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Afghanistan: suicide blast in Kabul kills six, including British national

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A suicide bomber on Thursday rammed an explosive-laden car into a British embassy vehicle in Kabul, killing five Afghans and one Briton in the latest attack as NATO troops continue to withdraw from the country. An Afghan employee in the embassy and a British security contractor died in the blast, which occurred on a stretch of road known for suicide …

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UK sending more experts to train Iraqi soldiers

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The UK will send more security force personnel to Iraq to train Iraqi forces in the battle against extremist group Islamic State (IS), UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Wednesday. Britain has been supporting the US-led air strikes to force IS militants out of Iraq and has already trained Kurdish fighters in the country. “We will be stepping up …

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IS video of another captive British journalist promises to reveal the “truth”

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Extremist group Islamic State (IS) on Thursday released a video of a British journalist John Cantlie to show that he was being held captive by the group. The video, which was posted on YouTube, shows Cantlie dressed in an orange jumpsuit speaking to the camera – he promised to reveal the “truth” about the extremist group in a series of …

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Canada: Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh pleads guilty in terrorism trial

Misbahuddin Ahmed, an X-ray technologist from Ottawa, is awaiting his sentence after he was guilty of conspiring to facilitate a terrorist activity and to take part in a terrorist group’s activities.

Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, the ringleader of an organization accused with plotting attacks in Canada, pleaded guilty to possession of explosives with intent to cause harm as a part of a terror conspiracy, and received a 24-year prison sentence from a court in Ottawa. He pled guilty in court on Wednesday under a deal his lawyers made with the Crown. He …

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Afghanistan: poll rivals sign agreement on unity government

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On Friday, Afghanistan’s dueling Presidential candidates reached an agreement to form an Afghani unity government, kicking off a way forward after a fraud-tainted election that threatened to revive ethnic clashes. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani promised to work together regardless of who becomes President after an audit of all 8 million votes will declare the winner of the election. US …

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Revealed: ISIS Iran Alliance to Protect Bashar Al Assad

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The Evidence: In a response to Al Qaeda Emir Ayman al Zawahiri’s latest attempt at reconciliation with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad Al Adnani made a startling admission: Al Qaeda has ordered its fighters and branches to refrain from attacking the Iranian state in order to preserve the terror group’s network in the country. …

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Afghanistan: Abdullah claims win despite preliminary result as election crisis deepens

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Afghani Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday claimed victory in Afghanistan’s disputed election, and said that election fraud is the reason why he was not leading the preliminary results on Monday, which poll rival Ashraf Ghani led. At a rally in Kabul comprising of thousands of supporters, Abdullah said that he would continue to fight for the Presidency, and called …

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Middle East and North African nations make up bottom of 2014 Global Peace Index

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The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its Global Peace Index report for the year 2014, and several North African and Middle Eastern nations performed poorly owing to the violence in the region. Countries were graded peace scores based on 22 different indicators, with each of the different indicators weighted according to importance. According to the report, global peace …

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