7 month agoA White House NSC official said this today about the mention yesterday by WH press secretary @jrpsaki of "strategic patience" and Biden's China policy
At least one Indian farmer died and more than 80 police were wounded in a day of chaos and violence in New Delhi, as farmers protesting new agriculture laws marched into the city in tens of thousands of tractors
7 month agoIMAGE: ANDSF used artillery in today's clashes in Badghis
7 month agoVIDEO: Motorcycle VBIED was used in the attack on deputy chief of Kunduz provincial council
7 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed death of militiaman named Mirza near Nawa yesterday. Helmand
7 month agoIMAGE: Taliban used an up-armored Humvee SVBIED in today's attack in Arghandab, Kandahar
Xenophobia against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, says @POTUS
7 month agoFighting along Sheberghan road begun earlier today, which caused traffic jam. Balkh Afghanistan
7 month agoDue to clashes this evening, el. line got cut off near Timurak, Chahar Bolak and Alam Khel, western Balkh
7 month agoVIDEO: IED blast took place earlier today in southern Nangarhar
7 month agoKhurasan took credit for bombing in Kabul earlier today. They claimed hit on NDS agent Afghanistan
7 month agoDamage on houses in Aq Ganbad village, eastern Saripul after ANA entered it and fighting broke out last night
7 month agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for today's MIED blast in PD5, Kabul. ISKP statement claims it targeted vehicle of Afghan intelligence (NDS) personnel
7 month ago2 alleged ANDSF members defected in Garmser Helmand according to pro Taliban accounts
Manipur reported 6 new #COVID19 cases and 21 recoveries today, says State Health Department. Total cases so far: 29,003 Total recoveries: 28,463 Active cases: 171 Total Deaths: 369 Recovery rate is 98
7 month agoDouble IED attack in Tarinkot this evening. Seems that police unit was targeted. 10 dead and wounded, policemen and civilians alike. Uruzgan
At least seven Afghan border police, including their commander, were killed after their vehicle was hit by an IED in Haska Mina district of Nangarhar province yesterday
Twin explosions reported in Tirinkot, Uruzgan a short while ago. Unclear right now what was the target and how many casualties
7 month agoKPF killed civilian named Rahmatullah near Sabari Khost according to IEA
"At least 2 members of police were killed in an explosion in Tarin Koat, capital of Uruzgan. At least 9 people were wounded including civilians.", Multiple sources in Tarin Koat city tells
China confirms readiness to supply Belarus with COVID19 vaccine in required volume - BelTA after Lukashenka's conversation with Xi Jinping
7 month agoTribal leader Abdul Raziq Andari was shot dead in Ghazni city Afghanistan
7 month agoDrone show went horribly wrong. Hundreds of drones crashed into a building during a performance in SW China's Chongqing. Sources revealed that the computer malfunction caused the accident
7 month agoFormer Taliban who joined ANDSF 2 months ago was arrested in Faryab under charges of trying to conduct insider attack
7 month ago[email protected] CEO Noel Quinn is currently grilled by @TomTugendhat of the UK Parliament on the bank's position on the Hong Kong national security law. He defended HSBC deputy chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun's signing a pro-NSL partition – Quinn said it wasn't a political statement
7 month agoIED attack near Dih Bala, southern Nangarhar earlier today
7 month agoDynamic Deputy Provincial Council chief for Kundoz, Safiullah Amiri succumbed to his wounds. This morning on his way to a public bath, a sticky bomb was attached to his vehicle, he lost his limbs. Doctors tried but couldn't save him. Two of MR. Amiri also wounded
7 month agoSeems that bike bomb was used in Kunduz attack earlier today
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Kuril Islands
Myanmar Military Refuses to Rule Out Coup as It Presses Claim of Fraud in Nov. Election
7 month agoWeapons and vests looted after Taliban raid on Sherwaza CP in Logar Afghanistan
7 month ago2 alleged Taliban members arrested in Khogyani district Nangarhar
7 month agoMassive SVBIED detonated in Siasang area of Arghandab Kandahar Afghanistan
Covid-19: Hong Kong imposes sudden neighbourhood lockdown in Yau Ma Tei
7 month agoImages: Afghan officials say ANDSF has started a large scale op against Taliban in Arghandab, Kandahar. Looks like Tadin Khan and Yasin Zia are also present there. Looks like Taliban carried out Humvee VBIED attack during the ANDSF operation Heavy gunfights reported
7 month agoImages: ANDSF claimed releasing nearly two dozen inmates from a Taliban prison in a raid in Logar. Some weapons and equipment also seized by ANDSF
7 month agoFour Y-8 ASW, Y-8 EW and J-10 aircraft entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on January 26, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft & air defense missile systems to monitor the activities
At least 9 members of commandos wounded in a suicide car bomb in Arghandab district. A suicide attacker detonated his explosives- armored humvee was used in the attack.", security sources in Kandahar province tells
6,293 new COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today. Total numbers of active and recoveries cases in the state are 71,607 and 8,24,446 respectively
7 month agoVIDEO: Taliban has carried out a Humvee VBIED attack targeting Afghan SOF personnel in Arghandab, Kandahar. There are casualties.
