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January - 2 
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), P. Sunderraj of Bastar division of Chhattisgarh said that the division had witnessed a decline of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related incidents by 40 per cent in 2019, reports Pioneer on January 3. The IGP further said that there was a decline in loss of s
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), P. Sunderraj of Bastar division of Chhattisgarh said that the division had witnessed a decline of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related incidents by 40 per cent in 2019, reports Pioneer on January 3. The IGP further said that there was a decline in loss of security personnel lives in different incidents by 55 per cent and loss of civilian lives in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks by 45 per cent in the previous year. The IGP attributed the decline to the success of the ‘Faith-Development-Security’ policy. He said Chhattisgarh Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) have been working in coordination for effective control. He also said that seven security camps have been established at Chindnaar, Chikpal and Potali of Dantewada District, Khodgaon in Narayanpur District, Pusnar and Bodli of Bijapur District and Sureli in Kanker District. The IGP also added that along with the anti-Naxal operation, the Security Forces (SFs) have been providing security to the construction of roads and bridges.
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January - 6 
The Border Security Force (BSF) said that the amount of heroin seized along the India-Pakistan border has come down considerably in the last couple of years, reports The Tribune on January 7. This year, the BSF had seized 227.5 kilogram heroin, which is the lowest in the last five years. In 2014, th
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The Border Security Force (BSF) said that the amount of heroin seized along the India-Pakistan border has come down considerably in the last couple of years, reports The Tribune on January 7. This year, the BSF had seized 227.5 kilogram heroin, which is the lowest in the last five years. In 2014, the BSF had recovered 361.41 kilogram heroin, besides seizing weapons, ammunition, over 100 Pakistani SIMs and mobiles. This was followed by the recovery of 344.30 kilogram of heroin in 2015, 230.56 kilogram in 2016 and 278.14 kilogram in 2017. The seizures went down in 2018 to 221.30 kilogram and the trend continued this year too. The BSF claimed that this was a result of better border domination and increased technical surveillance by the BSF authorities, along with various counter-smuggling measures launched by other security agencies like the Special Task Force (STF) set up by Punjab Police. Meanwhile, the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) too has virtually stopped. Notes with face value of INR 5.204 million were seized in 2013, followed by INR 1.1 million each in 2014 and 2015. As per data available with the BSF, the recovery of Pakistani mobiles and SIM cards had also dipped. Moreover, only 17 Pakistani nationals, besides four other nationals were arrested or interdicted this year. From 2013, around 30 Pakistani infiltrators were apprehended or killed annually. BSF officials said in addition to increased surveillance through hi-tech equipment like LORROS, HHTI, thermal and infra-red imagers, the latest ground sensor devices were also being used to penetrate much farther across the fencing. A BSF official asserted that over and above, the deployment of additional battalions along the border had also helped. Additionally, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Ferozepur District of Punjab, Vivek Sheel Soni, attributed the decrease in seizure of heroin to better security measures and enhanced coordination of information amid various security and intelligence agencies. The SSP said, “We are identifying both suppliers and consumers to break the nexus and chain of supply in this region.”
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January - 8 
According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) report, language /ethnicity, tribal rivalry, migration, control over local resources and a widespread feeling of exploitation and alienation have resulted in violence and diverse demands by “Indian Insurgent Groups” (IIGs), reportsEastern Mirror on
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According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) report, language /ethnicity, tribal rivalry, migration, control over local resources and a widespread feeling of exploitation and alienation have resulted in violence and diverse demands by “Indian Insurgent Groups” (IIGs), reportsEastern Mirror on January 9. The demands, vary from sovereignty to independent state or simply better conditions for ethnic groups they claim to represent. The report claimed that “The underground outfits indulge in violent and terror activities and intimidate people with arms in order to achieve their objectives /demands. They maintain cross-border links, procure arms, recruit and train their cadres, and indulge in unlawful activities such as damaging of public properties, bomb explosions, extortions, killing of innocent civilians, security forces personnel, attacks on/abduction of government employees, politicians, and businessmen”. The report also stated that government had shown its willingness to enter into dialogue with any group willing to abjure the path of violence and place its demand within the framework of the Constitution of India.
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January - 14 
Security situation in tribal districts witnessed significant improvement in 2019, according to the annual security report of Fata Research Centre (FRC), reports Dawn on January 15. The report issued on January 14 said that 160 incidents of violence were recorded during the year 2019 in tribal distri
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Security situation in tribal districts witnessed significant improvement in 2019, according to the annual security report of Fata Research Centre (FRC), reports Dawn on January 15. The report issued on January 14 said that 160 incidents of violence were recorded during the year 2019 in tribal districts compared to 264 such incidents in 2018. “It shows a 16 per cent decline in incidents of terrorism and 82 per cent decrease in counter-terrorism incidents,” said the report. It added that the 106 incidents of terrorism in the previous year included 54 attacks on security forces and 48 attacks on civilians while attacks targeted members of civil militia or peace committee. The incidents of both terrorism and counter-terrorism resulted in 281 casualties including 110 killed and 171 injured in all tribal districts, marking a significant decrease of 24 per cent in overall casualties. The report said that of the total casualties, 57 per cent were related to security forces. Comparatively, 12 per cent increase in casualties of security forces was observed. Civilians stood at second with 87 casualties, which make it 31 per cent of the overall casualties. A significant decline of 55 per cent was observed in civilian casualties in the reporting year. Eight casualties of peace committees were also recorded during the year 2019. The report said that North Waziristan tribal district remained the most turbulent one as 45 terrorism incidents were recorded in the district compared to 58 such incidents in 2018. South Waziristan tribal district stood second with 25 terrorist incidents which resulted in 44 casualties followed by Bajaur and Khyber that reported 15 and 12 incidents of terrorism, respectively. Six incidents of terrorism were reported from Mohmand tribal district while only one such incident took place in Orakzai. Although only one incident of terrorism was reported from Kurram, yet the district is highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
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January - 15 
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2020 published on January 15 said winning the third straight elections marred by allegations of fraud and a crackdown on the opposition, the Awami League (AL)-led Government stifled dissent and failed to hold law enforcement accountable for abuses, report
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2020 published on January 15 said winning the third straight elections marred by allegations of fraud and a crackdown on the opposition, the Awami League (AL)-led Government stifled dissent and failed to hold law enforcement accountable for abuses, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report said: “Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League took office after securing 96 percent of seats in the parliament, with international concern about an increasing bent towards authoritarianism. Instead of restoring international and public faith in the government’s respect for rights, the ruling party has only tightened their grip on civil society.”
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January - 17 
For the first time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a meeting with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on January 17 admitted that thousands of people missing since the end of the brutal civil war between the Government and the Liberat
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For the first time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a meeting with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on January 17 admitted that thousands of people missing since the end of the brutal civil war between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels over a decade ago are "dead", reports Times of India. He told that after the necessary investigations are completed steps would be taken to issue death certificates to these missing persons. According to the Government figures, over 20,000 people are missing due to various conflicts including the three-decade separatist war with LTTE in the north and east which claimed at least 100,000 lives.
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January - 20 
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 1,118 persons, including 622 males, 358 women and 138 children, were apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) while crossing over to India from Bangladesh in 2018, reports The Telegraph on January 21. In 2017, 871 Bangladeshi nationals,
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According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 1,118 persons, including 622 males, 358 women and 138 children, were apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) while crossing over to India from Bangladesh in 2018, reports The Telegraph on January 21. In 2017, 871 Bangladeshi nationals, including 603 men, 224 women and 44 children were arrested. At the same time, the report highlights the steep rise in the “outward” movement from India to Bangladesh during the time period. While 821 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by the BSF while illegally crossing over to Bangladesh from India in 2017, 2,971 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested while leaving India in 2018. BSF guards the international border in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram. The director-general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, had said earlier this month that 445 Bangladeshi nationals had left India in the previous two months.
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January - 23 
According to Transparency International report released on January 23, Afghanistan has remained among the top 10 corrupt countries in the world in 2019, reports Khaama News Agency. Afghanistan had scored 15 out of 100 in 2017, 16 in 2018 and remained in the same place in 2019.
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According to Transparency International report released on January 23, Afghanistan has remained among the top 10 corrupt countries in the world in 2019, reports Khaama News Agency. Afghanistan had scored 15 out of 100 in 2017, 16 in 2018 and remained in the same place in 2019.
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January - 31 
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in its latest report, records marked increase in violent attacks in Afghanistan in the last quarter of 2019 compared with previous years, report Al Jazeera. According to a SIGAR report released on January 31, 2020; there were 8,204 at
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in its latest report, records marked increase in violent attacks in Afghanistan in the last quarter of 2019 compared with previous years, report Al Jazeera. According to a SIGAR report released on January 31, 2020; there were 8,204 attacks between October and December 2019 - up from 6,974 in the same period in 2018. "A turbulent last six months resulted in increases in overall enemy attacks [6 percent] and effective attacks [4 percent] in 2019 compared to the already high levels reported in 2018," SIGAR said in its quarterly report to the US Congress. Thirty-seven percent of the attacks resulted in people being killed or injured, the report said.
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February - 3 
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in a report said that 2019, like previous years, once again was a deadly year for Afghan civilians despite ongoing peace efforts to end the 18-year-old war, reports Tolo News on February 4. The report indicates that 86,823 civilians, includ
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The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in a report said that 2019, like previous years, once again was a deadly year for Afghan civilians despite ongoing peace efforts to end the 18-year-old war, reports Tolo News on February 4. The report indicates that 86,823 civilians, including women and children, were harmed by conflict between 2009-2019 (28,979 killed, and 57,844 injured). "The high number of civilian causalities indicate all sides’ failure to comply with international humanitarian law," the report said. In 2019, fewer civilians were harmed by conflict compared to 2018, the report says. In 2018 there was a total of 11,611 civilian casualties, and during the same period in 2019 there were 10,772 civilian casualties. The report says that the majority of civilian casualties have occurred in the southwestern zone, harming 3,453 victims, which is 32 per cent of all civilian casualties in 2019. "The Taliban is responsible for 71% of all civilian casualties in 2019," the report says, adding that Daesh/ Islamic State (IS) is responsible for five per cent, while, Afghan and international forces are responsible for 14% of civilian casualties. The perpetrators for nine per cent of civilian casualties is unknown, according to the report.
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February - 4 
The Jharkhand Police figures on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) show that at least 196 hardcore cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carrying cash rewards up to INR 10 million are still wanted in the State, reports New Kerala on February, 5. According to the data, among the 196 wanted Ma
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The Jharkhand Police figures on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) show that at least 196 hardcore cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carrying cash rewards up to INR 10 million are still wanted in the State, reports New Kerala on February, 5. According to the data, among the 196 wanted Maoist cadres in the State, five Maoists are carrying cash rewards of INR 10million each on their heads, whereas, 62 Maoists are carrying cash rewards of INR 100,000; 32 each carrying cash rewards of INR 200,000; 38 each carrying cash rewards of INR 500,000; 25 each carrying cash rewards of INR 1 million; 19 each carrying cash rewards of INR 1.5 million and 15 each carrying rewards of INR 2.5 million on their heads. The five Maoists carrying INR 10million cash rewards are identified as, Prashant Bose aka Kisan da aka Manish aka Budda, Misir Besra aka Bhaskar aka Sagar da, Asim Mandal aka Akash aka Timir, Anal-da aka Toofan aka Patiram Manjhi and Prayag Manjhi aka Vivek aka Foochna. The report further adds that, at least 400 Maoist cadres are still active in the State and 18 out of 24 Districts in the State are considered to be Maoist-affected.
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February - 11 
On February 11, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai replying to a query in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that almost 21,348 infiltrators were deported and 9,145 arrested by Indian authorities along the border with Bangladesh in the past five years since 2015, repor
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On February 11, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai replying to a query in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that almost 21,348 infiltrators were deported and 9,145 arrested by Indian authorities along the border with Bangladesh in the past five years since 2015, reports The Times of India. According to official data, around 5,930 infiltrators were arrested on Indo-Bangladesh border by Border Security Force (BSF) in 2015; 5,147 in 2016; 4,706 in 2017; 3,390 in 2018 and 2,175 in 2019. Clarifying about the data of deportation, Rai stated that 426 infiltrators were deported along the same border in 2015; 2,075 in 2016; 1,175 in 2017; 1,118 in 2018 and 1,351 in 2019. To tackle infiltration, Central Government is said to have adopted a multi-pronged approach including round-the-clock surveillance and patrolling on the borders and establishment of observation post; construction of border fencing & floodlighting; introduction of modern and hi-tech surveillance equipment; upgradation of intelligence setup and enhanced coordination with the state governments and concerned intelligence agencies.
