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At Least 8 people were killed after Islamic State terrorists went on the death-dealing rampage through Egypt’s Sinai desert on Friday. An Egyptian security source said that incident began when ISIS militants opened fire at a security outpost in the town of Bir El-Abd, that left 7 soldiers and one civilian dead. While in a contradictory statement Islamic State-run news agency Amaq had claimed that about 15 Egyptian soldiers were killed 2 others were wounded in their deadly assault on Friday.

S tatement delivered by the ministry of interior of Afghanistan claimed that roundabout 163 anti-government elements were either killed or wounded across the country. The anti-militants operation was launched by the coalition forces in Sar-e-Pul, Jawzjan and Faryab provinces of Afghanistan. In intelligence-based airstrikes, Taliban sustained the large scale of casualties, government officials said on Wednesday. As claimed by the Afghan government officials, 113 Taliban jihadists were killed and 50 others were wounded in a military operation launched on Tuesday night. In airstrikes, more than 50 Multi-purpose Humvee Vehicles frequently used by the Taliban and a large quantity of cache of weapons were annihilated as well.

A t least 27 people including 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded when a passenger coach smashed into a mountain valley. The accident took place when a bus driver lost control over a vehicle due to technical glitch in a bus, the regional Police head informed the media on Sunday. The  bus was traveling from Skardu to Rawalpindi when it crashed near Babusar Pass in Dia Mir District.  The same source further added that victims of the incident were shifted to closeby government hospital for medical assistance.     Diamer District; also called Diamir district is one of the districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is the district through which the Karakoram Highway passes. Capital of the district is Chilas.  

A s many as 179 people were killed and wounded after explosive Laden Vehicle's blast hit the Medial Complex in Southern part of Afghanistan, government officials said on Thursday. An explosion occurred yesterday early-morning in Qalat, the capital city of Zabul province. As stated by the government officials the target of the Taliban attack was National Directorate of Security (NDS) building that is also located in the same vicinity, but mistakenly insurgents blew up government Medical Center.  The National Directorate of Security is the primary intelligence agency of Afghanistan established in 2002.  The spokesperson for the Afghan health minister said that 39 dead bodies and 140 injured were recovered from building wreckage. All members of the National Directorate of Security remained unscathed.

W ith America out of the picture, it is almost impossible for Afghan forces to get their country out off the hook. There has been a constant tug of war between the Afghan government forces and Taliban, that has left thousands of Taliban and Afghan forces dead. The American president Donald Trump has long promised, that he will bring the Taliban on the table of substantive dialogue, the view that he articulated time and over again over the years. Objectively,  Afghan forces and government want American presence in Afghanistan in order to face any kind of contingency with adroitness. Even though the American president knew that the lives of his forces are at stake in Afghanistan, he was unable to clinch a desirable deal with the Afghan Taliban. In pursuance of permanent peace, Afghan and NATO forces are trying to purge the country from the militarization. In recent anti-Taliban operation in different parts of Afghanistan, approximately 170 Jihadists were liquidated, and 40 another were

T aliban sustained the large scale of casualties in Takhar province. The spokesperson, for Takhar governorate, claimed that as many as 30 insurgents were killed in an anti-Taliban military operation on Wednesday. The military operation was launched in Darqad and Yangi Qala districts of northern Takhar province. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) backed by the Afghan Air Force wrought havoc on militants, killing 30, and wounding many more, Afghan government officials said today. Both districts,  Darqad, and Yangi Qala were fell into hands of the Taliban, on 10th of September, after the Taliban carried out relentless   attacks on Afghan forces in particular region.

I nsurgents have managed to take control of two more strategically important districts bordering with Tajikistan. The Darqad and Yangi Qala districts of Takhar Province of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, a spokesperson for the provincial governor said Tuesday. In an attempt, to foil the militant's assault on Yangi Qala district, more than 16 Afghan security forces, and 28 Taliban fighters were killed including their prominent leader Mullah Imamuddin, government officials said. Takhar is a province of Afghanistan, located in the northeast of the country next to Tajikistan.                                                        TOLO NEWS PHOTO