Pakistan: KP govt issues threat alert of possible TTP attack in Peshawar
Thousands of protesting farmers poured into New Delhi on Tuesday as they used their tractors to pull barricades apart, prompting the police to fire tear gas and marking a chaotic start to an event that posed a direct challenge to the government
Traffic is very heavy on GTK road, Outer ring road, Badli road, KN Katzu Marg, Madhuban chowk, Kanjhawala Road, Palla Road, Narela & DSIDC Narela roads. Please avoid these roads: Delhi Traffic Police
We condemn and regret undesirable and unacceptable events that have taken place today during farmers' protest: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
7 month agoSikh community members in Bengaluru joined the protest rally by farmers
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK slammed by police union chief over 'biased' coverage of Covid-19 lockdown food parcel
A Coast Guard spokesman in Indonesia: Two tankers flying the flags of Iran and Panama have been detained on suspicion of illicit transport of oil
Nine civilians were wounded today in a "Taliban mortar attack" in Qala-e-Naw city, the center of Badghis province, on Tuesday, said provincial council member Mohammad Nasir Nazari
Traffic movement is closed from R/A Shankar Road to Talkatora Road & Minto Road. Motorists are advised to take alternate route: Delhi Traffic Police
7 month agoDelhi: Police used tear gas shells on protesting farmers in Nangloi area.
During their stay in Tehran, the Taliban's delegation will meet Iranian officials including FM Javad Zarif and Iran's special envoy, and will discuss Afghan peace and other current topics, the ministry says
Legislation recently passed in China allows the country's military to do things which are "in my view, acts of war", says Liberal Senator @JimMolan
7 month agoProtestors enter Red Fort in Delhi, wave flags from the ramparts of the fort
UK rights group calls for sanctions on modern Hong Kong's 180th 'birthday'
7 month agoDelhi: Following farmer-police clash at ITO, a group of farmers reach Red Fort
7 month agoBlast in Kabul's PD5 Hits Vehicle, Kills 1
7 month agoFarmers tractor rally reaches Red Fort in Delhi
7 month agoA Delhi Police personnel was looked after by other Police personnel as he fell unconscious while on duty at Dilshad Garden, during the farmers' protest. He is now being taken to a hospital after regaining consciousness
7 month agoA powerful sticky bomb attached to a vehicle exploded at a taxi stand for Ghazni province in Kabul's PD5. At least 1 civilIan killed. At least 3 people wounded, police and head of the Ghazni taxi stand confirms. Photos via social media
7 month agoTaliban didn't mentioned Niazi's death, but mentioned ambush on SOF raiding party in Washer backed by USAF. Helmand
Thousands of people gathered at a central Sydney park on Tuesday in defiance of police threats of fines and arrests for breaching a 500-person limit on gathering in public places
7 month agoViolence continues at ITO in central Delhi, tractors being driven by protestors deliberately try to run over police personnel
7 month agoScene of explosion. At least 1 killed. Kabul
7 month agoIEA reported ANA attack on Pashtunabad village near Pul e Alam but said that soldiers executed 2 civilians. Logar
Entry/exit gates of Indraprastha metro station and all stations on the Green Line are closed: DMRC
7 month agoPolice use tear gas shells to disperse the protesting farmers at ITO in central Delhi
Singapore reports 14 new #COVID19 cases, all imported
7 month agoProtesters break barricade, attack police personnel and vandalise police vehicle at ITO in central Delhi
7 month agoMilitary claimed killing 4 alleged Taliban fighters near Logar capital
7 month agoDelhi: Protesting farmers vandalise a DTC bus in ITO area of the national capital
7 month agoFarmers heading towards Rajpath damaged DTC bus placed to stop their movement at ITO
7 month agoSafiaullah Amiri, the deputy chief of Kunduz provincial council was injured after IED attack in provincial capital
7 month agoDelhi: Protestors arrive near Pragati Maidan area from Ghazipur border, move towards central Delhi
