2 week ago3 people (including policemen) were killed and wounded in IED blast in Laghman
2 week agoPro-Taliban sources claimed police officer Fareed was killed in clashes in Khost.
2 week agoVIDEO from outside the joint ANA and NDS base that was hit by Taliban SVBIED in Helmand. Looks like it was almost totally leveled
2 week agoTaiwan's diplomats put up adverts on Danish buses
Evidence suggests COVID19 is "a natural virus, not man-made," release was "probably not intentional," "We don't know" where in Wuhan it orginatied, says Chairman @thejointstaff Gen. Mark Milley to Pentagon reporters
Pakistani military spox: Situation on LoC very serious
U.S. military's top officer candidly admits, "We don't know" where Covid-19 originated from in Wuhan, China. Gen. Mark Milley spoke to reporters at the Pentagon Tuesday
ISF has launched search op in Beighpora, Pulwama. A house of interest has been surrounded. Op on. JammuKashmir
Gunfight on between ISF and suspected militants in Shaar village in Pampore area of Pulwama. 2-3 militants believed to be trapped in the area
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 3km NNE of Ichihara, Japan
3 week agoTaliban political office spox announces 20 (alleged) ANDSF prisoners have been released by Taliban in Kandahar
3 week agoThe Resistance Front (TRF) issued new threat to Indian security forces.
3 week ago2 people were killed and multiple others wounded in IED blast in Kandahar
3 week agoTaliban claimed 15 new defections of alleged pro-govt soldiers/policemen in Badakhshan
3 week agoDeputy head of DABS (Afghan electricity company) for Parwan province has been killed in IED blast while overseeing repair work on pylon in Gulghundi area of Parwan
3 week agoPolice PTUC advances and sweeping the mall floors
3 week agoTaliban claimed defection of an alleged policeman in Nerkh, Wardak
ANDSF ground op and Afghan AF airstrike reported in Baraki Barak, Logar. As per MoD, 10 Taliban militants killed and 13 wounded
Total number of COVID19 positive cases in India rises to 46,711 including 31,967 active cases, 1,583 deaths, 13,160 cured/discharged and 1 migrated: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Afghan MoD reported Afghan AF airstrike in provincial capital of Maidan Wardak, claiming 2 Taliban militants were killed and 2 wounded. Airstrike was claimed to be in retaliation for Taliban attack on ANDSF outpost.
ANDSF claimed SOF operation in Nad Ali, Helmand, claiming to have killed 13 and wounding 3 Taliban militants
3 week agoThis evening in Parwan as DABS employees were repairing the pylon damaged from last night's missile attacks, explosives detonated in the area and killed the Parwan electricity operations deputy & wounded 4 others, including chief of DABS in Parwan, DABS confirmed
3 week agoPolice innovated to broadcast the 599G Prohibition of Group Gathering Ord the mall PA system - some shoppers felt absurd for they are just shopping
3 week agoProtestors singing "Glory to Hongkong" inside a mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, led by Tuen Mun District Councilor (Lok Tsui) Lo Chun Yu playing melodica
3 week agoAnd right on schedule, the riot police arrive because people singing GloryToHongKong in a mall
3 week agoLocal authorities in Nangarhar claimed arrest of two alleged Taliban operatives.
