio control. Reports Imtiaz Baloch and Nawab Ali Khan
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January 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Pakistan hits a grim milestone as the country reports 71 polio cases, nationwide. Security threats, misconceptions and mismanagement are key obstacles impeding effective polio control. Reports Imtiaz Baloch and Nawab Ali Khan
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ALERT: The 1st phase to block the shared border with Afghanistan has been completed by Iran.
An Iranian border police commander, Sadeq Noori said that 75 kilometres of the border with Afghanistan has been walled and fenced.
An Iranian border police commander, Sadeq Noori said that 75 kilometres of the border with Afghanistan has been walled and fenced.
January 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
ALERT: The 1st phase to block the shared border with Afghanistan has been completed by Iran.
An Iranian border police commander, Sadeq Noori said that 75 kilometres of the border with Afghanistan has been walled and fenced.
An Iranian border police commander, Sadeq Noori said that 75 kilometres of the border with Afghanistan has been walled and fenced.
PAKISTAN EXTENDS INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN FOR GLOBAL SUMMIT ON GIRLS' EDUCATION IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Education, said that Pakistan has invited Afghanistan to participate in Global Summit on Girls’ Education in Muslim Countries.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Education, said that Pakistan has invited Afghanistan to participate in Global Summit on Girls’ Education in Muslim Countries.
January 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
PAKISTAN EXTENDS INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN FOR GLOBAL SUMMIT ON GIRLS' EDUCATION IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Education, said that Pakistan has invited Afghanistan to participate in Global Summit on Girls’ Education in Muslim Countries.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Education, said that Pakistan has invited Afghanistan to participate in Global Summit on Girls’ Education in Muslim Countries.
TKD MONITORING:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have released a 24-second video allegedly showing the abducted workers. The government of Pakistan has not yet released any statement on the incident.
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have released a 24-second video allegedly showing the abducted workers. The government of Pakistan has not yet released any statement on the incident.
January 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
TKD MONITORING:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have released a 24-second video allegedly showing the abducted workers. The government of Pakistan has not yet released any statement on the incident.
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have released a 24-second video allegedly showing the abducted workers. The government of Pakistan has not yet released any statement on the incident.
BREAKING: At least 16 civilian construction labourers working in a government installation have been abducted earlier this morning, their vehicle was set on fire in the Qabal Khel, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police
January 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
BREAKING: At least 16 civilian construction labourers working in a government installation have been abducted earlier this morning, their vehicle was set on fire in the Qabal Khel, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police
ALERT: The Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in Dubai.
The spokesperson of India's ministry of External affairs said in a statement that both sides discussed bilateral issues and the security situation in the region.
The spokesperson of India's ministry of External affairs said in a statement that both sides discussed bilateral issues and the security situation in the region.
January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ALERT: The Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in Dubai.
The spokesperson of India's ministry of External affairs said in a statement that both sides discussed bilateral issues and the security situation in the region.
The spokesperson of India's ministry of External affairs said in a statement that both sides discussed bilateral issues and the security situation in the region.
ALERT: The first batch of food and other supplies of around 30 vehicles has reached Parachinar, Kurram district after a close of almost 90 days. Hundreds of people were seen in the market to buy food supplies and medicines: TKD Correspondent
January 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ALERT: The first batch of food and other supplies of around 30 vehicles has reached Parachinar, Kurram district after a close of almost 90 days. Hundreds of people were seen in the market to buy food supplies and medicines: TKD Correspondent