7 month agoMosque near Dasht e Archi partially destroyed after yesterday's air strikes. Kunduz
7 month agoPro Govt. media claimed that Taliban commander Abdul Manan Niazi was killed in Washer Helmand
7 month agoProtestors at Karnal bypass break police barricading to enter Delhi as farmers tractor rally is underway in the national capital FarmLaws
7 month agoProtestors push through police barricading on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Pandav Nagar #FarmLaws
7 month agoProtestors seen on top of a police vehicle and removing police barricading at Mukarba Chowk in Delhi FarmLaws
7 month agoPolice use tear gas on farmers who have arrived at Delhi's Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar from Singhu border Delhi
7 month agoFarmers climb atop a police water cannon vehicle at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Delhi
7 month agoAt least two Kazakhs who fled to Kazakhstan from Xinjiang have been attacked by unknown attackers last week, including this lady who witnessed a girl released from a re-education camp with a newborn baby that she claimed was the result of a rape incident in the camp
7 month agoDelhi: Farmers carry out tractor parade at Ghazipur border amid high security deployment. They are following the Ghazipur border-Apsra border-Hapur Road-IMS College-Lal Kuan-Ghazipur border route
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group's entry into the disputed waters
Hong Kong police arrest former student union president and 2 others over CUHK campus security protest
Jammu and Kashmir: Mobile internet services have been temporarily suspended across Kashmir valley as a security measure, in view of Republic Day celebrations
7 month agoChinese & Indian military officials held the 9th round of commander-level talks on Sunday, China's National Defense Ministry said. The two sides agreed to promote the disengagement process of frontline border troops & take effective measures to ease the situation in border areas
7 month agoNew satellite images show USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier approaching Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea at a distance of 24 nautical miles before turning back on January 25. Image: @planetlabs
7 month agoDelhi-UP Ghazipur border: Protesting farmers to hold tractor rally today Farmers at Ghazipur border to follow the route -Gazipur border-Apsra border-Hapur Road-IMS College-Lal Kuan-Gazipur border #RepublicDay
Infosec: According to Google, North Korean hackers have targeted security researchers via social media. Google TAG warns security researchers to be on the lookout when approached by strangers on social media
China: "Jilin province reported 1 death from COVID19 on Monday, the second coronavirus death after Hebei in northern China reported its first in eight months in mid-January"
Reuters: China reports 82 new COVID19 cases and 57 asymptomatic cases in mainland vs 124 COVID19 cases and 45 asymptomatic cases a day earlier. China also reported one new death
State Dept says U.S. should hold China accountable for its "unfair and illegal practices" and make sure American technologies aren't facilitating china's military buildup or human rights abuses
US warships conduct exercises in South China Sea
7 month agoWhite House readout of Biden-Merkel call mentions China & Russia - both omitted from the German readout
7 month agoHere fighting in a village between Daand and Panjway in Kandahar. People have fled their homes because of the fighting. Aftermath of a mortar attack
Beijing believes that the world is at a critical juncture, witnessing "changes unseen in a century". Looks like some advocate patience while others seize opportunities
7 month agoSome weapons and ammo seized after Taliban ambush in Washer area, western Helmand earlier this evening
[email protected] on China: "China is growing more authoritarian at home and more assertive abroad. And Beijing is now challenging our security, prosperity and values in significant ways that require a new US approach."
