IS-KP: Dramatic Spike

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management

A Hostage People

On November 29, Sedra, the daughter of a physician, Mohammad Dawod Rateb, was abducted in an area close to Balhika private school in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh Province. As reported on December 3, she was subsequently rescued by Taliban forces.

Events in Afghanistan raise questions about use of terror as a tool to change state structures, warns Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday described the recent events in Afghanistan raise questions about the 'use of terrorism as a tool to change state structure'.

The Taliban excesses that have pervaded Afghanistan will lead to disaster for Afghans if left unchecked

United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 28 July described attacks on civilians in Afghanistan by the Taliban as “deeply, deeply troubling” and averred that “An Afghanistan that commits atrocities against its own people would become a pariah State”.

Afghanistan: Three convicted in BBC journalist killing case

Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS):  A primary anti-terrorism court in Afghanistan has convicted three men in the murder case of a BBC reporter, media reports said on Friday.