The Global News Desk 115

Police repelled the terrorist attack near the house of the interim minister of National Defense in Kabul. Terrorists launched an explosive-laden vehicle attack to blow up the acting minister General Bismillah Mohammadi's residence in Shirpur, Kabul. A car bomb attack killed 8, wounded 20 near the minister's house. The Afghan special forces leaped into action after an emergency phone call rang, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry stated during a media briefing. After several hours of the standoff with police, all 3 attackers were killed, he further added in the statement. The police operation ended at 11.00 P.M after three hours shootout with insurgents. In a gruesome attack, the acting Afgan minister and his family remained unhurt.  Taliban takes responsibility for a deadly attack on the residence of  General Bismillah Mohammadi,  the Afghan interim minister of National Defense.

  The United Nations said Tuesday that at least 40 civilians were killed and over 100 injured in the 24 hours of a fierce battle between state forces and the Taliban in an environed southern city. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan expressed "deep concern" about the fate of civilians in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, in a social media post, urging an "immediate cessation of fighting in urban areas."The insurgent officials said they have taken hold of over a dozen local TV and radio stations in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province. Hundreds of residents chant from their balconies in Herat, another city under siege, "Allahu akbar", as the state forces thwarted the Taliban's latest onslaught. Independent Commission for Human Rights in Afghanistan stated that the insurgents had committed vengeance and had left at least 40 people dead there.

As per official data, Turkish security forces neutralized 137 PKK and YPG terrorists in domestic and cross-border operations in July 2021. In a statement, Turkish authorities frequently use the word "neutralize" to mention that the miscreants either surrendered, were killed, or were captured. The Turkish Armed Forces, as well as the Security General Directorate, gendarmerie, and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), conducted counter-terrorism operations in July, according to Anadolu Agency. In operations against the terrorist group PKK and its youth branch in numerous provinces, 186 individuals were detained and 40 were apprehended. Security officials proceed with a crackdown to wipe out oppressor elements at home and abroad without interference. The quantity of PKK elements who genuflected to security powers this year rose to 114 as of 28th July.15 terrorists, who killed 2 Turkish soldiers in Operation Euphrates Shield zone were also exterminated on July 24, 2021.

In an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Atmar stated that the Afghan government is willing to make peace with the Taliban if they meet certain requirements. Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the foreign minister of Afghanistan, announced that government is ready for peace and power-sharing with the Taliban,."We are ready for the Taliban to cooperate, we are ready to take them to the administration, we are ready to share peace and power with the Taliban, "He said. Atmar further added, "The future of this country is determined by the freedom of the Afghan people. There should be no threat to Afghanistan, and there should be no foreign insurgents on its soil."He stated that the Afghan government is willing to accept the Taliban as a member of its organization as long as the group does not support terrorism. Source: Mehr News Agency

BAGHDAD, Iraq —  Iraqi security  source yesterday stated that in an equipped attack in the Babel governorate, a unit leader in Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) was martyred. The source told Iraqi media outlets, "Abu Sadiq al‐Khashkashhi, a manager of the ninth brigade in al‐Hashd al‐Shaabi, was assaulted yesterday by mysterious persons. Unidentified persons opened fire at his vehicle while he was going to the Gouvernement of Babel." Al-Khashkhashi and one of its protectors were slain as well, While his driver was wounded, as the report indicated.

As the US envoy in Iraq stated, the US Consulate in Basra, in the south of the state, was shut down as a result of security concerns. Matthew Toller expressed that the US Bureau in Basra was covered for expenses and security reasons.  Washington and Baghdad, according to Toller, have agreed to boost bilateral ties. Iraq, he claims, is a country with great sovereignty, not just for its residents, but also for the entire region. Source: Mehr News Agency. 

The branch of  Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ,  Children's of Fire issued a statement claiming responsibility for the fires that have devasted southern Turkey. The claim of responsibility was published by Nûçe Ciwan, which had the slogan "Dynamism of Youth" in Kurdish (Kurmanji), Arabic, Turkish, German, and English, Greek City Times reported today. We have set the Turkish forest on fire in repose to Turkish spiral atrocities committed against the Kurds in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey, PKK subgroup said. Deadly fire in southern Turkey has claimed 8 lives so far, and thousands of others have been evacuated from the area that is subject to forest blazes and terrorist attacks. Following the hate crime, seven members of a Kurdish family were killed in central Turkey last week.PKK is a Kurdish militant and political group, based in the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and in Syria. Since 1984, the PKK has been involved in an armed conflic