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February - 11 
The Minister of State (MoS) for Home, G. Kishan Reddy, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on February 11, informed that the number of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence including incidents of killings of civilians and Security Forces (SFs) has shown a decli
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The Minister of State (MoS) for Home, G. Kishan Reddy, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on February 11, informed that the number of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence including incidents of killings of civilians and Security Forces (SFs) has shown a declining trend in the last three-year period beginning 2017, reports The Times of India. As per the provided data, the number of Maoist incidents of violence declined from 908 (2017) to 833 (2018) and were recorded at 670 (2019). Similarly, the number of civilians killed in the various LWE violence-affected States also came down from 188 (2017) to 173 (2018) and followed by 150 (2019). Likewise, a similar trend was observed in the number of SFs killed which came down from 75 (2017) to 67 (2018) and further reduced to 52 (2019). However, the number of Maoists killed and arrested during the same time period did not show a consistent picture. In 2017, while 136 Naxals were killed in various States, it grew to 225 in 2018 but came down to 145 during the last year. Similarly, the figures for Naxals arrested were 1,888 in 2017 which went up to 1,933 in 2018 and then went down to 1,276 in 2019. The MoS also said, "To combat the LWE menace in a holistic manner, the Government of India has formulated a national policy and action plan in 2015, which envisages a multi-pronged approach comprising security, development and ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc."
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February - 15 
According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (UMHA) data related to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence, the number of incidents had declined in Telangana since 2017, reports Telangana Today on February 16. The UMHA’s data said that 112 Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested in Telangan
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According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (UMHA) data related to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence, the number of incidents had declined in Telangana since 2017, reports Telangana Today on February 16. The UMHA’s data said that 112 Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested in Telangana in 2019, as against 113 in 2018. Two each category of civilian and LWEs were killed in separate incidents in the State in 2019. There were five incidents in 2017 while 11 incidents took place in 2018 and eight in 2019. The notable factor was that not a single person from the Security Forces (SFs) was killed since 2017 in Telangana, said the MHA’s data. According to the data, in all, 1,276 LWEs were arrested in the 10 States affected by LWEs – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in 2019. Also, around 670 incidents were reported in 2019 in the aforementioned 10 States in which 150 civilians and 145 LWEs lost their lives.
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February - 21 
The United Nations released its latest report, UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on civilian casualties in Afghanistan, documents up to 10,400 civilian deaths and injuries during the year 2019, reports The Khaama Press on February 22. The UNAMA in a statement said “The new report documents 3,403 c
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The United Nations released its latest report, UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on civilian casualties in Afghanistan, documents up to 10,400 civilian deaths and injuries during the year 2019, reports The Khaama Press on February 22. The UNAMA in a statement said “The new report documents 3,403 civilians killed and 6,989 injured, with the majority of the civilian casualties inflicted by anti-government elements.” UNAMA further added “It is the sixth year in a row that the number of civilian casualties has exceeded 10,000.” “The figures outlined in the new report – released jointly by UNAMA and the UN Human Rights Office – represent a five per cent decrease over the previous year, mainly due to a decrease in civilian casualties caused by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP),” the report stated. It also added “Civilian casualties caused by the other parties increased, particularly by the Taliban (21 per cent increase) and the international military forces (18 per cent increase), mainly due to an increase in improvised explosive device attacks and airstrikes.”
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February - 26 
Mizoram Home Minister, Lalchamliana on February 26, stated in the State Assembly that 632 smuggled arms of different category, 47,510 rounds of live ammunition and 314 magazines smuggled into the state mainly from Myanmar, have been seized by the state Police between 2004-2005 and 2019-20, reports N
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Mizoram Home Minister, Lalchamliana on February 26, stated in the State Assembly that 632 smuggled arms of different category, 47,510 rounds of live ammunition and 314 magazines smuggled into the state mainly from Myanmar, have been seized by the state Police between 2004-2005 and 2019-20, reports Northeast Now. The seized arms included 134 AK-47 rifles, 8 AK-56 rifles and 26 Light Machine Guns (LMGs). He said that the largest arm haul was made in 2011-12 fiscal an in that year at least 91 arms were seized in the state, followed by 83 arms seizure during 2014-15 fiscal. During the current fiscal (2019-2020), at least 23 different smuggled arms were seized against 27 in 2018-2019. He also added that 32 smugglers are currently incarcerated, of which eight Myanmar nationals have been convicted while 24 were being tried in court.
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February - 27 
According to Afghan Government at least 21 Security Force personals and nine civilians were killed across twelve Provinces and 49 others were wounded, since the start of the Reduction In Violence (RIV) plan that began on February 22, reports Tolo News on February 28. According to the Ministry of Int
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According to Afghan Government at least 21 Security Force personals and nine civilians were killed across twelve Provinces and 49 others were wounded, since the start of the Reduction In Violence (RIV) plan that began on February 22, reports Tolo News on February 28. According to the Ministry of Interior, on February 28, Taliban militants launched attacks on three Afghan Forces checkpoints in Kapisa, Laghman and Badakhshan Provinces, which resulted in the killing of at least one member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) and the wounding of three others. February 28 was the seventh and last day of the reduction in violence period.
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March - 3 
No major militant attack took place in the hinterland of the country during the last three years, except a grenade attack in Amritsar in November 2018, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed Lok Sabha (Lower house of Indian Parliament) on March 3, reports Kashmir Observer. Jammu and Kash
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No major militant attack took place in the hinterland of the country during the last three years, except a grenade attack in Amritsar in November 2018, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed Lok Sabha (Lower house of Indian Parliament) on March 3, reports Kashmir Observer. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reported over 1,500 militancy related incidents during the period, UMHA informed. The grenade attack in Amritsar took place at a prayer hall in Adliwal village on November 18, 2018, wherein three persons were killed, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said. The data presented by the minister showed that 1,550 militancy related incidents were reported in J&K between 2017 and 2019 and 251 security personnel, 118 civilians and 627 militants were killed during the period. Minister, Reddy, said militancy is largely sponsored from across the border as Pakistan’s external intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has close links with militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and it provides them safe havens, material support, finance and other logistics to carry out militant activities in India.
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March - 3 
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) on March 3 disposed of 4,476 cases by February 29, out of a total of 6,556 cases registered by January 31, reports Pakistan Today. According to an official handout issued, a total of 6,556 cases were received by the commission up to Januar
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The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) on March 3 disposed of 4,476 cases by February 29, out of a total of 6,556 cases registered by January 31, reports Pakistan Today. According to an official handout issued, a total of 6,556 cases were received by the commission up to January 2020 and 48 more cases were registered by the commission in January – raising the total number of cases to 6,604. The commission disposed of 42 cases in February 2020 and thus total disposal of missing persons up to February 29 is 4,476 and balance as on February 29 is 2,128. The commission has conducted 666 hearings in February, 322 in Islamabad, 208 hearings in Karachi, 68 hearings in Peshawar and 68 hearings in Lahore during February 2020.
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March - 4 
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, on March 4, informed the State Assembly that 81 Naxals (Left Wing Extremists, LWE) have been killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) since January 1, 2019, reports ANI. Replying to a question raised by former Chief Minister (CM), Raman Singh, Sahu
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Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, on March 4, informed the State Assembly that 81 Naxals (Left Wing Extremists, LWE) have been killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) since January 1, 2019, reports ANI. Replying to a question raised by former Chief Minister (CM), Raman Singh, Sahu said, "81 Naxals have been killed in encounters with Security Forces since January 1, 2019." He also informed that 350 Naxals have surrendered before authorities between January 1, 2019, and February 15, 2020. "During the same period, 57 civilians and 25 security personnel lost their lives in Naxal-related incidents," the Minister added.
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March - 4 
There were a total of 646 incidents of ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pakistan International Border (IB) as well as the Line of Control (LoC) between January 1 and February 23 this year, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said on March 4, reports New Indian Express. "There have been 27
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There were a total of 646 incidents of ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pakistan International Border (IB) as well as the Line of Control (LoC) between January 1 and February 23 this year, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said on March 4, reports New Indian Express. "There have been 27 encounters with terrorists in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) since August 5 last year to February 23 this year. Forty-five terrorists were neutralised and 7 security force personnel were also martyred," the minister stated. "In addition, 132 cases of cross border firing from August 5, 2019, to December 31, 2019, and 41 cases of cross border firing between January 1 and February 15 this year along the international border and LOC in union territory of J&K were committed," Naik stated. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament), the minister said that during 2019, there were 1,586 incidents of ceasefire violations at the LoC and Indo-Pakistan IB.
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March - 4 
Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India Parliament) that the security situation in the northeast had improved since 2014 and there had been a 78 per cent decline in casualties in the security forces, reports The Telegraph on March 5. He stated, “Co
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Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India Parliament) that the security situation in the northeast had improved since 2014 and there had been a 78 per cent decline in casualties in the security forces, reports The Telegraph on March 5. He stated, “Compared to 2013, there has been 70 per cent reduction in insurgency incidents, 80 per cent in civilian deaths and 78 per cent in security forces’ casualties in 2019”. As many as 1,824 insurgents surrendered between 2014 and 2019.
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March - 5 
There were 195 incidents of stone pelting in Kashmir Valley post abrogation of Article 370, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on March 5, reports Kashmir Age. Replying to a question in Parliament about the details of stone pelting and militant attack cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K
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There were 195 incidents of stone pelting in Kashmir Valley post abrogation of Article 370, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on March 5, reports Kashmir Age. Replying to a question in Parliament about the details of stone pelting and militant attack cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2018 and 2019 after abrogation of Article 370, Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy said 802 incidents of stone pelting were reported in 2018. Regarding militancy, the minister said that 48 incidents were registered from 5 August to 31 December 2019. In 2018, there were 409 such incidents.
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March - 6 
A document seized by Gadchiroli Police of Maharashtra, during recent operation (date unspecified) against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suggests that the Maoists have no plans to shift their base from the forested and hilly Abujhmadh region close toMaharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, rep
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A document seized by Gadchiroli Police of Maharashtra, during recent operation (date unspecified) against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suggests that the Maoists have no plans to shift their base from the forested and hilly Abujhmadh region close toMaharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, reports The Times of India on March 7. As per the report, the seized document stated, ‘last blood would be shed at Abujhmadh’ implying the Maoists’ wish to make their last stand in the region. Further, the Maoist document, also puts to rest on speculation regarding developing forested terrains of Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh as their alternative base after repeated strikes on Abujhmadh by Security Forces (SFs) of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. It is also learnt three platoons of Vistar Dalam (armed squad) were operating from Amarkantak forests from where their top brass can control movements in Madhya Pradesh, especially in Balaghat region where they enjoyed domination in the past. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are also accessible from Amarkantak. Abujhmadh has been fortress of the Maoists from where ‘Central Committee (CC)’ members manage the rebel movement under the CPI-Maoist. The apex body members meet their various formations, plan, strategize and also holds plenum here, according to the documents seized from them. The place is also known to have a arms factory, printing press and medical facilities surrounded by minefields. Gadchiroli, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailesh Balkawade, said “Abujhmadh occupies a place of pride among Maoists which is unlikely to get replaced going by the documents we have seized.”
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March - 8 
At least 50 Pakistani fighters have been killed in military action by the Turkish Army and Syrian forces in Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwest of the country, Pakistan Today reported on March 9 quoting Arab News. Fighting has escalated dramatically in recent days in Idlib in northw
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At least 50 Pakistani fighters have been killed in military action by the Turkish Army and Syrian forces in Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwest of the country, Pakistan Today reported on March 9 quoting Arab News. Fighting has escalated dramatically in recent days in Idlib in northwest Syria, where Turkey has sent thousands of troops and military vehicles in the last month to counter Syrian government forces’ advances in the last remaining bastion held by rebels. On the opposite side in Syria’s nine-year conflict is Russia, which supports President Bashar Assad and has also carried out airstrikes in recent days. On March 5, Turkey and Russia agreed to a cease-fire deal after talks in Moscow to contain a conflict that has displaced nearly a million people in three months. “The number of those [Pakistanis] killed is more than 50,” an official told Arab News on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media about the issue. Another government official confirmed that 50 Pakistanis had been killed. Pakistan’s foreign office did not respond to Arab News queries when contacted to comment on this news. The deceased likely belong to Zainebiyoun Brigade, a militant group that was placed on the US Treasury’s financial blacklist in January 2019 and comprises Pakistani Shias fighting in Syria and Iran. According to media reports, Zainebiyoun Brigade has over 800 Pakistanis fighting in Syria. The group’s fighters are allegedly trained by Iran’s Quds Force, the military unit responsible for projecting Iran’s influence via proxies across the Middle East.
