Terrorism
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Aug- 2021 -27 August
Islamic State Suicide Bombers Kill Scores at Kabul Airport
Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport, killing scores of people including 13 US troops.
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26 August
Anti-Taliban Resistance Spreading in Afghanistan: Massoud Brother
Resistance to the Taliban has spread extensively across Afghanistan and the hardline Islamists will be unable to crush it, the brother of famed commander Ahmad Shah Massoud said.
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26 August
16 Soldiers Killed in Jihadist-Hit Southeast Niger
An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger's jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16 soldiers and wounded nine others.
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25 August
Afghan Resistance Leader Vows ‘No Surrender’
The leader of a resistance movement to the Taliban has vowed to never surrender but is open to negotiations with the new rulers of Afghanistan.
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24 August
Panjshir Resistance Digs in to Defend Key Valley From Taliban
With militia fighters and former government soldiers in its ranks, the National Resistance Front in the remote Panjshir Valley is resisting Taliban aggression.
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23 August
Taliban Says ‘Hundreds’ of Fighters Head for Holdout Valley Panjshir
The Taliban said "hundreds" of its fighters were heading to the Panjshir Valley, one of the few parts of Afghanistan not yet controlled by the group.
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23 August
Nigerian Gunmen Free 15 More Abducted Baptist Students
Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students in northwestern Nigeria have released 15 more of the hostages after collecting ransom.
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20 August
Bali-Bombing Terror Group Planned Fresh Indonesia Attack: Police
The extremist group behind the Bali bombings was planning a fresh attack during Indonesia's independence day celebrations this week, police said.
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20 August
15 Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Central Mali: Army
Suspected jihadists mounted an ambush on an army convoy in central Mali that left 15 soldiers dead and 34 wounded, 10 of them seriously.
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19 August
Anti-Taliban Forces Massing in Panjshir Valley, Says Russia
A Taliban resistance is forming in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley led by vice president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, the son of a famed anti-Taliban fighter.
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