Comments today by Xi Jinping "don't change anything" regarding the US relationship with China, says @PressSec. "We want to approach this with some strategic patience" and conduct internal reviews
Inter-agency reviews to be undertaken to a range of regulatory actions and relationships with companies as it relates to Chinese and other investments, says @PressSec. "We're starting from an approach of patience" in the relationship with China
7 month agoManan was ambushed in front of his house in Saigani village, western Paktika according to updated info from pro Taliban accounts
7 month agoTaliban fighter Yasin Khan Ahmad died today in Khogayni area of SW Nangarhar during apparent suicide mission (wasn't specified what kind)
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistani Taliban) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Pakistani army post in the Toba Achakzai area in the Killa Abdullah District of Pakistan's Balochistan region
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistani Taliban) has formally apologized for wrongly accusing a local resident of the Spin Wam area of North Waziristan of being a Pakistani army spy: "We apologize for the inconvenience caused to his family and the people of the area
7 month agoTaliban carried out an ambush attack on an Afghan Army patrol near Pul-e-Alam, in Logar. One soldier was killed and Taliban seized the vehicle + soldier's weapon
7 month agoImages: Taliban assassinated a pro-govt militiaman in Ghazni and took his weapons, other stuff
7 month agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) claimed assassination of alleged Afghan Army official in Jalalabad, Nangarhar
7 month agoIMAGE: Afghan Army patrol got hit by IED in Almar, Faryab
7 month agoMilitia commander Qadir died of his wounds, sustained during fighting in Alishing some time ago Laghman
7 month agoAAF targeted Khanabad village in western Balkh with 2 massive bombs
7 month agoCar destroyed by artillery strike in Farah Rod Farah earlier today
Afghan Army's 215th Maiwand Corps claims 6 Taliban including two of their commanders, Mullah Bashir & Matiullah, were killed & 5 others including Taliban's shadow district governor for Nahr-e-Siraj wounded in Afghan AF airstrikes in Nahr-e-Siraj, Helmand, last night
7 month agoTaliban officially took responsibility. Mr. Ahmadi said that Barak was killed in Maidan near Helmand capital
7 month agoAK taken after Taliban targeted killing op near Nawa Helmand
Indian Army Dhruv chopper crash lands in Lakhanpur of Jammu & Kashmir. SSP Kathua Shalinder Mishra confirms. Two pilots who have received grievous injuries have been evacuated and rushed to Military Base Hospital nearby
This student of Lee Woo Sing College #CUHK told reporters that the search in their dorm lasted about one hour and no student was arrested from their college. Police took away an A4-sized bag of evidence and the search was about the 1.11 barrier shoving case
# police are making search and arrests in a number of student dormitories in #CUHK. 3 students have been arrested over the barrier pushing incident at University Station on 11 Jan (quoted tweet), iCable reported per source
7 month agoIMAGE: Weapons and ammo captured by Taliban in a raid in Alisheng, Laghman
7 month agoTaliban claim killing senior ANDSF officer (Naimatullah Barak) in "guerrilla attack" in Lashkargah, Helmand
3,361 fresh COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today. Total numbers of active and recoveries cases in the state are 70,624 and 8,19,156 respectively
Manipur reported 11 new #COVID19 cases and 26 recoveries today, says State Health Department. Total cases so far: 28,997 Total recoveries: 28,442 Active cases: 186 Total Deaths: 369 Recovery rate is 98
Afghan Army's 209 Shaheen Corps claimed at least 11 Taliban militants were killed and 6 were wounded in clashes in the Shulgara district of Balkh province on Sunday night
The insider attack in Zabul has been confirmed: At least three members of ANDSF were killed in an insider attack in Shahjoi district of Zabul province on Sunday. The infiltrators managed to escape after seizing several weapons
7 month agoSenior Taliban commander Abdul Samad Mullah Toor assassinated while offering morning prayers at a mosque in Muslim City near Tarnab, on the outskirts of Peshawar
7 month agoVIDEO: Baghlan Provincial Council warns of increasing Taliban control over Baghlan-Kunduz and Baghlan-Mazar-e-Sharif highways
7 month agoVIDEO: From this morning's IED blast site in Kabul in which a vehicle of Italian embassy was targeted
7 month agoImages: An armored vehicle of the Italian embassy that was carrying Afghan employees of the embassy was hit by an IED blast in Parwan-e-Do area in PD4 of Kabul city this morning, slightly wounding one person in the vehicle
7 month agoImages: Afghan intelligence (NDS) claimed arrest of four alleged Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) members in Nangarhar
Two employees of the Red Crescent have been wounded in an armed attack in Ghazni,
7 month agoMore assassinations in Afghanistan. Left: Local religious teacher identified as Mawlawi Abdul Raqib was assassinated in Sayed Khel, Parwan. Right: Mohammed Wali, an instructor at the police training academy, was assassinated in Lashkargah, Helmand
US warships conduct exercises in South China Sea
China says US military in South China Sea "not good for peace"
7 month agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense: One PLA Y-8 ASW aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Jan. 25, 2021.
