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Afghanistan’s humanitarian and security crisis will only deepen, with ever-greater obligations for the outside world, unless the country’s leaders are given the means to govern effectively.
- The US military’s Central Command said it was ‘aware of allegations that the May 3 strike may have resulted in a civilian casualty’
- The brother of a man killed in the attack called out the ‘American propaganda’, saying the victim had no al-Qaeda ties
Even as the truce was being finalised on Saturday, the two sides kept up firing, with air raid sirens sounding as far as Tel Aviv’s suburbs.
The anti-corruption agency was ordered to release former Prime Minister Imran Khan from its custody, following his arrest on Tuesday that sparked deadly and widespread protests.
Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed a senior commander in charge of Islamic Jihad’s rocket launching force, raising the death toll from the latest burst of fighting to 25.
The rocket fire set off air-raid sirens throughout southern Israel and as far away as Tel Aviv, on the Mediterranean Sea, 80km away.
Khan’s arrest has led to violent protests across the country, with at least two provinces asking the federal government to deploy troops to restore order.
The Israeli army said it had targeted three leaders of Islamic Jihad, which it considers a terrorist organisation.
Video of the man’s killing has been shared widely on social media, with police seen vainly trying to stop a frenzied mob from attacking the alleged blasphemer.
The Israeli air force attacked targets in Gaza after militants fired at least 30 rockets at Israel following the death of high-profile Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan.
Islamic Jihad warned Israel will ‘pay the price’ after Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in Israeli custody after a hunger strike of nearly three months.
Turkey’s president said Abu Hussein al-Qurashi was ‘neutralised as part of an operation’ by Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency.
Alleged Isis mastermind was behind the 2021 bomb attack that killed more than 170 Afghans and 13 US soldiers during the international military evacuations from Afghanistan.
US authorities also announced action against a vast international money laundering and sanctions evasion network, targeting 52 people and entities in Hong Kong, South Africa and elsewhere.
The former prime minister’s bid for snap elections is evolving into a constitutional crisis that’s raised concerns about the future of the country’s democracy.
Sudan’s army carried out air strikes against the bases of a paramilitary force as weeks of tensions between two military commanders erupted into violence.
Christian Easter coincided with Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, against a backdrop of surging Israeli-Palestinian violence
Despite militants firing salvoes of rockets from Lebanon and Gaza over the past day and the Israeli military replying with air strikes, no other serious injuries were reported along the borders.
The US president’s choices for ending America’s longest war were ‘severely constrained’ by his predecessor’s decisions, the White House says.
Media reports named the men as paramedic Kevin Cornwell, YouTube star Miles Routledge and an unnamed manager of a hotel for aid workers. The UK’s foreign ministry said it was ‘working hard to secure consular contact’ with the men.
Police say the 26-year-old man tried to snatch an officer’s gun at the entrance to the holy site, even as Palestinian worshippers there had a different account.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the regional affiliate of Islamic State has increased attacks since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021.
On March 6, France 24 broadcast written replies by AQIM head Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Annabi to 17 questions by the news channel’s specialist.
Aid worker Jeffery Woodke and journalist Olivier Dubois, both prisoners of an al-Qaeda-linked militant group, were the highest-profile foreigners known to be held in the region.
The much-stated reason for the continued US presence is to help Iraq battle remnants of Isis. But a key reason is Iran.
The explosion went off at the Tabian Farhang centre in Mazar-i Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, as journalists gathered for the awards ceremony, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
General Michael Kurilla, the head of the US military’s Central Command visited several prisons and camps in northeastern Syria holding suspected jihadists and their relatives.
Lloyd Austin said discussions with the Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were frank and candid and that the US was firmly opposed to ‘any acts that could trigger more insecurity’.
Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is one of the highest-ranking figures slain since the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021.