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March - 11 
A total of 451 persons are under detention in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), including 396 persons under the Public Safety Act (PSA), reports Daily Excelsior on March 12. Giving details in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament), Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy said the Jammu and
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A total of 451 persons are under detention in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), including 396 persons under the Public Safety Act (PSA), reports Daily Excelsior on March 12. Giving details in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament), Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy said the Jammu and Kashmir authorities had taken 7,357 persons in preventive custody since August, 2019 when the special status of the erstwhile State was abrogated and it was divided into two Union Territories (UTs). He said among those detained were stone pelters, miscreants, Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of terrorist outfits, separatists. “Out of these, 451 such persons are presently under preventive detention, which includes 396 persons under Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA),” he said. The Minister said the detentions have been made under section 107 of the CrPC, as also under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978.
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March - 11 
According to a report of the Home Department Standing Committee, at least eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed, 50 arrested and 13 surrendered during 2019 across Odisha, reports The Week on March 12. The report said that 44 Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] incidents
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According to a report of the Home Department Standing Committee, at least eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed, 50 arrested and 13 surrendered during 2019 across Odisha, reports The Week on March 12. The report said that 44 Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] incidents were reported in 2019, of which 12 incidents were exchange of fire between the security personnel and the Maoists. It also said that the Police have seized 21 guns, 30 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and a large quantity of ammunition during anti-Naxal operations. Further, LWE activities across the State remained by and large under control, however, the situation remained challenging in some parts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Bolangir, and Nabarangpur Districts, the report added.
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March - 11 
The Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 11, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) that a total of 802 people are kept in detention centres in Assam as on March 6, 2020, reports Morung Express. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai stated that “As on 06/0
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The Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 11, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) that a total of 802 people are kept in detention centres in Assam as on March 6, 2020, reports Morung Express. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai stated that “As on 06/03/2020, 802 persons have been kept in detention centres in Assam”. He stated that “A total of 3,11,21,004 persons were found eligible for inclusion in the final NRC, leaving out 19,06,657 persons.”
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March - 11 
According to intelligence report, the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been training Rohingya refugees at different places in Cox's Bazar District, reports Times Now on March 12. The intelligence report says the JMB gave 37 Rohingyas weapons training for five weeks and on February 18, seven
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According to intelligence report, the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been training Rohingya refugees at different places in Cox's Bazar District, reports Times Now on March 12. The intelligence report says the JMB gave 37 Rohingyas weapons training for five weeks and on February 18, seven of the 37 tried to kidnap Khaled Hossain, head of the Rohingya Shibir No. 6. Bangladesh Police, aware of it, cordoned off the area and in the gunfight that followed, four Policemen were injured and four JMB leaders - Nooruddin, Mohammed Tansh, Nahar Begum and Khaleda Begum - were arrested.
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March - 11 March - 17
Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy on March 17, stated that 10 inmates of Assam’s six detention centres, where declared/convicted foreigners are kept, died in different hospitals from March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020, reports The Telegraph. He stated in Lok Sabha (Lower House of I
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Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy on March 17, stated that 10 inmates of Assam’s six detention centres, where declared/convicted foreigners are kept, died in different hospitals from March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020, reports The Telegraph. He stated in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), “Ten inmates of the six detention centres in Assam, where declared foreigners/ convicted foreigners are kept, died in different hospitals from 1st March, 2019 to 29th February, 2020”.The Minister also said that there were six detention centres in Assam, having a total capacity of 3,331 people (Tezpur 797, Silchar 479, Dibrugarh 680, Jorhat 670, Kokrajhar 335 and Goalpara 370). He also added that “A detention centre at Matia in Goalpara District with a capacity of 3,000 is under construction.” He also said that there was no National Register of Citizens (NRC) detention camp/centre is Assam. Earlier on March 11, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai had stated that there were 802 persons in the detention centres of Assam on March 6, down from 1,043 inmates in November, adds The Telegraph. This decline is being attributed by those in the know to the Supreme Court order last May for conditional release of those who have spent more than three years in the centres. The NRC authorities have put on hold its decision to issue rejection certificates to the 1.9 Million people because of Corona virus epidemic, reports The Telegraph. Sources said the NRC authorities here have got the names of these people from the deputy commissioners who had been asked a few weeks ago to check whether declared foreigners, D-voters or people with cases pending in foreigners’ tribunals have got into the final NRC.
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March - 11 
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2019 released by the US Department of State on March 11, revealed that there were several reports that the Government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, reports The Himalayan Times. Citing human rights activists and legal experts, the re
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2019 released by the US Department of State on March 11, revealed that there were several reports that the Government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, reports The Himalayan Times. Citing human rights activists and legal experts, the report stated that Police resorted to severe abuse, primarily beatings and forced confessions. Advocacy Forum-Nepal (AFN) reported no evidence of major changes in police abuse trends across the country, but AFN stated that police increasingly complied with the courts’ demand for preliminary medical checks of detainees. Both AFN and Tarai Human Rights Defenders Alliance stated that torture victims were often hesitant to file complaints due to Police intimidation and fear of retribution.
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March - 11 
Police on March 11, arrested Dev Bahadur Gurung a cadre of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) in connection with a bomb blast at former Communications Minister Gokul Baskota’s under-construction house in Madhyapur Thimi of Bhaktapur District in Province No 3, r
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Police on March 11, arrested Dev Bahadur Gurung a cadre of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) in connection with a bomb blast at former Communications Minister Gokul Baskota’s under-construction house in Madhyapur Thimi of Bhaktapur District in Province No 3, reports Kathmandu Post. Police have found a pamphlet at the incident site saying Chand party owns up to the incident. According to the data provided by Nepal Police, since banning the party on March 12, 2019 year Nepal Police have arrested a total of 1576 members of the party until March 6. “Off the arrestees, 1271 were released after the case was filed while 136 were sent to prison until the final verdict and 84 of the cases are still under investigation,” states the data.
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March - 22 
According to latest available statistics placed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in Parliament, 19.22 per cent of the 4,982 sanctioned posts in the Indian Police Service (IPS) remain vacant. Of the 4,982 posts, 4,024 have been filled, including 456 women, leaving 958 posts vacant, Deccan
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According to latest available statistics placed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in Parliament, 19.22 per cent of the 4,982 sanctioned posts in the Indian Police Service (IPS) remain vacant. Of the 4,982 posts, 4,024 have been filled, including 456 women, leaving 958 posts vacant, Deccan Herald reports on March 22.Among the states, Odisha and West Bengal have the highest number of vacancies with 75 each. If one takes the proportion of vacancies, Odisha has 38.46 per cent of the 195 posts remaining vacant while that of Bengal is 21.67 per cent of 347 posts allocated to it as on January 1, 2019. Jammu and Kashmir with 69 vacancies out of the 147 posts, however, has the highest proportion of vacant posts at 46.93 per cent. Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest number of posts allocated at 517, has 72 vacancies but when it comes to proportion, one of the lowest at 13.92 per cent. Karnataka is positioned seventh in the list with 40 vacancies out of 215 IPS posts (18.6 per cent) along with Tamil Nadu, which has a better proportion of 14.49 per cent vacancies out of 276.Maharashtra has 62 vacancies out of 317 (19.55 per cent), AGMUT (Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram, Union Territories) has 57 out of 309 (18.44 per cent) while Kerala has 42 vacancies (24.41 per cent of 172).
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April - 11 
The Taliban has carried out 2,162 attacks against Government forces following the one-week reduction in violence (RIV) that started on February 22 and led to the signing of a peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, reports Tolo News on April 12.The findings show that the Afghan forces – who
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The Taliban has carried out 2,162 attacks against Government forces following the one-week reduction in violence (RIV) that started on February 22 and led to the signing of a peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, reports Tolo News on April 12.The findings show that the Afghan forces – who now claim to be in an active but defensive mode against the Taliban – have conducted 302 operations in response to the Taliban during this period – March 3 to April 7.
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April - 12 
On April 12, the World Bank (WB)in its South Asia Economic Focus report estimated that Maldives will be the worst hit country in the economic regression caused in the South Asian region by the global Novel Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, reports The Edition. Prior to WB's report, Maldives Monetary
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On April 12, the World Bank (WB)in its South Asia Economic Focus report estimated that Maldives will be the worst hit country in the economic regression caused in the South Asian region by the global Novel Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, reports The Edition. Prior to WB's report, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) had estimated that the economic growth of Maldives may hit negative 17 percent in the worst-case scenario.As per the WB's calculations, the collapse of the tourism industry in Maldives will result in gross domestic output contracting by as much as 13 percent, while these numbers stand at 5.9 percent and 2.2 percent for Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. The WB predicts that the aforementioned countries are the only three that will see negative growth, although India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh are expected to see sharp falls in economic growth as well. "South Asia finds itself in a perfect storm of adverse effects. Tourism has dried up, supply chains have been disrupted, demand for garments has collapsed and consumer and investor sentiments have deteriorated," read the WB report.
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April - 14 
During the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 smuggling of drugs and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across the Bangladesh and Pakistan borders is continuing unabated, albeit in much lesser numbers,Business Standard reports on April 15.According to the seizure and apprehension data
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During the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 smuggling of drugs and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across the Bangladesh and Pakistan borders is continuing unabated, albeit in much lesser numbers,Business Standard reports on April 15.According to the seizure and apprehension data (between January 1- March 24 and from March 25-April 12), the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders, guarded by the Border Security Force (BSF), saw a number of such instances prompting the force to tighten vigil. "The force has issued directions to be on alert against all border crimes. While the seizure quantities have gone down during the lockdown period, such instances are happening almost every day especially along the Bangladesh border. We are determined to ensure the sanctity of the two borders at all times," BSF spokesperson in Delhi Shubhendu Bharadwaj stated. Along the Punjab border, drug seizures came down from 97 kgs to about 18 kgs between the two comparable periods. Smuggling of FICN, in terms of value, was also reported about three times lesser across multiple frontiers (border head offices) of the BSF along Bangladesh.The seizure of Yaba tablets, abused across the border in Bangladesh, also fell by almost 17 times with the border force seizing about 9,710 tablets during the lockdown period as compared to over 4.8 lakh tablets seized in the days since the beginning of this year.Seizure of various kinds of narcotics along the Bangladesh border also came down drastically during the lockdown, but instances with lesser quantity of narcotics were continuously intercepted by the BSF.
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April - 23 
The Weekon April 24 reported that six militants of Manipur based Coordination Committee (CorCom) surrendered in March 2020. It also stated that in 2019, 27 United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants had surrendered. The report also added that with the COVID-19lockdown, resulting
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The Weekon April 24 reported that six militants of Manipur based Coordination Committee (CorCom) surrendered in March 2020. It also stated that in 2019, 27 United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants had surrendered. The report also added that with the COVID-19lockdown, resulting in locals depending on relief extended by the state governments of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, the insurgent groups in these areas are likely to lose grip further if the civil administration and state Police is able to tap into the opportunity.
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April - 23 
Data obtained from security officials and government sources reveal that 98 Afghan Security Forces were killedin Taliban attacks across 14 provinces between April 18 and April 24, reports Tolo News on April 24. At least 70 others have been wounded and more than 10 security force members are missing,
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Data obtained from security officials and government sources reveal that 98 Afghan Security Forces were killedin Taliban attacks across 14 provinces between April 18 and April 24, reports Tolo News on April 24. At least 70 others have been wounded and more than 10 security force members are missing, according to the sources. The Provinces of Badghis, Kunduz, Takhar, Nimroz, Faryab, Maidan Wardak, Sar-e-Pul, Logar, Samangan, Uruzgan, Balkh, Ghazni, Kandahar and Zabul witnessed attacks by the Taliban in last seven days. The following is the Province wise data: Badghis (15 killed, 6 wounded); Kunduz (5 killed, 2 wounded); Takhar (19 killed, 5 wounded); Nimroz ( 6 killed, 5 wounded); Maidan Wardak (3 killed); Sar-e-Pul (11 killed, 24 wounded); Logar ( 8 killed, 3 wounded); Samangan (2 killed); Uruzgan ( 9 killed, 2 wounded); Balkh ( 9 killed, 5 wounded); Ghazni ( one killed, 4 wounded); Kandahar ( 4 killed, seven wounded) and Zabul ( one killed). The data for Faryab was not given in the report.
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April - 25 
The National Security Council (NSC) Javid Faisal on April 25 said that the Taliban killed 789 civilians after their peace pact with the United States in Doha on February 29, reports Pajhwok.
