NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance's nearly 10,000 troops will leave Afghanistan when security conditions allow, as deadline nears for troop pullout set out in US peace deal with Taliban
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 149 km N of Tual, Indonesia
7 month agoConfirmed: Myanmar has imposed a curfew-style internet shutdown for the fourth consecutive night as anti-coup protests continue chart_with_downwards_trend Real-time network data show national connectivity falling to 21% of ordinary levels from 1 am local time
7 month agoPolice officer Anar Gul was killed in Wardak accoring to pro Taliban accounts Afghanistan
7 month agoCaught On Camera: WestBengal Labour Minister (MoS) Jakir Hossain critically injured after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him while he was walking towards Nimtita station to board train for Kolkata. He has been taken to a hospital
West Bengal Labour Minister (MoS) Jakir Hossain injured after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him while he was walking towards Nimtita station to board train for Kolkata. He has been taken to a hospital
7 month agoArmed attack reported in Kabul District 9 earlier today
Justice Department charges 3 North Korean computer programmers in broad range of global hacks
US threat team focused on propaganda/disinformation from Russia, China Iran & counterterrorism, @StateDept Global Engagement Center (GEC) Principal Deputy Coordinator Daniel Kimmage tells @WashInstitute
7 month agoANA soldier Abdul Rahman Ashna was injured by IED in Paktia according to pro Taliban accounts
7 month agoProtest in front of the Yangon University of Foreign languages
Karnataka reports 378 new #COVID19 cases, 537 discharges and 3 deaths today Total cases: 9,46,454 Total discharges: 9,28,461 Death toll: 12,276 Active cases: 5,698
7 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed defection of at least 21 alleged ANDSF members in SW Kandahar
Afghanistan: The Spokesman of the Taliban welcomes the news that New Zealand will be pulling their troops out of Afghanistan
7 month agoAftermath of a powerful bomb blast yesterday in Polay Hasaanay Goasalaa, PD7, Chelstoon Kabul. These are very powerful and lethal bombs. Target : employees of the ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 3 km WSW of Matanao, Philippines
7 month ago8 people arrested by military in Paktia under charges of being Taliban or gang members
7 month agoArmed attack in Mazar i Sharif. 1 killed. Not clear who was targeted. Balkh
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 7 km ESE of Dhekiajuli, India
Estonia warns of "silenced world dominated by Beijing."
7 month agoTwo Y-8 RECCE planes of the PLA of China entered southwestern Taiwan's ADIZ on the morning of February 17, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol planes
7 month agoMyanmar Kachin capital Myitkyina protest against military. Kachin very familiar with the military as its ethnic army of KIA has been engaged in civil conflicts for decades. They're part of 4-member northern alliance armed group. Video by @rein_khun
7 month agoSurkh Rod Governor Haji Meraj survived IED attack near Jalalabad Nangarhar
7 month agoAnother incident of civilian casualties from yesterday: Nearly a dozen civilians were killed and wounded in artillery strikes in multiple villages in Nawa, Helmand. Locals blamed ANDSF for the strikes and started a protest in Lashkargah with the dead bodies
7 month agoUSA: The warship USS Russell (DDG 59) conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on February 17, 2021
7 month ago2 alleged Taliban fighters killed by IED near Khogyani according to pro Govt. media SW Nangarhar
7 month ago2 alleged Khurasan members were arrested by military in Kunar
7 month agoImages: Two alleged Afghan intelligence (NDS) operatives have been assassinated earlier today in Kabul. One of the two has been confirmed to be an employee of NDS
7 month agoPolice ranger blown up near Kabul
7 month agoImages: Over half a dozen civilians were killed and wounded in artillery shelling in KhairAbad, Faryab. Local authorities blamed the Taliban
7 month agoProtests continue in Myanmar with professionals and civil servants joining the march against the military coup. Video credit: @FrontierMM
IN PICTURES: Crowds swell in Yangon as protesters demonstrate against the military coup in Myanmar and blocked streets with vehicles (Photos: Naung Kham, AFP)
7 month agoImages: A VBIED/SVBIED detonated near ANDSF base in Dehrawud, Uruzgan yesterday. ANDSF claimed it was destroyed before it could reach the target
National security: Hong Kong paralegal charged with conspiring with Jimmy Lai to collude with foreign forces
7 month agoNDS claimed arrest of Taliban operative in Paktia but his name hasn't been provided