China's ambassador to UK condemns some MPs for attacking China over coronavirus, such as by comparing it to former Soviet Union. @AmbLiuXiaoMing says "such talks are a political virus. If they go unchecked they'll poison UK-China relations & even international solidarity"
3 week agoReportedly active militant Tanvir Ahmed Malik was detained by Indian security forces at village Tantna, Doda in Jammu division
A total of 98 personnel of the three services including serving, retired and dependent family members are admitted in hospitals after being tested positive. 42 defence personnel and their dependents have already been discharged after treatment: Col Aman Anand, Army Spokesperson
China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B makes maiden flight
WHO says 'Not surprising' earlier COVID19/ Coronavirus cases from December reported, more early cases possible
The European Union will put forward a proposal to the World Health Assembly of the @WHO calling for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus, Australian Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP says. No reply from the EU to the @business report yet
3 week ago2 killed, 3 wounded (looks like civilians) in IED explosion in Kandahar Policeman was wounded in another IED attack
3 week ago45 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have tested positive for Coronavirus so far- 43 of those deployed for IS duties in Delhi and 2 of those deployed for Law and Order duty with Delhi Police: ITBP
3 week agoPro Taliban accounts claimed death of ANA commander Shafiullah Noori in northern Faryab
3 week agoRescue work continues after four people, believed to be from one family, including one pregnant woman went missing after falling into the Yellow River on Saturday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province
Philippines Department of Health on Tuesday announces 199 new cases of COVID19 bringing Philippines' total cases to 9,684, as of May 5, 2020 93 new recoveries; total at 1,408 14 new deaths; total at 637
Unknown militants hurled grenade on the troops of 181 battalion of CRPF at Pakharpora, Budgam, today. 1 CRPF personnel sustained minor splinter injuries, 4 civilians injured in the incident: CRPF
HRW calls for probe into 'shocking' allegations of Iran border guards forcing Afghan migrants into river
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam speaks after hinting at a possible easing of coronavirus social-distancing measures
Jammu & Kashmir: Militants lobbed grenade in Pakherpora market today. All security forces personnel safe, 2 civilians received minor injuries, say Budgam police
In a joint operation by police and Army, one over ground worker of Hizbul Mujahideen arrested; one Chinese pistol and 10 rounds recovered: SSP Doda, Jammu and Kashmir
There are no new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, which is the 16th consecutive day of no local infection
3 week agoTaliban reported ANDSF artillery strikes in Ghazni but claimed civilian homes were targeted. The cycle of accusations of causing civilian casualties from both Kabul admin and Taliban continues
3 week agoTaliban claimed IED blast targeting police check-point yesterday in Ghazni.
3 week agoIndian Fighter jets are hovering over Kashmir
3 week agoLong March 5B test flight update: fueling in progress and launch pad service platforms are starting to swing back. According to reports the new crew S/C will be deployed to LEO, perform tests over several+ orbits, fire its engines to elliptical orbit & test re-entry at 9 km/s
3 week agoLarge team of ANDSF troops raided poppy fields in Chamtal, Balkh. They destroyed some portion of the fields based on the photos
Two policemen, including an officer were killed in Taliban attack targeting an ANDSF logistic convoy in Bala Baluk district of Farah province on Sunday. Confirmed by local media
3 week agoTwo pro-govt militia men were killed in clashes with Taliban militants in Zurmat, Paktia.
Two policemen were killed and one wounded in gun attack in Khost city Monday evening
3 week agoAnother incident of pylons being blown up, this time in Parwan
ISIS-Khorasan posts claim it executed former Afghan intelligence official Ghulam Sakhi. Graphic/gory photos claiming to show Sakhi's beheading on social media platforms Sunday, per @JihadoScope's @einfal
3 week agoKarnataka: Migrant workers blocked national highway near Bangalore Int'l Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru y'day,demanding to be sent back to their home states. Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Minister R Ashok&others reached there to talk to them. Workers were shifted to BIEC
3 week agoImages from Pakistani side showing some injured civilians from Monday's clashes between India and Pakistan armies along LoC:
3 week agoTRF has released official statement claiming the Handwara attack + vowing revenge for the death of the civilian boy who was killed during clash between ISF and militants
Bangladesh has sent hundreds of Rohingya refugees, "possibly" infected with the coronavirus, to a dangerous island in the Bay of Bengal. The island is subject to cyclones and floods. 28 landed, 250 have disappeared
3 week agoUSA: Photo documents USS Asheville (SSN 758), one of four US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines based in Guam as it transits through the port of Apra when she was recently leaving for operations in the Indo-Pacific region
US Secretary of Defense: Russia and China are taking advantage of the Coronavirus emergency to invest in vital infrastructure and sectors in Europe
WHO: We have not yet received evidence from Washington about the connection of the Wuhan Laboratory in China to coronavirus
3 week agoSecond operation claimed by Taliban in Sabari, Khost
3 week agoSardobin water reservoir was built 3 years ago. Uzbek authorities identify "anomalously strong winds" as reason for dam's recent collapse, which caused massive flooding, but local sources tell @ozodlik that real reason has to do with theft of materials during dam's construction
Leading Republicans urge greater scrutiny of Chinese funding at U.S. universities.