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The National Security Council (NSC) Javid Faisal on April 25 said that the Taliban killed 789 civilians after their peace pact with the United States in Doha on February 29, reports Pajhwok.
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April - 26 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its latest report regarding the civilian casualties in Afghanistan which were inflicted in the first quarter of 2020, reports The Khaama Press on April 27. “The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented a total of 1,
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its latest report regarding the civilian casualties in Afghanistan which were inflicted in the first quarter of 2020, reports The Khaama Press on April 27. “The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented a total of 1,293 civilian casualties (533 killed and 760 injured) in Afghanistan during the first three months of the year, underscoring the heavy toll the conflict continues to inflict on the civilian population,” UNAMA said in a statement. The report further added that the anti-Government Elements (AGEs) continued to be responsible for the majority of civilian casualties – 55 per cent – during the first quarter, causing 710 civilian casualties (282 killed and 428 injured). “UNAMA attributed 39 per cent to the Taliban, 13 per cent to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant–Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) and the remainder to undetermined AGEs.” The number of civilian deaths attributed to AGEs – particularly the Taliban – increased by 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019, mainly due to an increase in targeted killings and summary executions, UNAMA added.
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April - 29 
Police in Balkh on April 29 said that Afghan forces undertook an anti-Taliban operation--named Shaheen-611 covering four Districts over the past two weeks, and stated that Afghan forces have cleared 17 villages of Taliban in Balkh’s Sholgara District, reports Tolo News. "Five government troops and
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Police in Balkh on April 29 said that Afghan forces undertook an anti-Taliban operation--named Shaheen-611 covering four Districts over the past two weeks, and stated that Afghan forces have cleared 17 villages of Taliban in Balkh’s Sholgara District, reports Tolo News. "Five government troops and 12 Taliban fighters" have been killed in the operation, said Adil Shah Adil, a spokesman for Balkh Police. He said that seven security force members and five Taliban militants were wounded in the attack.Over the past few weeks, fighting has dramatically increased between Afghan forces and the Taliban in Chahar Kint, Sholgara and Chimtal Districts of Balkh.
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May - 1 
According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a slight upward tick has been observed in casualties in militant attacks in Pakistan during April though the number of such assaults remained the same as compared to March, reports Dawn.PICSS has released statistics for A
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According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a slight upward tick has been observed in casualties in militant attacks in Pakistan during April though the number of such assaults remained the same as compared to March, reports Dawn.PICSS has released statistics for April, which show the number of casualties in militant activities increased by 6pc but injuries decreased by 75pc, compared with March, across Pakistan.Militants appear to be trying to get back some territory in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) where most of these violent activities were recorded in April. The alarming situation in North Waziristan can be gauged from the fact that 90 per cent of casualties in violent incidents during the month of April took place in this District. PICSS recorded a total of nine militant attacks during April in which 18 people died — 10 security personnel and eight militants — while six Security Forces personnel got injured. Tribal Districts of KP (erstwhile FATA) witnessed the highest number of violent militant activities, where six out of total nine attacks took place.Eight security personnel lost their lives in the tribal Districts of KP, while eight militants were also killed. Four security personnel were also injured in erstwhile FATA. Apart from eight militants killed during retaliatory actions by SFs, 21 more militants were also killed in the tribal Districts of KP in actions initiated by SFs, PICSS statistics show. Two militant attacks were reported in Balochistan and one in Sindh — all of them of minor nature with two casualties in Balochistan.No militant activity was recorded in Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and other parts of Pakistan, but an incident of kidnapping took place in the provincial capital of Sindh, where a 39-year-old Chinese national was abducted. Meanwhile, SFs carried out a total of 16 actions against militants in areas of Balochistan, KP and Sindh. Pakistani forces arrested 12 suspects involved in different terror and anti-state activities, including eight from Sindh and four from KP. Four members of Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) were also arrested in Karachi.
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May - 3 
Spokesman of National Security Council (NSC), Javid Faisal tweeted that at least 17 civilians were killed and 49 more were injured by Taliban militants in the first seven days of Ramadan, reports BhaktarNews. Faisal further said that the civilians lost their lives and wounded in different parts of t
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Spokesman of National Security Council (NSC), Javid Faisal tweeted that at least 17 civilians were killed and 49 more were injured by Taliban militants in the first seven days of Ramadan, reports BhaktarNews. Faisal further said that the civilians lost their lives and wounded in different parts of the 17 Provinces of the country. Improvised Explosive Device(IEDs) and direct fire by Taliban have caused the majority of the casualties.
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May - 3 
The Afghan Ministry of Defense on Monday said that Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) repelled scores of attacks initiated by the Taliban in 15 provinces over the past 24 hours, reports Tolo News on April 4. “Tens of Taliban attacks were repelled and shut-down--the Taliban suffered
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The Afghan Ministry of Defense on Monday said that Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) repelled scores of attacks initiated by the Taliban in 15 provinces over the past 24 hours, reports Tolo News on April 4. “Tens of Taliban attacks were repelled and shut-down--the Taliban suffered heavy setbacks,” said Fawad Aman, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. Kunar, Nuristan, Nangarhar, Maidan Wardak, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Kandahar, Badghis, Farah, Faryab, Balkh, Helmand, Nimroz, Badakhshan, Baghlan, Takhar and Kunduz are among the provinces where ANDSF faced off with the Taliban and dealt major blows to the insurgents, said the Defense Ministry.
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May - 7 
According to Human Rights Commission of Balochistan (HRCB), Balochistan witnessed a surge in military raids with 16 killed and 45 abducted in April amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Hakkpaan reported on May 8. As many as 73 people had been picked up by the Pakistani forces, including students, women, chi
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According to Human Rights Commission of Balochistan (HRCB), Balochistan witnessed a surge in military raids with 16 killed and 45 abducted in April amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Hakkpaan reported on May 8. As many as 73 people had been picked up by the Pakistani forces, including students, women, children, and infants, but 28 were later released. The whereabouts of the 45 remain unknown.Settlements were burned down in weeks-long military actions in the Kech, Panjgur, and Awaran Districts which left people homeless after returning from torture cells.
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May - 10 
The Jharkhand Police has disclosed that there is no respite in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attacks in the State amid the ongoing nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown, reports ANI on May 11. As per the data provided by the Jharkhand Police, the incidents of Naxal-linked arson and murder durin
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The Jharkhand Police has disclosed that there is no respite in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attacks in the State amid the ongoing nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown, reports ANI on May 11. As per the data provided by the Jharkhand Police, the incidents of Naxal-linked arson and murder during March end to April this year have been higher than the last corresponding period. During March-end to April this year, Naxals carried out 33 major acts of violence, killing and injuring several people, nine murders, and eight cases of arson. Further, in 2019, Jharkhand had recorded 134 violence cases, 30 civilian casualties, 30 acts of arson, and 14 police casualties -- all allegedly carried out by the Naxals. According to the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Operations, M.L. Meena, “Naxals are taking the lockdown as an opportunity. Due to lockdown, people and potential victims are at home. With zero movements and crowd around, they are becoming easy targets. Since Naxals are anti-establishment, they are putting all efforts to foil the government’s endeavours being made to help the people during COVID-19 pandemic.”
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May - 10 
The Afghan forces killed more than 100 Taliban militants during a 16-day long operation named Thunder3 (2), conducted in the outskirts of Ghazni city and Andar District, ended on May 9 in Ghazni Province, reports The Khaama Press on May 11. The security forces cleared several villages including Nawb
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The Afghan forces killed more than 100 Taliban militants during a 16-day long operation named Thunder3 (2), conducted in the outskirts of Ghazni city and Andar District, ended on May 9 in Ghazni Province, reports The Khaama Press on May 11. The security forces cleared several villages including Nawbabad, ArzooKhord, Arzoo Kalan, Shaliz and Kala Ghach in the outskirts of Ghazni city as well as the villages of Alam Qala, Shah Khook, Nazar Khan and Camp Sani in Andar District.
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May - 17 
A spokesman for the Office of National Security Council (ONSC),Jawed Faisal, on May 17said that over 120 Afghan civilians were killed and 350 others were wounded in attacks initiated by the Taliban over the past three weeks, reports Tolo News. “The attacks launched by the Taliban and their backers
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A spokesman for the Office of National Security Council (ONSC),Jawed Faisal, on May 17said that over 120 Afghan civilians were killed and 350 others were wounded in attacks initiated by the Taliban over the past three weeks, reports Tolo News. “The attacks launched by the Taliban and their backers show a 33 percent increase compared with the second week of the holy month of Ramadan,” said ONSC spokesman Jawed Faisal. Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Defense has said that the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have returned to "offense mode" following an order by the president. “Over the past few days we managed to conduct a series of powerful attacks on the enemy position and dealt major human fatalities on them,” said Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense.
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May - 18 
The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers recovered 1.980 kilograms of heroin from Amritsar sector in Amritsar District along International Border (IB) in Punjab on May 18, reports United News of India. A Spokesperson of Punjab Frontier's BSF Headquarters said that the 88 Battalion of BSF deployed in
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The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers recovered 1.980 kilograms of heroin from Amritsar sector in Amritsar District along International Border (IB) in Punjab on May 18, reports United News of India. A Spokesperson of Punjab Frontier's BSF Headquarters said that the 88 Battalion of BSF deployed in the area heard some loud noises of miscreants near the post and challenged themfollowing which, the assailants fled towards Pakistan Territory. During search of the area, fourpackets containing 1.980 kilograms of heroin were recovered whose value in the open market isbelieved to be INR 90.9 million. The spokesperson further added thatthe BSF has seized 158 kilograms of heroin from the Punjab border during the current year sofar besides apprehending 50 Indians trying to cross the border and also apprehended fivePakistani intruders.
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May - 18 
Two individual were injured in gang fight between two groups at the Equatorial Hospital in Hithadhoo of Addu City, reports Sun.mv on May 19. Police stated that the investigation into the incident was ongoing and that no arrests have been made so far. Police have received 243 reports of gang violence
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Two individual were injured in gang fight between two groups at the Equatorial Hospital in Hithadhoo of Addu City, reports Sun.mv on May 19. Police stated that the investigation into the incident was ongoing and that no arrests have been made so far. Police have received 243 reports of gang violence so far this year. 20 reports of such incidents were received so far this month.
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May - 19 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) latest report shows a surge in the number of civilian casualties in the country as compared to last year, reports Tolo News on May 20. “UNAMA’s latest preliminary figures indicate a trend of escalating civilian casualties in April from ope
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) latest report shows a surge in the number of civilian casualties in the country as compared to last year, reports Tolo News on May 20. “UNAMA’s latest preliminary figures indicate a trend of escalating civilian casualties in April from operations conducted by both the Taliban and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). There is also grave concern about levels of violence in the first half of May, including recent attacks claimed by Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP),” the report said. According to the report, the Taliban were responsible for 208 civilian casualties in April which shows an increase of 25 percent in comparison to April 2019 and at similar levels to March 2020.
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May - 22 
Office of National Security Council (ONSC) said on May 22 that 146 civilians have been killed and 430 others were wounded in attacks initiated by the Taliban during the month of Ramzan, reports Tolo News. Javid Faisal, a spokesman for ONSC tweeted that The Taliban showed zero respect for civilians a
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Office of National Security Council (ONSC) said on May 22 that 146 civilians have been killed and 430 others were wounded in attacks initiated by the Taliban during the month of Ramzan, reports Tolo News. Javid Faisal, a spokesman for ONSC tweeted that The Taliban showed zero respect for civilians and the agreement was to reduce violence, and they have continued their deadly campaign against the Afghan people in the last week of the holy month of Ramadan. They killed 25 civilians, including women and children, and wounded 89 across 20 provinces. Currently, the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are fighting the Taliban in at least 15 provinces. Helmand, Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz, Faryab, Balkh, Paktia, Nangarhar, Paktika, Baghlan, Herat, Maidan, Wardak, Badghis, Kapisa, Samangan and Kandahar are among the provinces
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May - 29 
A UN report released on May 29, states that the Taliban has failed to fulfill one of the core parts of the US-Taliban agreement, namely that it would break ties with al Qaeda, reports Tolo News. The agreement was signed in February, 2020 in Doha, Qatar, after months of negotiations. Al-Qaeda has 400
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A UN report released on May 29, states that the Taliban has failed to fulfill one of the core parts of the US-Taliban agreement, namely that it would break ties with al Qaeda, reports Tolo News. The agreement was signed in February, 2020 in Doha, Qatar, after months of negotiations. Al-Qaeda has 400 to 600 operatives active in 12 Afghan provinces and is running training camps in the east of the country, according to the report. “The Taliban regularly consulted with Al-Qaeda during negotiations with the United States and offered guarantees that it would honor their historical ties,” the report states. The senior leadership of Al Qaeda remains present in Afghanistan, the report says, as well as hundreds of armed operatives, al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, and groups of foreign terrorist fighters aligned with the Taliban. The report also highlights Daesh’s subversive activities in the country, saying that the UN monitoring team now estimates that Daesh numbers are as low as 2,200 in Afghanistan. The report says that Daesh "remains capable of mounting attacks in various parts of the country, including Kabul," but some of those attacks claimed “may have arisen wholly or partly from a tactical accommodation with the Haqqani network." The authors of the report argue that the Taliban’s credibility as a counter-terrorism partner for the international community will "rest on their success in countering the threat from Daesh’s Khorasan branch," in addition to their handling of any threat posed by al-Qaeda, the report says. According to the report, the number of foreign terrorist fighters "in search of a purpose and livelihood" in Afghanistan, including "up to 6,500 Pakistanis," will "render this a complex challenge," which will require careful monitoring.