Snowfalls for several days at Sakhalin. Widespread blackouts
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 56 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
7 month ago45 countries including U.S., Russia, China, and Turkey just wrapped up large naval exercise in Arabian Sea hosted by Pakistan. USS John Paul Jones pictured below (:41)
7 month agoConfirmed: Myanmar is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown for the third night in a row amid anti-coup protests; real-time network data show national connectivity collapsing to 19% of ordinary levels from 1 am local; incident ongoing
7 month agoFighting is still on around Aqcha. Reports that IED was detonated. Jawzjan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 63 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
Man arrested in Japan over embezzlement of over 2 million postage stamps
4,937 new COVID19 cases, 5,439 recoveries and 18 deaths reported in #Kerala today. The total number of active cases in the state is 60,761
J&K Police headquarters has accorded permission in 46 cases for seizure/attachment of various moveable and immovable assets of individuals or associations to neutralise the terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir: J&K Police
7 month agoTwo people were wounded in an explosion that targeted a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation in the Pul-e-Hasan area in Kabul this evening, police said
7 month agoLt General YK Joshi, Northern Army Commander visited the forward areas of Eastern Ladakh to review the disengagement process: Indian Army
7 month agoArmed and IED attacks in Kharistan Badghis: 3 civilians and security personnel killed and wounded
7 month agoBangladesh Navy Ship Prottoy, a stealth Missile Corvette visited Mumbai on 14-15 Feb.
7 month agoKhuarasn took responsibility for attack on police patrol in Jalalabad District 3 Nangarhar Afghanistan
7 month agoANA/militia forces around Nahrin NE Baghlan
7 month agoVBIED detonated near besieged ANA base on the outskirts of Dehrawud SW Uruzgan
China's ambassador to Myanmar said the current political situation was "absolutely not what China wants to see" and dismissed social media rumours of Chinese involvement in the Feb. 1 military coup as "completely nonsense"
7 month agoFootage from Mandalay (မန္တလေး) during military crackdown on demonstrators. At the Tagon Taing roundabout
7 month agoPolice officer Aminullah Amin was killed near Chah Anjir Helmand according to pro Taliban accounts
7 month agoPro military accounts claimed death of Taliban commander Safiullah near Baraki Barak
7 month agoTaliban's political office leader Mullah Baradar has written an open letter addressing the American nation. Sharing the Pushto version of the letter here, published by al-Emarah
At least three ANDSF soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an IED blast that targeted their vehicle in the Dashti Qala district of Takhar province Tuesday afternoon
7 month agoAlleged Taliban member arrested by military in Gul Tapah near Kunduz last night
7 month agoHumvee wreckage near Ai Khanoum after previously reported IED attack took place. Takhar
7 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed death of ANA soldier Hayatullah in Shahr e Safa district Zabul Afghanistan
7 month agoHCIEA commander Nangyal joined Taliban yesterday near Shindand Herat according to pro IEA accounts
7 month agoImages: Balkh police says a business owner was assassinated between the 2nd and 4th districts of Mazar-i-Sharif this morning. The alleged assassin, who was wearing a military uniform, has been arrested
7 month agoSulaiman, son of Nizamudin, was killed in Zabul province when an armored Humvee he was in was blown up by a roadside bomb. A few days ago, his cousin - a counter-terrorism chief - was killed in a roadside bomb in Sarkano district Kunar province. Sulaiman has three brothers
7 month agoIMAGE: Local authorities in Faryab claimed arrest of alleged Taliban operative in provincial capital
7 month agoImages: Local authorities in Saripul claimed surrender of three alleged Taliban fighters
7 month agoMilitary claimed deaths of 2 Taliban fighters in Shahr e Safa district Zabul
A former security guard at Peking University has been taken away by mainland police for criticizing the #ChineseCommunistParty in videos he shared online, according to his lawyer
Myanmar police have filed a second charge against former leader Suu Kyi, now also accused with violating of the country's National Disaster Law
7 month agoHappened at Myanmar-China Border, Muse, Shan State The people protest against military dictatorship and call out China to support the coup
7 month agoImages: Zabul police claims 7 alleged Taliban militants including a commander (Bashir) were killed and 5 wounded in Afghan AF airstrikes during a Taliban raid on a security check-post on Kabul-Kandahar Highway
