Militancy
MilitancyFailed 'lone wolf' militant attack in Gulshan
The young man who hurled a petrol bomb at a car belonging to the American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) was a ‘lone wolf’ militant. He learned how to make petrol bombs and also attack ...
Gun-toting Taliban mingle with families and kids at Kabul Zoo
Taliban soldiers cradling AK-47s and M16 assault rifles mingle among families at Kabul Zoo, a novelty experience for many of the young fighters from rural Afghanistan
Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan
Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country's new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers back to the classroom
Women in Afghanistan won't be allowed to play any sports: Taliban
The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that women in Afghanistan will not be allowed to play any sports, including cricket
UN concerned about Afghan women's rights under Taliban
The Taliban is already neglecting its promise to respect Afghan women's rights, a United Nations official based in Kabul said Wednesday
Bangladesh army chief pays tributes at war memorial in New Delhi
Visiting chief of Bangladesh Army general SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Tuesday laid a wreath and paid tributes to the fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial in New Delhi, capital of India.
Afghanistan
Taliban order university women to wear face-covering niqab
The Taliban have ordered that the women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face and classes must be segregated by sex -- or at least divided ...
IS-inspired attacker shot dead after New Zealand supermarket knife rampage
An Islamic State-inspired attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage Friday, before being shot dead by undercover police officers who had him under round-the-clock ...
In 'pain and anger', Pentagon looks to lessons of 20-year war
US defence chiefs said they felt pain and anger Wednesday and would humbly study the lessons of the Afghan war after leaving the country under control of the Taliban, whom they fought for 20 years
Britain in talks with Taliban over safe passage of remaining nationals
Britain has opened talks with the Taliban over the "safe passage" of its remaining nationals and allies out of Afghanistan after the hardline Islamist group's quickfire takeover of the country last ...
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