Out of the four articles I chose, the most interesting one was the article called “India wants to contain tensions with Pakistan, focus on economy.” I feel this article is very interesting since it kind of goes with our past lesson on how many nations will act based on the self interest of their nation and not on the interest… Read more »
When I was reading this article I saw on there that it was a act of regalement for the death of one of their leaders it was said by Nader Shah Bahr, who is a member of Parliament from Ghor. To me this shows just how strong Isis really is, it is almost like they are (ISIS) trying to “whip us… Read more »
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen who claim to be followers of the Islamic State killed 23 civilian hostages in a remote province in western Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday. The killings on Tuesday in Ghor Province were the most recent indication that the extremist organization, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has been gaining adherents in new parts of the country,… Read more »
Grieving worshippers Wednesday described desperately trying to shelter their children against a hail of gunfire in Kabul that killed at least 18 people gathering to mark Ashura, one of the most important festivals of the Shiite calendar. Officials said they were still confirming casualties Wednesday as witnesses described gunmen firing “indiscriminately” on men, women and children as they tried to… Read more »
A blast outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan Wednesday killed at least 14 Shiite worshippers a day after gunmen targeted a Kabul mosque packed with pilgrims marking a Shiite holy day. The Islamic State group claimed the Kabul attack. An explosion ripped through a crowd of worshippers gathered to mark Ashura – one of the holiest days for Shiite Muslims… Read more »
The United States on Tuesday demanded the release of an Iranian-American businessman and his 80-year-old father who were handed tough sentences in Tehran on espionage charges. Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, were sentenced to 10 years in prison, a state-run judicial news agency reported earlier in the day, drawing swift condemnation from the US State Department…. Read more »
At least 59 people were killed and more than a hundred critically wounded when gunmen stormed a police training academy in the Pakistani city of Quetta overnight Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. The brazen assault on the highly secured site was claimed by the IS group’s Amaq news agency, which released a photograph of… Read more »
The fight against ISIS has now reached a critical point. Mosul is the last major urban area under ISIS control in Iraq, and it is now effectively under siege by Iraqi and U.S. forces. Now is the time to squeeze Mosul until it breaks and ISIS is forced to retreat. But there are two major areas of the fight that… Read more »
ISIS fighters launched attacks on police Friday in the city of Kirkuk, as Iraqi security forces continued a massive military offensive to try to pry Mosul, one of Iraq’s largest cities, from the militant group. “The fighters struck [Kirkuk] before dawn, with suicide bombers hitting four police stations and gunmen killing police,” NPR’s Alice Fordham reports from Irbil, Iraq, though… Read more »
A factory producing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for the Taliban militants was destroyed during an operation of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in southern Helmand province. Officials in the 215th Maiwand Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces said the factory was destroyed during an operation in Nad-e-Ali district. The officials further added at least 15… Read more »