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August 12, 2021. History will register it as the day the Taliban, nearly 20 years after 9/11 and the subsequent toppling of their 1996-2001 reign by American bombing, struck the decisive blow against the central government in Kabul. In a coordinated blitzkrieg, the Taliban all but captured three crucial hubs: Ghazni and Kandahar in the center, and Herat in the west. They had already captured most of the north. As it stands, the Taliban control 14 (italics mine) provincial capitals and counting. First thing in the morning, they took Ghazni, which is situated around 140 kilometers from Kabul. The repaved...

Al-Qaida sources say group behind coordinated terror killing at least 17 TEL AVIV – Today's deadly attacks in Israel killing at least 17 were meant to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, jihadist sources within an al-Qaida group in the Gaza Strip told WND. The sources come from inside two al-Qaida-affiliated organizations, Jihadiya Salafiya and Jaish al-Islam. The sources said both groups were planning to officially take credit for the attack but now delayed their announcement fearing major Israeli reprisals inside Gaza.

MIL-PAK-MILITANTS-REVENGE Militants preparing to avenge airstrike on religious seminary in PakistanISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (KUNA) -- Security around US and British diplomats and nationals have been beefed up following intelligence reports that militants of an outlawed religious extremist group are planning to avenge the airstrike on its religious seminary last month that killed over 80 alleged militants. The wanted leaders of Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Maulvi Inayatur Rehman and Maulana Faqir Mohammad, at large, have pledged before their supporters to target VIPs in Pakistan and US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, according to the intelligence report submitted to the Interior Ministry. A...