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June - 1 
A new United Nations (UN) report reveals that the Taliban still maintains close ties with the alQaeda terrorist network, despite signing a peace deal with the United States in which they committed to fight militant groups, reports Gandhara on June 2. The Taliban slammed the report, made public on Ju
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A new United Nations (UN) report reveals that the Taliban still maintains close ties with the alQaeda terrorist network, despite signing a peace deal with the United States in which they committed to fight militant groups, reports Gandhara on June 2. The Taliban slammed the report, made public on June 1, as "baseless and bigoted."
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June - 2 
The presence of thousands of foreign terrorists including up to 6,500 Pakistani nationals pose a complex challenge for the Taliban group to prove its credibility as a counter-terrorism partner following the signing of peace deal with the United States, the United Nations (UN) said in its report, The
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The presence of thousands of foreign terrorists including up to 6,500 Pakistani nationals pose a complex challenge for the Taliban group to prove its credibility as a counter-terrorism partner following the signing of peace deal with the United States, the United Nations (UN) said in its report, The Khaama Press reports on June 3. “The Monitoring Team now estimates that ISIL-K numbers are as low as 2,200 in Afghanistan. It remains capable of mounting attacks in various parts of the country, including Kabul, but some of those claimed may have arisen wholly or partly from a tactical accommodation with the Haqqani Network,” the report said. It also added that the main risk of ISIL-K resurgence in the context of the Afghan peace process may lie in its ability to present itself as the only defiant terror group in the country and attract new recruits and funding accordingly. “In addition to their handling of any threat posed by Al-Qaida, the Taliban’s credibility as a counter-terrorism partner for the international community will rest on their success in countering the threat from ISIL-K,” the report said. In other parts of its report, the United Nations added, “The senior leadership of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) remains present in Afghanistan, as well as hundreds of armed operatives, Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, and groups of foreign terrorist fighters aligned with the Taliban…A number of significant Al-Qaida figures were killed in Afghanistan during the reporting period. Relations between the Taliban, especially the Haqqani Network (TAe.012), and Al-Qaida remain close, based on friendship, a history of shared struggle, ideological sympathy and intermarriage.”
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June - 4 
According to a recently released report by a United Nation (UN) monitoring team, thousands of Pakistani nationals from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to support the Taliban against the Afghan Government, The Economic Times reported on June 5. The report referred to Pakista
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According to a recently released report by a United Nation (UN) monitoring team, thousands of Pakistani nationals from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to support the Taliban against the Afghan Government, The Economic Times reported on June 5. The report referred to Pakistan’s double game of claiming to fight terrorism while backing terror groups that enhance its foreign policy goals. “One Member State reported that the total number of Pakistani nationals fighting with terrorist groups in Afghanistan may be as high as 6,000 to 6,500,” said the 11th report from the U.N.’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. The report referred to three major Pakistan-based groups active in Afghanistan – Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), LeT and JeM. All three groups operate inside Afghanistan with support of the Taliban. “The presence of these groups is centered in the eastern provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and Nuristan, where they operate under the umbrella of the Afghan Taliban,” the report stated.
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June - 7 
Pakistan troops violated Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla District on June 7, reports Daily Excelsior.Official sources said, Pakistan troops fired mortar shells, targeting forward posts and civilian a
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Pakistan troops violated Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla District on June 7, reports Daily Excelsior.Official sources said, Pakistan troops fired mortar shells, targeting forward posts and civilian areas in Hajipeer sector in Uri, to which Indian troops retaliated effectively. There was a total of 646 incidents of ceasefire violation along the International Border (IB) as well as the LoC between January 1 and February 23, 2020, an official said. He added that over 3,200 ceasefire violations by Pakistan’s troops were recorded in 2019.
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June - 8 
Despite a strict lockdown in India and restrictions in neighbouring Pakistan in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border smuggling continued unabated along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab and a total of 81.84 kilograms of heroin worth INR 4.0922 Billion was seized by law enforcement agencies,
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Despite a strict lockdown in India and restrictions in neighbouring Pakistan in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border smuggling continued unabated along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab and a total of 81.84 kilograms of heroin worth INR 4.0922 Billion was seized by law enforcement agencies, including the Border Security Force (BSF), Special Task Force (STF) and the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), between March 24, when the lockdown was imposed, and May 31, reports The Tribune on June 9. As per the report, almost 55 kilograms of the contraband was recovered in the Ferozepur sector alone during this period. In the latest seizure on May 27, three plastic bottles containing 1.68 kilograms of heroin worth INR 75 Million were seized by the troopers belonging to 136 Battalion of the BSF in this sector. Earlier seizures were made on May 24 (2 kilograms), May 22 (10.19 kilograms and 1.90 kilograms in separate incidents), May 14 (7.70 kilograms), April 22 (1 kilogram) April 21 (4.5 kilograms), March 31, (3 kilograms), March 26 (5 kilograms), and March 23 (4.27 kilograms). A BSF official said, “In the last over two months, our forces have thwarted several attempts by anti-national elements to push contraband inside the Indian territory.” An intelligence official said, “This region was known for arms and gold smuggling till the early 1990s when the focus shifted to heroin and other psychotropic drugs. The smuggling activities are mostly taking place in border Districts of Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Amritsar, and Gurdaspur.”
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June - 10 
The United States (US) '2019 International Religious Freedom Report' has voiced concern over the targeted killing in Pakistan of Shia Muslims, including ethnic Hazaras, who are largely Shia, and Ahmadi Muslims in attacks believed to be driven by faith, ANI reported on June 11. The report that docume
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The United States (US) '2019 International Religious Freedom Report' has voiced concern over the targeted killing in Pakistan of Shia Muslims, including ethnic Hazaras, who are largely Shia, and Ahmadi Muslims in attacks believed to be driven by faith, ANI reported on June 11. The report that documents major instances of the violation of religious freedom across the world, released by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department on June 10, said human rights activists reported numerous instances of societal violence related to allegations of blasphemy; of efforts by individuals to coerce religious minorities to convert to Islam; and of societal harassment, discrimination, and threats of violence directed at members of religious minority communities. The report expressed concern about what they stated was an increasing frequency of attempts to kidnap, forcibly convert, and forcibly marry young women from religious minority communities, especially young Hindu and Christian women. "There also continued to be reports of attacks on holy places, cemeteries, and religious symbols of Hindu, Christian, and Ahmadiyya minorities," the report added. According to Ahmadi civil society organizations, the State Department said, Islamabad failed to restrict advertisements or speeches inciting anti-Ahmadi violence, despite this responsibility being a component of the National Action Plan (NAP). The report said that visiting US government officials met with minority community representatives, parliamentarians, human rights activists, and members of the federal cabinet to highlight concerns regarding the treatment of religious minority communities, the application of blasphemy laws, and other forms of discrimination on the basis of religion. But still no coercing action has been taken. According to civil society reports, there were at least 84 individuals imprisoned on blasphemy charges, at least 29 of whom had received death sentences, as compared with 77 and 28, respectively, in 2018, the State Department said in the report.
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June - 13 
Ministry of Interior Affairs revealed that 171 personnel of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) lost their lives in clashes with the Taliban in a week, reports Tolo News on June 14. 250 others were wounded in the clashes, according to the numbers. The data also shows that 222 attacks were car
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Ministry of Interior Affairs revealed that 171 personnel of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) lost their lives in clashes with the Taliban in a week, reports Tolo News on June 14. 250 others were wounded in the clashes, according to the numbers. The data also shows that 222 attacks were carried out by the Taliban during the last week in 29 Provinces. All these attacks happened even after an unannounced ceasefire between the two sides that is part of the peace efforts by the Afghan Government and its international partners. “The Taliban’s movements and attacks have killed and wounded 422 Security Force members,” said Tariq Arian, Spokesman for Ministry of Interior Affairs. The numbers by the National Security Council (NSC) shows that the Taliban conducted an average of 55 attacks per day from March 1 to April 19, 2020. The total ‘military movements’ by the Taliban during this period was 2,804 attacks, according to the NSC.
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June - 13 
On June 13, Afghan Government said that at least 89 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks over the past two weeks in Afghanistan, reports1tvnews. Javid Faisal, a Spokesman for the National Security Council, said that 150 more civilians were wounded by militants during the period. He said that the
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On June 13, Afghan Government said that at least 89 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks over the past two weeks in Afghanistan, reports1tvnews. Javid Faisal, a Spokesman for the National Security Council, said that 150 more civilians were wounded by militants during the period. He said that the casualties happened in 29 of 34 Provinces of the country. Kabul and Kandahar saw higher casualties than the other Provinces.
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June - 15 
The United Nations (UN) in a report named “Annual Children in Armed Conflict”, released on June 15, said the war in Afghanistan was the world’s deadliest conflict for children last year (2019), a status the country has held for five consecutive years, reports Tolo News on June 16. The UN report says
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The United Nations (UN) in a report named “Annual Children in Armed Conflict”, released on June 15, said the war in Afghanistan was the world’s deadliest conflict for children last year (2019), a status the country has held for five consecutive years, reports Tolo News on June 16. The UN report says that 874 children were killed by the war throughout 2019. It adds that these numbers were among the 3,410 young Afghans who suffered from “grave violations”, which included maiming, abduction, sexual abuse and attacks at schools and hospitals. The report finds Taliban to be responsible for causing over" 1,238 child deaths and injuries," the largest number attributed to any single group.
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June - 16 
The three militants who were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Turkawangam area in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 16, have been identified as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Zubair Wani of Turkawangam, Kamran Manhas, nephew of former People’s De
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The three militants who were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Turkawangam area in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 16, have been identified as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Zubair Wani of Turkawangam, Kamran Manhas, nephew of former People’s Democratic Party (PDP, Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, a resident of Shadab Karewa, and Muneeb-ul-Haq of Sugan Zainapora in Shopian, reports The Times of India. Inspector General of Police (IGP)-Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, said, “It was a clean operation. No collateral damage has taken place.” With this, 19 Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants have been killed in Shopian and Kulgam Districts this month alone. IGP, Kumar claimed militancy in South Kashmir has “almost come to an end” and the focus will now be shifted to North Kashmir from next month. “We have recovered almost 25 AK-47 weapons this year so far. The active militants in Kashmir are now running very low of ammunition,” he added. Earlier, South Asia terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the incident on June 16.
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June - 22 
The National Security Council (NSC) on June 22, claimed that Taliban had carried out 422 "terrorist activities" in 32 Provinces last week, "killing 291 government troops and wounding 550 others", reports Tolo News. "The past week was the deadliest of the past 19 years. Taliban carried out 422 attack
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The National Security Council (NSC) on June 22, claimed that Taliban had carried out 422 "terrorist activities" in 32 Provinces last week, "killing 291 government troops and wounding 550 others", reports Tolo News. "The past week was the deadliest of the past 19 years. Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces, martyring 291 ANDSF members and wounding 550 others. Taliban's commitment to reduce violence is meaningless, and their actions inconsistent with their rhetoric on peace," said Javid Faisal, NSC spokesman.
