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South Asia News: Terror groups in Afghanistan are enjoying greater freedom than ever before, according to a UN report. The Taliban has not taken steps to limit the activities of foreign terrorist fighters, and terrorist groups have increased in strength.

Bill and Caleb are joined again by Edmund Fitton-Brown — former coordinator of the UN’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team — to discuss the group’s latest report on the threat posed by al Qaeda and the Islamic State. They unpack the report’s highlights and key takeaways, including uncertainty surrounding the new IS leader and why the reason behind it could be “earth-shattering;” West Africa’s slide into even deeper chaos; how only one ‘member state’ (��) den...

Al Qaeda continues to build its network and infrastructure in Afghanistan after the fall of the Afghan government. Al Qaeda opened eight new training camps, five madrasas, a weapons depot and safe houses in Afghanistan that are used to facilitate the movement of its members to and from Iran.

The Islamic State documents at least 36 clashes between its men and Shabaab, al-Qaeda's East African wing, between March and December 2023.

Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense, on Wednesday, met with Abdusalom Abdumavlonovich Azizov, the head of Uzbekistan’s intelligence, and his accompanying delegation to discuss border issues, strengthening of bilateral relations, economic and transit cooperation, and other issues. The Ministry of National Defense said during the meeting, Mujahid said: "We have done a lot

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), in response to the recent report of the UN’s Security Council, says that a regular program of accusations is being carried out by the United Nations. The United Nations Security Council recently said in a report that there are Al-Qaeda cells in Afghanistan or that some groups are active

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A Chinese businessman met with acting minister of industry and commerce Noorudin Azizi and expressed interest in investing in a number of sectors including the glass and cement manufacturing sector and the oil refinery sector. The ministry’s spokesman Abdul Salam Jawad Akhundzadah said the businessman was also interested in establishing a 10 megawatt solar power

Mayor Eric Adams' veto of two criminal justice reform bills has been met with criticism from the City Council and the Public Advocate.

Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vetoed a City Council-approved bill that would ban solitary confinement in city jails, saying the measure would have endangered both inmates and prison workers.