"In some cases, it's a little more pushier than others," @EsperDoD says of Russia China aggressiveness "In other places we see them standing down, if you will, bcs they are affected by COVID19 as well"
3 week agoChina's ambassador to EU Zhang Ming made no new pledges to an EU-led global pledging event. A previous EU doc showed Premier Li Keqiang would be attending, but was later replaced by Zhang. Chinese mission to EU insists it hasn't released any info other than Zhang's attendance
3 week agoAl-Emarah claimed defection of alleged militia member in Badakhshan
An Afghan Army heli has made emergency landing in Chinar area of Shah Walikot district of Kandahar province after it was (allegedly) hit by Taliban fire. No casualties reported at this time. Afghanistan
China has been "a little bit more provocative" in SouthChinaSea recently, says @EsperDoD
132 new cases bring Punjab COVID19 tally to 1,232; Nanded-returned pilgrims account for about 65 per cent of total: Officials
ANDSF Repels Scores of Taliban Attacks in Past 24 Hours: MoD
3 week ago2x Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III (CB-8004/CB-8002) heading toward Kashmir province at 31,000ft Callsigns: VUAUD/VUADB
376 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the total number of cases in the state to 5804. 1195 people have been cured/discharged and 319 deaths have been reported so far: Gujarat Health Department
42 more test positive for COVID19 in Mumbai's Dharavi slum, total cases climb to 632: BMC official
Tamil Nadu government announces opening of Tasmac outlets (state run liquor shops) from May 7, except in COVID19 containment zones
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 9km WSW of Lawa-an, Philippines
3 week agoAnother local media report confirming the same as above. Handwara
The Resistance Front (TRF) appears to be claiming today's both attacks in Handwara and Budgam
3 week agoM5.4 earthquake (地震) strikes 98 km E of Tokyo (Japan) 11 min ago.
3 week ago3 CRPF personnel have lost their lives, 7 injured in terrorist attack in Handwara(J&K), CRPF officials tell ANI
Kashmir—Wangam Handwara: One more Indian paramilitary trooper confirmed dead, total death toll reaches 4 (could further climb). Cordon/search ops underway. Potential gunfight on the way. This could be the same group of militants that escaped from Handwara forests recently
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 53km E of Oarai, Japan
3 week agoProtest of shopkeepers in Fayroz Koh over quarantine measures. Ghor
One woman injured in Nakyal sector on Pakistani side in today's clashes between India and Pakistan armies along LoC
Indian security forces came under attack by militants in Qaziabad, Handwara. Cordon and search op launched in the area
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 8km SE of Hasaki, Japan
Local authorities claimed ANDSF killed five Taliban militants and wounded two more in op in Qaisar district of Faryab province
"Indian Army will give proportionate response to all acts of infringement of ceasefire and support to terrorism." - Indian COAS General Manoj Naravane
3 week agoMigrant laborers clash with police in Surat
IPS officer tests positive for COVID19 in Chennai
3 week agoTaliban claimed "laser gun attack" (sniper attack) targeting ANDSF soldiers at an outpost in Paghman district of Kabul province last night, claiming casualties
Six more cases of COVID19 have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 523: State Principal Secretary (Health) Sanjay Kumar
3 week agoUS Embassy in Afghanistan: Our thoughts are with the brave workers injured in the blast and we hope for their speedy recovery. We condemn cowards and militants who try and harm the lives of Afghans during Ramadan. These attacks only make life harder for the people
3 week agoAs of Sunday, C China's Hubei province hasn't reported any new cases for 30 straight days. Regions in the province, excluding Wuhan, haven't reported new cases for 60 consecutive days, according to the provincial health commission on Mon
A woman (named Karima) was mildly wounded when a rocket landed on a civilian house in Khwaja Omari district of Ghazni province