North Korea "tried to hack Pfizer" - South Korean intelligence cited by press
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 91 km NNW of Paciran, Indonesia
7 month agoIMAGE: Afghan intelligence (NDS) officer Mahdi Sirat was assassinated in Dasht-e-Barchi area in Kabul's PD-13 this morning
7 month agoANA units near Nawa seized some explosives, 2 accumulators, some bullets, bag of onion and 1 mortar. Helmand
7 month agoChina: A fire at the Fukang bakery in the Yujin community of Yanjin city killed 7 family members in east China's Shandong province early Tuesday morning. An investigation is launched to find the causes of the fire
Hong Kong police buy firearms from Czech supplier after US order blocked by sanctions – report
7 month agoIndia: At least 30 people were killed when a bus carrying around 54 passengers fell into a canal in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. 7 people have been rescued so far, searches are underway to find the missing passengers
7 month agoCrater from IED in Arghandab. Air strikes almost daily with no big changes on the ground. Kandahar
7 month agoParts of Kandahar-Kabul road are blocked over drivers strike against total chaos and terror. Protests were held in Ghazni and recently in Paktia
7 month agoImages: From latest ANDSF ops in Nawa, Helmand. Afghan MoD claimed 13 Taliban militants were killed and 10 wounded and 18 IEDs discovered and neutralized by ANDSF in these ops
7 month agoVIDEO: Ghanimah looted by Taliban in a raid in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab over a week ago
7 month ago2nd armed attack in Jalalabad Nangarhar
7 month ago7 alleged Taliban members arrested by NDS in Laghman capital
7 month agoMilitary claimed killing 2 alleged Taliban fighters during previously reported op Kaldar district yesterday NE Balkh
7 month agoSOF claimed release of 42 people from Taliban jail in Nowruzak village, northern Baghlan
7 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed killing police officer Harun in Hesa Awal district, northern Kapisa
7 month agoPolice officer was killed in IED attack yesterday near Sarshila village NW Nimruz
7 month agoHealth facility damaged by air strike near Chahar Bolak according to IEA Afghanistan
7 month agoImages: Laghman governor's office in a statement said that 7 alleged Taliban operatives were arrested by Afghan intelligence (NDS) during the last week in Laghman. It also claimed NDS seized two motorcycle VBIEDs, one MIED, and a pistol from those arrested
7 month agoTaliban reported Afghan intelligence (NDS) 01 Unit SOF raid in Deh Sabz, Kabul but claimed that civilians were targeted
7 month agoThe junta has passed a new law (124D) that can send people to jail for 7yrs for disrupting or hindering govt employees. Appears targeted at civil disobedience movement, which also shows that CDM is working
7 month agoImages: Taliban officially claimed responsibility for yesterday's IED blast targeting a vehicle in Kang, Nimruz. As per Taliban, an ANDSF officer (see second image) was killed in the attack
7 month agoImages: Taliban claimed it overran the main ANDSF base in Manar area in Khash Rod, Nimruz after it was abandoned by pro-govt forces
7 month agoImages: Taliban claimed it overran the main ANDSF base in Manar area in Khash Rod, Nimruz after it was abandoned by pro-govt forces
7 month ago4 people, including a policeman, were killed in two separate gun attacks in Jalalabad this morning. First gun attack targeted police vehicle in PD-3, killing 1 policeman and wounding 2. Second gun attack targeted another vehicle in PD-4, killing 3
Chhattisgarh: Naxals shot dead a former deputy sarpanch of Temrugaon village in Narayanpur district yesterday. Two others injured, they were admitted to a hospital. Police team recovered the body of the former deputy sarpanch from the site. An investigation is underway
Myanmar: Withdrawing money from banks owned by the military after its coup against power
'Suspicious man' caught near DMZ appears to be from North Korea: JCS
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 206 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Sta. Romana says a new China law that allows its coast guard to fire at foreign sea vessels is "more moderate than the first version when we first reported that the Chinese were considering it." via @jmnpunzalan
4 Afghan policemen were killed and another wounded in two separate attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad
7 month agoUttarakhand: Search and rescue operation underway at Tapovan tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district. A total of 11 bodies recovered from the tunnel so far, 58 bodies in total till now. The region was hit by a flash flood on February 7th after a glacial burst
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.