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June - 25 
According to the US State Department report, Trafficking in Persons Report 2019, released by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 25, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh continued to recruit and use children as young as 14 years in direct hostilities agai
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According to the US State Department report, Trafficking in Persons Report 2019, released by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 25, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh continued to recruit and use children as young as 14 years in direct hostilities against the Indian Government, reports Hindustan Times. The report observed that Maoists were forcibly recruiting children to handle weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and in some cases be human shields. Also, several women and girls formerly associated with Maoist groups reported that sexual violence, including practices indicative of sexual slavery, was a practice in some Maoist camps, the report observed. Moreover, non-state Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] groups continued to systematically recruit and use child soldiers, it further added. Earlier in 2017, the United Nations (UN), in its annual report, had said that it had received information that children were being recruited by Naxals in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
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June - 25 
The United States (US) annual terrorism report, 'Country Report on Terrorism 2019', said Pakistan was doing too little to counter terrorist groups, particularly those taking aim at rival India and the dreaded Haqqani Network operating in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India reports on June 26. Th
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The United States (US) annual terrorism report, 'Country Report on Terrorism 2019', said Pakistan was doing too little to counter terrorist groups, particularly those taking aim at rival India and the dreaded Haqqani Network operating in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India reports on June 26. The reported said Pakistan continued to serve as a safe haven for certain regionally-focused terrorist groups. It allowed groups targeting Afghanistan, including the Afghan Taliban and affiliated Haqqani Network, as well as groups targeting India, including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and its affiliated front organisations, and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), to operate from its territory. Islamabad has yet to take decisive actions against Indian and Afghanistan-focused militants who would undermine their operational capability. Thought Pakistan undertook counter-terrorism operations against groups such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), JeM, LeT, ISIS-K, and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the country remained a safe harbour for other regionally focused terrorist groups. While Pakistani authorities indicted LeT ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his associates on December 11, 2019, they have made no effort to use domestic authorities to prosecute other terrorist leaders such as JeM ‘founder’ Masood Azhar and Sajid Mir, the mastermind of LeT’s 2008 Mumbai attacks (26/11), both of whom are widely believed to reside in Pakistan under the protection of the State, despite Government denials.
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June - 25 
The United States’ (US) State Department, in its annual terrorism report, stated that Iran continued to permit an Al Qaeda facilitation network to operate in Iran, sending money and fighters to conflict zones in Afghanistan and Syria, and it still allowed Al Qaeda members to reside in the country, r
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The United States’ (US) State Department, in its annual terrorism report, stated that Iran continued to permit an Al Qaeda facilitation network to operate in Iran, sending money and fighters to conflict zones in Afghanistan and Syria, and it still allowed Al Qaeda members to reside in the country, reports 1tvnews.af. The report said Tehran “has allowed [Al Qaeda] facilitators to operate a core facilitation pipeline through Iran since at least 2009, enabling [the group] to move funds and fighters to South Asia and Syria".
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June - 26 
Inspector General (IG) Range Lima Sunep Jamir on June 26, stated in the purview of maintaining law and order situation in the state, Nagaland Police will continue its ‘mandated duty of anti-extortion drive relentlessly, irrespective of various UG Groups/Over Ground Sympathisers (OGS)/Anti-social ele
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Inspector General (IG) Range Lima Sunep Jamir on June 26, stated in the purview of maintaining law and order situation in the state, Nagaland Police will continue its ‘mandated duty of anti-extortion drive relentlessly, irrespective of various UG Groups/Over Ground Sympathisers (OGS)/Anti-social elements masquerading or taking the name of various UG groups’, reports East Mojo. Jamir revealed that since 2015, ‘893 cases against various rebel groups including the NSCN-IM, NSCN-Khango, NSCN-R, NSCN-U, NSCN-YA, NNC/FGN/ and other Northeast outfits’ in which ‘a total of 1,238 persons have been arrested for their involvement in various crimes like violation of Arms Act, Explosive Acts, murder, offense against the state, abduction/kidnapping for ransom, UA (P) Act, NSR, extortion and robbery’. Of these cases, ‘247 cases were registered against NSCN IM with 361 persons arrests, 197 cases against NSCN U with 267 arrests, 63 cases against NSCN-R with 91 arrests and 198 cases against NSCN (YA) with 263 arrests’. While speaking about other armed outfits, IG range reported that 10 cases were filed against NSCN (KHANGO) with 10 person arrested and148 cases were also filed against NNC/FGN and 187 arrests were made. As for Northeast (N-E) outfits including in the states of Assam and Manipur, 30 cases were registered and 59 arrests were made. Jamir further informed that among the cases registered, extortion cases have been highest to be reported in five years especially in Dimapur (507 cases with 723 arrests) and Kohima (105 cases with 126 arrests). Elaborating on the law and order scenario especially on the extortion activities, Jamir stated that since June 1, 2020, Nagaland Police conducted multiple operations. The first arrest was made on June 11, 2020, when an extortionist was arrested by the Kohima Police along with an accomplice. Another extortionist was arrested on June 16 and on 17, an absconding accused was arrested. Again on June 23 when two persons were confronted by the police where one accused was arrested and another accused person died in a scuffle. He also said in the past week more than nine have been arrested in Dimapur in this regard. On June 24, in a joint operation by the police and the Assam Rifles, four cadres of NSCN-Khango group were arrested along with arms and ammunition and extortion slips. Though due to lack of formal complaint by the aggrieved party at most of the times, extortion activities have risen, Nagaland Police are still trying their best to put a tab on these activities through their operations.
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June - 27 
The Chhattisgarh Police on June 27 released a list of 34 'Most Wanted' Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reports The Pioneer. According to a Police press statement, the list includes four top Maoist leaders – Namvala Keshav Rao, Mupalla Lakshman Rao, Kattam Sudarshan
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The Chhattisgarh Police on June 27 released a list of 34 'Most Wanted' Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reports The Pioneer. According to a Police press statement, the list includes four top Maoist leaders – Namvala Keshav Rao, Mupalla Lakshman Rao, Kattam Sudarshan and Mallojula Venugopal, who carry cash rewards of INR 1 crore each on their heads. Namvala Keshav Rao alias Gagananna alias Prakash alias Vasav Raj alias Raju alias Umesh is currently General Secretary of CPI-Maoist and a member of its Politburo and Central Committee. Mupalla Lakshman Rao alias Ganpati alias Ramanna alias Shrinivas Rao alias Dayanand alias Chandrashekhar is a member of the Politburo and Central Committee. Kattam Sudarshan alias Anand alias Mohan alias Mohan Tekam alias Mahesh alias Dulla is also a Politburo and Central Committee member. Whereas Mallojula Venugopal alias Viveek alias Bhupati alias Sonu alias Lakshanna is too a Politburo and Central Committee member and spokesperson of the organisation. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sundarraj. P said, “This is the list of most-wanted Maoists, with several incidents and crimes to their names. They have had a hand in more than 1,800 deaths in the state in the past two decades. We have made the list public so that people know how leaders from other states have only tried to benefit off the tribals, and not help them. If anyone has any information, they can pass it on to us; they will be rewarded, and we will maintain complete confidentiality.”
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June - 28 
A report by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC), stated that Afghans paid USD 1.65 billion in bribes in 2018, less than the USD 2.88 billion in 2016 but higher than the government’s annual revenue, reports Tolo News on June 29. The report shows that the g
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A report by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC), stated that Afghans paid USD 1.65 billion in bribes in 2018, less than the USD 2.88 billion in 2016 but higher than the government’s annual revenue, reports Tolo News on June 29. The report shows that the government’s income from taxpayers was Afs 86.5 billion (USD 1.12 billion) in 2018 and Afs 68.7 billion (USD 889 million) in 2019-- in both cases less than the amount that Afghans paid as bribes in 2018.According to the report, the country’s national revenue in 2018 was around Afs189.5 billion (USD 2.45 billion) in 2018.
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July - 1 
India works with regional state actors, the Afghan government, and Afghan power brokers to prevent transnational terrorist safe havens, and maintain access to Afghanistan as a gateway to Central Asian markets, said a Pentagon report released on July 1, reports businessworld.in. "The Indian governmen
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India works with regional state actors, the Afghan government, and Afghan power brokers to prevent transnational terrorist safe havens, and maintain access to Afghanistan as a gateway to Central Asian markets, said a Pentagon report released on July 1, reports businessworld.in. "The Indian government does not support the Taliban politically and continues to support the Afghan government. India has reiterated its support for an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned, and Afghan-controlled peace process," the report stated. The Pentagon report also notes that India traditionally had strong ties with Afghanistan and remains the largest regional donor to the country (USD 3 billion since 2001). "Indian aid to Afghanistan focuses primarily on four main categories: humanitarian assistance; major infrastructure projects; small and community-based projects; and education and capacity development," the report said while adding that a “significant deterioration of security conditions in Afghanistan, however, may adversely affect the ability of India to provide aid”.
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July - 4 
The Information Secretary of the Balochistan National Movement (BNM), Dilmurad Baloch, issued the monthly report on Balochistan for June on July 4, reports The Balochistan Post. The report details the human rights abuses – murder, enforced disappearances, theft, forced location, arson – committed in
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The Information Secretary of the Balochistan National Movement (BNM), Dilmurad Baloch, issued the monthly report on Balochistan for June on July 4, reports The Balochistan Post. The report details the human rights abuses – murder, enforced disappearances, theft, forced location, arson – committed in the previous month by the ‘Pakistani state’ in different areas of Balochistan. “Balochistan is under unannounced martial law; state jurisdiction is under military control. Political dissent is paid with confinement, death and barbarism”, the report said. It said that the baton charge and detainment of the students in a peaceful protest in Quetta is a travesty of political freedom. The students had only demanded internet facilities to participate in online classes, as the educational institutions were shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report gives a detailed day by day account of the human rights abuses in Balochistan and concludes that 42 persons were detained in 70 military raids and operations throughout Balochistan and relocated to unknown locations; 8 persons were killed, including two by the Gwadar coast guards; a woman was shot down in her attempts to resist the dacoits in a burglary in Daazan; the “depression” of her missing brother prompted a woman to commit suicide in Gokdaan; attempts were made to demolish the grave of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri and the gravestones of the “martyrs of Balochistan” were removed and thrown away in Quetta. Seven other people have died in other incidents, including the four who were invited and subsequently killed by Sanaullah Zehri in his house. Outside of Balochistan, 4 persons were killed in Karachi. The report clarified that it did not include the persons who were temporarily detained by the forces and later released. The report said that aerial and land operations were executed in other areas of Balochistan, like Buleda, Awaran and Mashkay. As a result, hundreds of cattle had died and almost 50 houses were arsoned. The security forces allegedly pillaged various areas of Mashkay and Jhaoo and arrogated roughly 300 animals. The interspersed tribal population of Balochistan were deracinated from their domiciles and forcefully relocated in the vicinity of military cantonments. The report further said that the “war crimes” of Pakistan have always resulted in “human tragedies.” The families of missing persons have been protesting on the roads for years but the state has turned a blind eye to their pleas and screams. It said that the mental anguish of a brother’s disappearance compelled his sister to commit suicide in Gokdaan.
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July - 5 
Three underground militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were arrested from separate locations under Champahour Police Station area in Khowai District of Tripura on July 5, reports East Mojo. The trio militants identified as Nirban Debbarma, Samarjit Debbarma and Ramakanta Debbarma
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Three underground militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were arrested from separate locations under Champahour Police Station area in Khowai District of Tripura on July 5, reports East Mojo. The trio militants identified as Nirban Debbarma, Samarjit Debbarma and Ramakanta Debbarma were allegedly involved in extortion activities. A number of letterheads and notes belonging to the banned organisation were recovered during search operation. The NLFT was banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA in 1997 and has been involved in violence, operating from their camps across the International Border. NLFT has been responsible for violent activities including 317 insurgency incidents in which 28 Security Forces and 62 civilians lost their lives during the period 2005-2015. Peace talks with NLFT were initiated in 2015 and there has been no violence by NLFT since 2016.
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July - 11 
The National Security Council (NSC) on July 11 released data on civilian casualties, saying 23 civilians were killed and 45 others were wounded in Taliban violence over the last week, reports Tolo News. Data provided by the NSC further mentions that 16 Provinces of the country have witnessed 284 att
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The National Security Council (NSC) on July 11 released data on civilian casualties, saying 23 civilians were killed and 45 others were wounded in Taliban violence over the last week, reports Tolo News. Data provided by the NSC further mentions that 16 Provinces of the country have witnessed 284 attacks by the Taliban in the last seven days.
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July - 18 
Afghanistan Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says, 170 people were killed following 17 terrorist attacks conducted by Taliban and Islamic State on religious places and scholars within the 10 months, reports bhaktarnews.com on July 19. According to the report, attacks such as suicides, mine blasts, tar
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Afghanistan Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says, 170 people were killed following 17 terrorist attacks conducted by Taliban and Islamic State on religious places and scholars within the 10 months, reports bhaktarnews.com on July 19. According to the report, attacks such as suicides, mine blasts, targeted killings and gunfire carried out by armed men, Taliban and IS’ fighters on mosques, Daramsal, Imam of mosques and prayers in the last 10 months. In these attacks 170 people including five Imam of mosques and 14 children have been killed and 272 others were wounded.
