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The Office of the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan informed the media via verified Twitter account on Friday that as many as 550 Taliban detained in a different part of Afghanistan had been freed. The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) further added that 550 Taliban Jihadists imprisoned in 18 provinces of Afghanistan released under the special presidential decree signed by the Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on March 09, 2020. According to the Doha agreement, the Afghan government is bound to release 5,000 Taliban to achieve a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire that ends the longest war of American history.

Written By Shujaat  Hussain Abbasi Kabul, Afghanistan — At least seven civilians were reportedly killed in the gruesome gun attack launched by the unidentified perpetrators in the northern province of Balkh on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the police headquarters of the Sholgara district made an announcement during the press briefing that all victims were farmers targeted by the terrorist group when they were trying to approach their lands for cultivation. No claim of responsibility has yet been made for the gun attack by any insurgents' group. In another incident, five servicemen of Pashtany Bank were killed in the gun violence that took place on the Herat-Islam Qala highway police authorities said on Thursday evening. The incident occurred in Kohsan district of Herat province. No other identifying piece of information about deceased such as names or designations was instantly released by an Afghan police source as of yesterday.    

Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghan government released a large number of Taliban prisoners on Wednesday evening as a part of the major Doha deal, multiple Afghan news agencies reported on  8th April.  Afghan police set free 100 Taliban from Bagram Prison, in Parwan province, under the president Ghani's special decree signed in the first quarter of March 2020. President Ashraf Ghani was bound to release  1,500 Taliban prisoners  according to the special decree which he had signed on March 09 ,2020, but only 100 Taliban granted special privileges.  After freedom, the Taliban shall be required to sign an affidavit that they will not join the battlefield again. According to the Doha accord, the Afghan government is obligated to release 5,000 Taliban in return for 1,000 Afghan soldiers and policemen presently are in the Taliban captivity. The main purpose of the Qatar deal is to achieve a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire that ends the longest war of American history. 

At least five Indian soldiers had reportedly been killed in the blistering gun battle broke out between freedom fighters and the Indian army in the northern part of Kashmir. The spokesperson for the Indian military claimed on Monday that five Indian military personals and the same number of Jihadists were killed in a shootout, took place between arch-rivals and continued for four days, in Kupwara District. Kupwara is one of 10 districts located in the Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir. The same source further claimed that five freedom seekers and 3 Indian soldiers were killed on the spot, while 2 other Indian military commandos died when they were being taken to a nearby military hospital by air ambulance. Killed Indian soldiers identified as Subedar Sanjeev Kumar, Havildar Davendra Singh, Paratrooper Bal Krishan, Paratrooper Amit Kumar, and Paratrooper Chhatrapal Singh.  

Kabul, Afghanistan —  "  Top Islamic State leader and  22 of  his adherents have been netted in a  confidential  anti-terrorists crackdown " , a representative for the Afghan military told on Saturday . Islamic state chief of Khorasan offshoot Abdullah Orakzai was detained by Afghan security forces on Friday in Khandar province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS)said. The detainees were charged with many radical activities including a Kabul gurdwara attack.  The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)also took out one of the most influential and prominent Taliban leaders Qari Jawid alias Masroor along with six militants in a shootout erupted in central Wardak province of Afghanistan on Saturday night . The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been facing a total collapse in Afganistan and the world at large, as its presence in the Middle East and in Afghanistan is decreasing sharply because of succes

Written By Shujaat  Hussain Abbasi Kabul, Afghanistan —  Since the accomplishment of Operation Enduring Freedom, more than 45,000 Afghan National Security Forces (ANDSF) have been killed in Afghanistan, the incumbent Afghan President Ashraf Ghani informed the masses via a live press conference in January 2019. The fatalities of the Afghan National Security Forces in five years are 13 times higher than foreign troops had received in 14 years (2001-2014) during Operation Enduring Freedom. In  Operation Enduring Freedom  3,500 US and NATO combatants were killed. The ground military operation was executed superbly in Afghanistan by the US and NATO ground forces. It was an anti-insurgents military operation designed to depose the Taliban government, dismantle jihadists organizations and install a moderate puppet government. 2014 proved out to be the bloodiest year for international coalition ground forces, therefore, Obama ordered the end of Operation Enduring Freedom, and pulled out