Hong Kong authorizes the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid19 vaccine for emergency use
7 month agoGunmen who killed a person in Panadura caught on camera, fleeing the scene.
Reuters: "It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Nakula area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols," the Indian army said in a statement
The Iranian Foreign Ministry asks Indonesia for information about the seizure of a tanker flying Iran's flag
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denies that it has data on border clashes between the Chinese and Indian armies
A North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea while serving as the acting chief of mission at the country's embassy in Kuwait
Singapore reports 44 new #COVID19 cases, all imported
Indian Army: The clashes between our forces and Chinese forces in the border area between the two countries were minor
India, China Troops Had "Minor Faceoff" In Sikkim Border Area - Indian Military
It's clarified that there was a minor face-off between Indian Army & Chinese PLA troops at Naku La, Sikkim on 20th January. It was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols: Indian Army
7 month agoCrater from IED explosion in Maywand district, along Helmand road. 6 civilians were wounded. Kandahar
7 month agoMohammad Wali, a teacher at the Helmand Police Academy was killed in Lashkargah
7 month agoScene of attack in Kabul 2 wounded
7 month agoTaliban stated that offensive was conducted along Zaranj road but between Khash Rod center and Delaram NE Nimruz
7 month agoChina: An explosion was reported in Jinpu New District, Dalian at around 6 am on January 25, 2021. The cause of the accident is believed to be a gas pipeline leak from Jinzhou Tiancheng Gas Company. There would be 8 injured and 3 missing
7 month agoWeapons and ammo seized after Taliban attack on Islamabad CP in Alishing district Laghman
7 month agoIED attack in Kabul
Troops of India and China involved in a physical brawl along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week near Naku La area in Sikkim. Soldiers from both sides are injured.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistani Taliban) is claiming that its fighters have once again thwarted an attempted Pakistani army raid targeting them-this time in the Spim Wam area of North Waziristan, allegedly killing 5 soldiers
Two persons on a motorcycle open fire at a 3-wheeler in Pallemulla, Panadura; passenger critically injured died on addition to Panadura Hospital
Reuters: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faced renewed pressure on Monday over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with a new opinion poll showing many believed the government was too slow to respond to the latest wave of infections
ISIS has claimed responsibility for assassinating an Afghan intelligence officer in the Sheikh Mesri area of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad
7 month agoA large-scale conjoint military training exercise "KAVACH" along with "AMPHEX-21" conducted in Andaman Sea & Bay of Bengal, under aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command with participation of Eastern Naval Command & Army Southern Command involving Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard
7 month agoLi Jinzao, former vice Minister of Culture and Tourism, has been expelled from the Party and removed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws, China's top anti-graft body announced on Monday
7 month agoImages: Taliban detained alleged ANDSF soldier in Daulat Abad, Faryab
7 month agoImages: Local authorities in Laghman claimed arrest of alleged Taliban IED maker in Alisheng
7 month agoIMAGE: Local authorities in Balkh claimed arrest of three alleged assassins
7 month agoIMAGE: Local authorities in Nangarhar claimed arrest of alleged Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) operative in Chaparhar
7 month agoVIDEO: Group of gunmen who allegedly carried out an insider attack and joined up with Taliban along with stolen ANDSF weapons, in Zabul
7 month agoVIDEO: Recent IED blast in Helmand
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.