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July - 18 
National Security Council (NSC) in a statement said that 129 civilians have been killed and 291 were injured due to 1456 attacks by Taliban militants during last month in Afghanistan, reports bhaktarnews.com on July 19. Despite of Taliban commitments to reduce violence, the group carried out most at
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National Security Council (NSC) in a statement said that 129 civilians have been killed and 291 were injured due to 1456 attacks by Taliban militants during last month in Afghanistan, reports bhaktarnews.com on July 19. Despite of Taliban commitments to reduce violence, the group carried out most attacks in cities and highways that caused most casualties on civilians in Samangan, Kandahar and Nangarhar Provinces.
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July - 19 
There has been a three-fold increase in the recovery of heroin by the BSF along the IB in Punjab this year as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, reports Hindustan Times on July 20. According to the BSF’s statistics, around 328 kilograms of heroin, apparently smuggled from Pakistan, have b
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There has been a three-fold increase in the recovery of heroin by the BSF along the IB in Punjab this year as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, reports Hindustan Times on July 20. According to the BSF’s statistics, around 328 kilograms of heroin, apparently smuggled from Pakistan, have been recovered till July 19 this year. In 2019, the figure was around 100 kilograms for the same period. Also, in the last four months of lockdown (March 23 to July 19) amid COVID-19 pandemic, the BSF has recovered 229 kilograms heroin on the State Border, which is 9 kilograms more than the total recoveries made in the previous year. In 2019, the BSF had recovered a total of 227 kilograms of heroin.
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July - 24 
The United Nations (UN) report on July 24, claimed that 6,000 to 6,500 terrorists of Pakistani origin are still operating in Afghanistan and use their bases to attack targets inside Pakistan, reports Dawn. A new report prepared for the UN Security Council (UNSC) and released to the media on July 24,
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The United Nations (UN) report on July 24, claimed that 6,000 to 6,500 terrorists of Pakistani origin are still operating in Afghanistan and use their bases to attack targets inside Pakistan, reports Dawn. A new report prepared for the UN Security Council (UNSC) and released to the media on July 24, afternoon covers global terrorist activities in 2019-20. It notes that while the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continues to be the primary group with a focus on Pakistan, its members are also active in various terrorist outfits. “The total number of Pakistani foreign terrorist fighters in Afghanistan, posing a threat to both countries, is estimated at between 6,000 and 6,500, most of them with the TTP,” the report adds. It describes the TTP as “a large terrorist group present in Afghanistan, led by Amir Noor Wali Mehsud and supported by his deputy Qari Amjad and TTP spokesperson Mohammad Khorasani”.
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July - 25 
A UN report stated that 180-200 Islamic State (IS) terrorists are hiding in Kerala and Karnataka, dnaindia.com reports on July 26. The information was accessed from the report filed by Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIS, al Qaeda and associated individuals and entities
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A UN report stated that 180-200 Islamic State (IS) terrorists are hiding in Kerala and Karnataka, dnaindia.com reports on July 26. The information was accessed from the report filed by Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIS, al Qaeda and associated individuals and entities. It further added that the al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Indian subcontinent, and is planning to conduct attacks in the region. The report states that AQIS is under the Taliban umbrella from Nimruz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces of Afghanistan. It further stated that the current leader of the terror group is Osama Mahmood, who succeeded the late Asim Umar. The group is planning an attack to avenge the death of its former leader. "The group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. The current leader of AQIS is Osama Mahmood, who succeeded the late Asim Umar. AQIS is reportedly planning retaliation operations in the region to avenge the death of its former leader," the report stated.
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July - 25 
According to a United Nation (UN) report, Pakistani nationals remain at the leadership levels in terror groups such as al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and many of them are yet to be blacklisted
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According to a United Nation (UN) report, Pakistani nationals remain at the leadership levels in terror groups such as al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and many of them are yet to be blacklisted, The Times of India reports on July 26. The 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL, al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities said that in April and May, the Afghan special forces conducted a series of countrywide operations and arrested the head of the ISIL-K Aslam Farooqi (also known as Abdullah Orokzai) and his predecessor Zia ul-Haq (also known as Abu Omar Khorasani) and others. Farooqi, who hails from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), is the mastermind behind the terror attack on a prominent gurudwara in Kabul in March that killed 25 Sikhs. He is not blacklisted by the UN Security Council's 1267 al Qaeda Sanctions Committee. Similarly, Haq is also a Pakistani national and has not been blacklisted yet. AQIS operates under the Taliban umbrella from Afghanistan's Nimroz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces and its current leader is Pakistan-born Osama Mahmood, who is also "not listed" under the UNSC sanctions. Mahmood succeeded Asim Umar. The report said that the group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan and "is reportedly planning retaliation operations in the region to avenge the death of its former leader." The Sanctions Monitoring Team report said that the "large terrorist group present in Afghanistan" Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is led by Amir Noor Wali Mehsud. Pakistan-born Mehsud was designated a global terrorist by the UNSC sanctions committee only this month, more than two years after he was named the TTP leader, following the death of former TTP ‘head’ Maulana Fazlullah. Mehsud is supported by his deputy Qari Amjad and TTP ‘spokesperson’ Mohammad Khorasani, both not listed under the UNSC sanctions. This demonstrates that the Pakistani nationals operate at leadership levels in the terror organisations and point to the terror groups' Pakistani links.
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July - 27 
Police on July 27, said that as many as 48 Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] have either surrendered or have been arrested in combing operations or killed in encounters across the Kolhan Division comprising East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan and West Singhbhum Districts of Jharkhand in the last s
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Police on July 27, said that as many as 48 Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] have either surrendered or have been arrested in combing operations or killed in encounters across the Kolhan Division comprising East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan and West Singhbhum Districts of Jharkhand in the last seven months and most of the rebels belong to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. As per the Police, a major chunk of the 48 Maoists hail from West Singhbhum District, which recorded 32 arrests and six casualties between January and July 25. West Singhbhum, Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahata, said, “in the wake of the increased search and combing operations in the District, 32 extremists belonging to the CPI-Maoist and its splinter group People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) have been arrested.” He added, “this year, 12 encounters have taken place in the District so far, in which six — including three women activists of CPI-Maoist — were found dead.”
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July - 27 
According to a new report released by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on July 27, in the first half of 2020, 3,458 civilian casualties (1,282 killed and 2,176 injured) in Afghanistan, reports Tolo News. The report said that Afghanistan remains one of the deadliest conflicts
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According to a new report released by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on July 27, in the first half of 2020, 3,458 civilian casualties (1,282 killed and 2,176 injured) in Afghanistan, reports Tolo News. The report said that Afghanistan remains one of the deadliest conflicts in the world for civilians despite civilian casualty figures being 13 per cent less than first six months of 2019. “It must be noted that there has been no reduction in civilian casualties caused by the Taliban and Afghan national security forces,” the report said, and attributed the lower number of civilian casualties in the first half of 2019 to a reduction in operations by international military forces and Daesh.
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July - 28 
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on July 28, said that between February 29 and July 21 up 10,708 members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have been killed and wounded, reports Tolo News. “Between February 29, 2020, and July 21, 2020, ANDSF losses have been 10,708, with 3560 ma
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on July 28, said that between February 29 and July 21 up 10,708 members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have been killed and wounded, reports Tolo News. “Between February 29, 2020, and July 21, 2020, ANDSF losses have been 10,708, with 3560 martyred, 6781 wounded and the rest kidnapped, imprisoned or unaccounted for,” said Ghani. He said that the Afghan civilian losses during this period have been 3073, with 775 killed, 1609 wounded and 689 abducted.
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July - 30 
Terror-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) till July, 2020, was two-third of the levels witnessed during the corresponding period of 2019, reports The Times of India on July 31. Also, the number of terrorists killed in the first seven months of 2020 is already nearing the figure for entire 2
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Terror-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) till July, 2020, was two-third of the levels witnessed during the corresponding period of 2019, reports The Times of India on July 31. Also, the number of terrorists killed in the first seven months of 2020 is already nearing the figure for entire 2019. As per data, 120 violent incidents were recorded in J&K till July 15 this year, down from 189 in the corresponding period of 2019. Of these, 69 related to cross-firing and encounters initiated by the security forces while 21 were grenade attacks, 22 random firing by terrorists and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. In 2019, till July 15, there were 81 cross firing/encounters, 51 grenade attacks, 60 IED blasts and 43 random firings by terrorists. Security Forces (SFs) fatalities fell to 35 till July 15, 2020 from 75 in the same period last year. There has been little change in civilian killings (22 this year) though injuries to civilians fell by 75 per cent. “The only thing that has risen are ceasefire violations: from 267 till July 2019 to 487 in the corresponding period of 2020. However, infiltration attempts have fallen by almost 50% over this period,” Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh, said. As many as 141 terrorists were neutralised till July this year (the number till July 30 has gone up to 150), as compared to 131 till July 31 last year. In entire 2019, 157 terrorists – 125 local and 32 foreign -- were killed as there were negligible encounters in the months following abrogation of Article 370 in J&K on August 5. Of the 141 terrorists neutralised this year, 109 were killed between April and July, with the number peaking at 49 in June. In 2019, 25 terrorists were killed in June. Importantly, 88 per cent or 124 of the 141 terrorists killed this year were local Kashmiris, while 17 were foreign terrorists. Also, 108 terrorists were killed in South Kashmir alone — 37 in Shopian, 36 in Pulwama, 21 in Kulgam and 14 in Anantnag. Local terror recruitment cases fell by 36 per cent to 80 till July 2020 from 124 till July 2019. Many of these recruits have already been neutralised.
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August - 3 
Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 4,616 cases up till July 30, 2020, as per monthly progress report released by Farid Ahmed Khan, the Secretary of Commission of Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances (COIOED), on cases of alleged enforced disappearances for the month of July 2020, Pakistan Toda
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Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 4,616 cases up till July 30, 2020, as per monthly progress report released by Farid Ahmed Khan, the Secretary of Commission of Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances (COIOED), on cases of alleged enforced disappearances for the month of July 2020, Pakistan Today reported on August 4. A total number of 6,686 cases were received by the Commission up until June 2020. During July 2020, 43 more cases were received by the commission and the total numbers of cases reached 6,729. The commission disposed 23 cases in July 2020 and thus total resolved cases as of July 30, 2020 is 4,616, with a balance of 2,113 cases. The Commission will resume its hearings soon after review of lockdown policies announced by the Federal Government and Provincial Governments.
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August - 13 
On August 13, the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that at least 121 Afghan civilians were killed and 336 more were wounded in Taliban attacks in 29 Provinces over the past two weeks, reports Tolo News. The majority of the casualties occurred in Kandahar, Baghlan, Nangarhar and Logar provinces
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On August 13, the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that at least 121 Afghan civilians were killed and 336 more were wounded in Taliban attacks in 29 Provinces over the past two weeks, reports Tolo News. The majority of the casualties occurred in Kandahar, Baghlan, Nangarhar and Logar provinces, according to the MoI
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August - 19 
Commission for Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances (COIED) has disposed of 4,616 cases up to July 30, 2020, as per monthly progress report of mission persons released by Secretary of COIED on August 19, repots Daily Times. A total number of 6686 cases were received by the COIED upto June 2020. During
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Commission for Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances (COIED) has disposed of 4,616 cases up to July 30, 2020, as per monthly progress report of mission persons released by Secretary of COIED on August 19, repots Daily Times. A total number of 6686 cases were received by the COIED upto June 2020. During July 2020, 43 more cases were received by the Commission and total numbers of cases reached to 6729. The COIED disposed of 23 cases in July 2020 and thus total disposal of Missing Persons upto July 30, 2020 is 4616 and balance as on July 30, 2020 is 2113. The COIED has already started hearings in cases under investigation. The visit of the Commission to Quetta and Lahore for convenience of families of Missing persons has also been planned. It may be mentioned that disposal of cases by the Commission includes 876 cases received from UN Working Group on Enforced in Involuntary Disappearances, Geneva and 256 cases are under investigation.
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August - 24 
Out of a total of 2,96,695 pieces of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) detected in the banking sector in the last fiscal, 4.6 per cent were detected at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and 95.4 per cent by other banks, according to RBI report, Financial Express reports on August 25. There has been a
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Out of a total of 2,96,695 pieces of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) detected in the banking sector in the last fiscal, 4.6 per cent were detected at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and 95.4 per cent by other banks, according to RBI report, Financial Express reports on August 25. There has been an increase of 144.6 per cent, 28.7 per cent, 151.2 per cent and 37.5 per cent in FICN detected in the denominations of INR 10, INR 50, INR 200 and INR 500 respectively. On the other hand, FICN detected in the denominations of INR 20, INR 100 and INR 2,000 fell by 37.7 per cent, 23.7 per cent and 22.1 per cent, respectively. However, the number of FICN of INR 2,000 detected was still at a high level of 17,020 pieces.