3 week agoHKers outside Tuen Mun Court Bldg to show solidarity with arrested protesters set to appear in the court hearing. The police showed up & issue fine tickets to them, accusing them of violating the Group Gathering Ban fiat
3 week agoRemains of Taliban SVBIED that struck joint ANA & NDS base in Helmand
3 week agoShaheen Corps conducted raid on poppy fields in Chimtal district, western Balkh
3 week agoImage from the mosque in Khayer Kot area of Paktika province which was the target of a grenade attack last evening
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus had a phone call, discussed preparations for Eurasian Economic Union forum, Covid19
Hong Kong's economy contracted a record 8.9 percent on year in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus hammered a business hub already mired in recession from political unrest and trade war woes
Hong Kong reports a new, imported, asymptomatic case of Covid-19 - a 27-year-old female who arrived from the US on May 4.
Kandahar police said unidentified gunmen shot a policewoman in Kandahar city. Jamal Barakzai, police spokesman, says that police have started an investigation
21yo pleads guilty to 'riot' at June 12 protest surrounding HK govt HQ. 1st riot conviction, 1st June 12 conviction. Sentencing May 15. Now, in all, 34 protesters convicted; 25 plead guilty. 90 trials ended, most others in prosecution dropping charges
3 week agoKabul admin released 98 more Taliban prisoners last evening. Afghan NSC confirmed the released and said it is part of effort to combat coronavirus in overcrowded prisons
At least 30 Taliban militants were killed and several others wounded in fighting and airstrikes in Zabul province in the past 24 hours, Zabul police said today
3 week agoAfghan MoD claims two (alleged) Pakistani members of Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) were arrested in SOF op last night in Behsud, Nangarhar
Japan PM extends virus state of emergency until May 31
The Philippines records 16 deaths and 262 new infections with the Coronavirus
Two North Korean defectors elected as lawmakers in South Korea apologized this morning for their remarks suggesting Kim Jong-un's ill health amid public criticism over fake news about the North. (Yonhap)
Clashes ongoing in Qol Bars, west of Takhar capital
British Defense Secretary: China needs to be transparent on Coronavirus issue
3 week agoMIED attack targeted local Govt. official in front of his house in Farah. No casualties reported
Kazakh regional officials accuse the Uzbek government of lying to them about Sardoba dam disaster scale which led to flooding in the neighboring Maktaaral district of Kazakhstan
3 week agoKazakh locals last weekend attempting to stop water inflow from Uzbekistan which flooded several villages in the bordering district
24 new covid19 cases in Kazakhstan, 3988 total
Afghanistan records 190 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours
3 week agoFour DABS Staff Members Injured in Blast in Kabul
3 week agoLocal media confirms reports on heavy cross-LoC shelling between India and Pakistan armies throughout Sunday night and into Monday morning. Clashes still ongoing at multiple locations
Source based near LoC tells there is "war-like situation" at LoC with both India and Pakistan armies engaging in very heavy shelling throughout the night and into the morning
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 297km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan
Local journalists on Indian side finally reporting on heavy ongoing clashes in Uri region between India and Pakistan armies. Pakistani sources telling multiple Indian border posts targeted. Clashes at multiple other locations also taking place. LoC overall pretty hot
ANA reported joint operation with NATO forces in Surobi, Kabul Sunday evening
Pro-govt militia commander Kareem was killed by Taliban in Uruzgan. Looks like he was captured alive and then executed and then his body paraded in public.
At least 30 reported dead and wounded in SVBIED attack targeting joint ANA & NDS base in Gereskh, Helmand. Base partially collapsed
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
