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The Asian Age
April 27, 2018
The horrific rape and murder incident in Kathua district has unknowingly put the spotlight on the Bakarwals, one of the most misunderstood, aloof and ... the Himalayas, their nomadic existence cuts across the Jammu plains, to both sides of the Line of Control and up to the Nuristan province of Afghanistan.
Long War Journal
April 25, 2018
The exact location of the camp was not disclosed by the Taliban. However, the group is known to control one district (Dahana-I-Ghuri), and contests the other 12 of Baghlan's 14 districts, including the provincial capital of Pul-i-Khurmi, according to data compiled by FDD's Long War Journal. Only the districtÃâà...
TOLOnews
April 25, 2018
Wardak, Nuristan, Panjsher, Badakhshan, Ghor, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Daikundi, Badghis, Paktia, Kunar, Faryab, Kunduz and Kapisa provinces had the lowest ... Based on the timeline announced by Sayad, registration of candidates for both parliamentary and district council elections will begin on May 26 andÃâà...
Xinhua
April 25, 2018
"Afghan forces have been targeting IS positions in Sidor area of Chapdara district over the past three days , and besides destroying the hardliner group's ... contended that the militants would be demoralized in Kunar and adjoining Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces following Zahid's physical elimination.
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
April 24, 2018
At least 10 of the country's 34 districts were worst hit while 20 to 30 percent if water sources are going dry, threatening the lives of about a million people ... An estimated 100 families from the Bala Murghab district of Badghis have been forced to move to Herat to find alternative work due to failed crops and toÃâà...
Xinhua
April 14, 2018
KABUL, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Exactly one year ago, the U.S. military deployed the so-called Mother of All Bombs (MOABs), the biggest non-nuclear bomb, on the stronghold of militants affiliated with the hardliner Islamic State (IS) outfit in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province with the objective toÃâà...
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
April 10, 2018
Nuristan, which translates as the “land of light”, sits on the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush on the border with Pakistan. The province is divided into seven districts and Parun serves as the provincial capital. Previously known as Kafirstan before its population converted to Islam in the late 19th Century,Ãâà...
Xinhua
April 6, 2018
Faqiri also asserted that the security forces attacked the militants' hideouts in Norgaram district of Nuristan province on Thursday, killing two insurgents and injuring three others. Without providing information on possible casualties of security personnel, the official said that the operations against militantsÃâà...
Reliefweb
April 2, 2018
Eastern Region: Clashes between armed groups in Alingar District reportedly displaced nearly 2,000 people to Mehtarlam City, Laghman. More than 200 people reportedly arrived in Parun from four districts within Nuristan, fleeing intimidation by members of armed groups. Southern & South-EasternÃâà...
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