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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for the killing of four foreign cyclists who were attacked by at least one assailant with a gun and knife after being run down by a vehicle in southern Tajikistan on July 29, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Taliban fighters to hold peace talks with the Afghan government, as he made an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital on July 9, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — As the Islamic State’s arm in Afghanistan has now strengthened, its threat to Afghanistan and Central Asian countries to its north will much depend on the Taliban’s relationship with the militant group. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Farhan Zahid, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Terrorism Monitor: Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blamed some countries for supporting al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Daesh (Islamic State), saying that the groups are being financed and nurtured by US’s allies in the region, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
BEIJING (TCA) — Militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization are moving to Central Asia and Southeast Asia after having been defeated in Syria and Iraq, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on April 24 at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) defense ministers in Beijing, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) will not hold any talks with Daesh (Islamic State) militants and foreign fighters who fight against government forces and are trying to destabilize the country, an official of the Council said on April 20, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
