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The blast took place while people were inside the mosque for the evening prayers, Zadran said, adding that they were waiting for an update

Updated On: 23 Nov 2022 | 11:23 AM IST

The blasts, which occurred in rapid succession, hurt several children and more casualties were feared, according to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran and the city's Emergency Hospital

Updated On: 19 Apr 2022 | 2:08 PM IST

A Canada-based think tank in its research paper has warned of a greater threat with the Islamist terrorist groups from Syria and Iraq relocating

Updated On: 19 Apr 2022 | 10:07 AM IST

Since coming to power in Afghanistan eight months ago, the Taliban have touted their success in repressing the Islamic State group, but the militants have expanded into neighboring Pakistan

Updated On: 11 Apr 2022 | 12:17 PM IST

The claims were made to the Chinese media by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi,

Updated On: 05 Apr 2022 | 11:50 AM IST

The Islamic State (IS) of Khorasan has claimed the responsibility of the terror attack on a Shia mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar during the Friday's prayer, in which at least 56 people were killed

Updated On: 06 Mar 2022 | 7:11 AM IST

The death toll on Saturday rose to 62 after five more people injured in the explosion succumbed to their wounds, a hospital official said

Updated On: 05 Mar 2022 | 4:49 PM IST

On Friday, two terrorists opened fire at police officers near the mosque in Peshawar, after which one of them entered the building and staged the explosion.

Updated On: 05 Mar 2022 | 7:33 AM IST

A top US official has claimed that the Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) terror groups were "reconstituting" in Afghanistan.

Updated On: 10 Feb 2022 | 9:36 AM IST

Airstrikes north of Baghdad in retaliation for an attack by the Islamic State group on an Iraqi army barracks earlier this month killed nine suspected IS fighters, including four Lebanese

Updated On: 30 Jan 2022 | 7:23 PM IST

Officials in India remain concerned about internet use for terrorist recruitment and radicalisation to violence, as well as for fomenting interreligious tensions, it said

Updated On: 17 Dec 2021 | 2:51 PM IST

Sixty six Indian-origin terrorists were operating abroad with the Islamic State (IS) which is also present in India, according to the US State Department.

Updated On: 17 Dec 2021 | 11:47 AM IST

A Canadian citizen who joined the Islamic State group nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty to serving as one of the organisation's more prominent English-language propagandists.

Updated On: 11 Dec 2021 | 1:23 PM IST

The Islamic State has claimed the responsibility for the two recent explosions in Kabul, Russian media reported citing Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News

Updated On: 11 Dec 2021 | 1:17 PM IST

Austin has ordered a new review of a U.S. airstrike in Syria in March 2019 that killed dozens, including women and children, to assess the extent of civilian casualties

Updated On: 30 Nov 2021 | 8:48 AM IST

The bomb targeted the sprawling Eidgah Mosque, the second-largest mosque in Kabul, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

Updated On: 03 Oct 2021 | 11:09 PM IST

The Taliban on Monday said that it can restrain Islamic State (Daesh) in Afghanistan and they are not capable of posing a threat to the country.

Updated On: 21 Sep 2021 | 7:45 AM IST

The Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for Monday's rocket attack in Kabul, saying it fired at least six Katyusha rockets at the airport in the Afghan capital

Updated On: 30 Aug 2021 | 7:14 PM IST

An Afghan official says three children were killed in a drone strike that US officials said struck a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers

Updated On: 30 Aug 2021 | 7:07 AM IST

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the killings; the Taliban were not believed to have been involved in the attacks.

Updated On: 27 Aug 2021 | 6:27 AM IST