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August - 29 
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered 14 packets of contraband weighing approximately 14.7 kilograms, suspected to be heroin, in Abohar sector along the International Border (IB) in Fazilka District of Punjab on August 29, reports Asian News International. A BSF release said, “on 29 Au
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered 14 packets of contraband weighing approximately 14.7 kilograms, suspected to be heroin, in Abohar sector along the International Border (IB) in Fazilka District of Punjab on August 29, reports Asian News International. A BSF release said, “on 29 August 2020, alert Border Security Force troops seized 14 packets (approx wt 14.790 Kg) of contraband suspected to be heroin in the area of responsibility of 181 Bn BSF, Abohar Sector, Ftr HQrs Punjab. Vigilant troops of Border Security Force once again thwarted the attempt of anti-national Elements to push the consignment of contraband items into India.” On the Punjab border during 2020 so far, BSF seizures include 377.2 kilograms heroin, 25 weapons, 43 magazines, 6 Pakistan mobile phones, and 10 Pakistan sim cards.
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August - 31 
In the first six months of 2020, Sar-e-Pul Police discovered and defused 50 anti-vehicle mines and 1,450 kilograms of explosives, bakhtarnews.com reports on September 1. Sar-e-Pul Police Spokesman told that in the past six months, police discovered and defused more than 50 anti-vehicle mines around
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In the first six months of 2020, Sar-e-Pul Police discovered and defused 50 anti-vehicle mines and 1,450 kilograms of explosives, bakhtarnews.com reports on September 1. Sar-e-Pul Police Spokesman told that in the past six months, police discovered and defused more than 50 anti-vehicle mines around the city, highways and districts of the province, most of which were planted in Sancharak District.
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September - 5 
Security Forces on September 5 said that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was trying to re-establish its base in North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir range, Muhammad Sulaiman Choudhary, said that the three militants who were killed in Pattan Pattan a
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Security Forces on September 5 said that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was trying to re-establish its base in North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir range, Muhammad Sulaiman Choudhary, said that the three militants who were killed in Pattan Pattan area of Baramulla District in Jammu and Kashmir on September 4 belonged to the HM. The DIG said that it was almost after four years that HM militants were killed in North Kashmir. “It seems that Hizb is trying to re-establish its base in north Kashmir. We are alert and ready to foil all the plans of Hizb that are aimed at its revival in north Kashmir,” he said. Commander 20 Sector RR Brigadier, N K Mishra, said that that local militant recruitment has gone down in North Kashmir. “In 2018, 38 militants joined militancy, in 2018 the number was 19 and this year the number is very less,” he said.
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September - 10 
Khalistan is a geopolitical project nurtured by Pakistan, concludes a Canadian think tank – Macdonald-Laurier Institute in its report titled ‘Khalistan: A Project of Pakistan’, which has adverse implications for the national security of both Canada and India, observes The Times of India on September
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Khalistan is a geopolitical project nurtured by Pakistan, concludes a Canadian think tank – Macdonald-Laurier Institute in its report titled ‘Khalistan: A Project of Pakistan’, which has adverse implications for the national security of both Canada and India, observes The Times of India on September 11. The report highlights how the Khalistan movement – ‘Referendum 2020’ spearheaded by the banned secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), owes its energy to Pakistan. The report authored by Canadian journalist Terry Milewski says: “It does not fit the Khalistani narrative that Pakistan’s treatment of its shrinking Sikh minority has brought demonstrations to the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi. Rather, it makes it all the more bizarre that undying solidarity with Pakistan has become a kind of theme song for the American lawyer, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who leads Sikhs For Justice, the driving force in the campaign for a referendum on Sikh independence.” Pannun, the report observes, has sided with China in its dispute with India and recently wrote to Pakistan PM Imran Khan, swearing that “if India ever attacked Pakistan, the pro-Khalistan Sikhs will extend full support to Pakistan”. The report marks, as a turning point, a 2018 event when Canada’s national security report had to omit a reference to Sikh Khalistanis. The 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada replaced “Sikh (Khalistani) extremist ideologies and movements” with the more generic “Extremists who support violent means to establish an independent state within India.”
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September - 10 
At least 49 civilians lost their lives and 49 more were injured following terrorist attacks carried out by Taliban group within the last week, bakhtarnews.com reports on September 11. Tariq Arian, Spokesperson for Ministry of Interior tweeted, Taliban fighters have launched 368 terrorist attacks in
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At least 49 civilians lost their lives and 49 more were injured following terrorist attacks carried out by Taliban group within the last week, bakhtarnews.com reports on September 11. Tariq Arian, Spokesperson for Ministry of Interior tweeted, Taliban fighters have launched 368 terrorist attacks in various parts of 22 provinces of the country during the last week, as a result 49 civilians lost their lives and 49 others were wounded. Most of the attacks have conducted by Taliban fighters in Kandahar and Zabul Provinces, Arian added.
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September - 14 
The Government on September 14 informed the Parliament that Pakistan India recorded 3,186 violations of the cease fire agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir from January 1 to September 7, reports the Times of India. Another 242 incidents of ‘cross-border firing’ took
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The Government on September 14 informed the Parliament that Pakistan India recorded 3,186 violations of the cease fire agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir from January 1 to September 7, reports the Times of India. Another 242 incidents of ‘cross-border firing’ took place along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, in the January-August timeframe. As per Army records, the total CFA violations along the LoC stood at 971 in 2017 and 1,629 in 2018. The number jumped to 3,168 in 2019.
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September - 15 
On September 15, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court at Kolkata convicted two accused persons, Mustafizzur Rehman alias Saqib alias Tuhin and Kadar Kazi alias Kador and sentenced them to imprisonment of seven years and fine in Burdwan Blast case of October 2, 2014, according to nia.gov
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On September 15, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court at Kolkata convicted two accused persons, Mustafizzur Rehman alias Saqib alias Tuhin and Kadar Kazi alias Kador and sentenced them to imprisonment of seven years and fine in Burdwan Blast case of October 2, 2014, according to nia.gov.in. Investigation by NIA revealed a conspiracy by JMB (Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh) to radicalise, recruit and provide training in arms and explosives to its members in India to commit terrorist acts and wage war against the democratically established Governments of India and Bangladesh. So far, a total of 33 accused were charge-sheeted in this case, of whom 31 could be arrested. 28 accused have already been convicted and sentenced for various terms by the NIA Court. The trial against remaining one arrested and two absconding charge-sheeted accused shall continue.
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September - 15 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that there were 176 attempts of infiltration from across the border to Jammu and Kashmir from August 2019 to July 2020, reports Greater Kashmir. and 111 of these were successful, he said in a written r
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that there were 176 attempts of infiltration from across the border to Jammu and Kashmir from August 2019 to July 2020, reports Greater Kashmir. and 111 of these were successful, he said in a written reply.
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September - 15 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that 138 militants were killed by Security Forces between March and August 2020, reports Greater Kashmir. “138 terrorists have been neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that 138 militants were killed by Security Forces between March and August 2020, reports Greater Kashmir. “138 terrorists have been neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020. During this period of six months, 50 security force personnel attained martyrdom in terrorist-related incidents, ceasefire violations and cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir,” the minister added.
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September - 15 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the number of terrorist incidents have reduced significantly, reports Daily Excelsior. From June 29, 2018, to Au
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Parliament on September 15 that after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the number of terrorist incidents have reduced significantly, reports Daily Excelsior. From June 29, 2018, to August 4, 2019 (402 days), there were 455 terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and from August 5, 2019 to September 9 (402 days), a total of 211 such incidents took place in the newly created Union Territory.
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September - 16 
According to data provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament), 3,005 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) between 2016 and 2018, but chargesheets were filed in only 821 cases, indicating that investigati
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According to data provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament), 3,005 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) between 2016 and 2018, but chargesheets were filed in only 821 cases, indicating that investigations could be completed only in about 27 per cent of these cases, Indian Express reports on September 17. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy told Rajya Sabha in a written reply that a total of 922, 901 and 1,182 UAPA cases were registered across the country in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. In these cases, 3,974 people were arrested: 999 in 2016, 1,554 in 2017 and 1,421 in 2018. However, Reddy said, in 2016 chargesheets were filed in only 232 cases. In 2017 the figure stood at 272 and in 2018 it was 317.
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September - 16 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on September 16 informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that a total of 45 civilians and 49 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed due to militancy-related incidents from August 5, 2019 to September 10, 2020, in Jammu and Kashmi
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on September 16 informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that a total of 45 civilians and 49 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed due to militancy-related incidents from August 5, 2019 to September 10, 2020, in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Greater Kashmir. Another 26 civilians and 25 SF personnel were killed due to violation of the cease fire agreement (CFA) by Pakistani forces along the border in the same period.
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September - 16 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on September 16 that the fatalities caused due to Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) reduced by 25 per cent till August 15, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of 2019, reports The
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on September 16 that the fatalities caused due to Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) reduced by 25 per cent till August 15, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of 2019, reports The Times of India. A total of 102 civilians and Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in incidents related to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence across the country till August 15, 2020, down from 137 reported in the same period in 2019. Sharing State-wise breakup of fatalities in LWE-linked violence, Reddy informed that Chhattisgarh accounted for nearly 62 per cent with 63 of the total 102 deaths across the country, followed by Jharkhand, 22 deaths; Maharashtra, reported 7 deaths; Odisha, 5 deaths; Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, 2 deaths each; and Madhya Pradesh, 1 death.
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September - 16 
The Government has frozen 964 properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Federal Interior Ministry informed the Senate (Upper House of Parliament) on September 16, reports The Express Tribune. The Federal Interior Ministry told the Senate that 907 of the frozen properties bel
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The Government has frozen 964 properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Federal Interior Ministry informed the Senate (Upper House of Parliament) on September 16, reports The Express Tribune. The Federal Interior Ministry told the Senate that 907 of the frozen properties belonged to JuD and 57 to JeM. A total of 611 properties of JuD were frozen in Punjab, followed by 108 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 80 in Sindh, 61 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 30 in Balochistan and 17 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). Similarly, eight properties of JeM were frozen in Punjab, 29 in KP, 12 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, four in ICT, three in Sindh and one in Balochistan. The frozen properties of the JuD include 76 schools, four colleges, 330 mosques and seminaries, 186 dispensaries, 15 hospitals, 262 ambulances, a funeral bus, three disaster management offices, 10 boats, 17 buildings, a plot, an agricultural land and two motorcycles. The properties of the JeM frozen by the government include 53 mosques and seminaries, two dispensaries and two ambulances. Submitting the Federal Interior Ministry’s written reply to the Senate, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan elaborated that the Provincial Home Departments had frozen the properties of proscribed organisations under the United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019 issued by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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September - 20 
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on September 20, in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 540 illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the last eight months, reports Northeast Now. 9145 illegal migrants has been arrested by the BS
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Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on September 20, in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 540 illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the last eight months, reports Northeast Now. 9145 illegal migrants has been arrested by the BSF from Indo-Bangla border along West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura in between 2015-2019. Regarding the fencing along the 4096.70 km long India-Bangladesh border, he said, 3120.032 km have already been fenced. Fencing in another 976.668 km border has been delayed due to difficult terrain, short working season, land acquisition problems, public protests and objections by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and recent COVID-19 situation. Rai said that 15012 persons from Bangladesh were given Indian citizenship from 2015 till 2019.
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September - 20 
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on September 20, in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 540 illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the last eight months, reports Northeast Now. 9145 illegal migrants has been arrested by the BS
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Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on September 20, in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) stated that Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 540 illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the last eight months, reports Northeast Now. 9145 illegal migrants has been arrested by the BSF from Indo-Bangla border along West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura in between 2015-2019. Regarding the fencing along the 4096.70 km long India-Bangladesh border, he said, 3120.032 km have already been fenced. Fencing in another 976.668 km border has been delayed due to difficult terrain, short working season, land acquisition problems, public protests and objections by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and recent COVID-19 situation. Rai said that 15012 persons from Bangladesh were given Indian citizenship from 2015 till 2019.
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September - 20 
On September 20, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan National Army (ANA) has recovered and defused 4,776 Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) across the country during the last six months, reports Tolo News. The MoD further said that the IEDs had been planted by the Taliban on public ro
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On September 20, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan National Army (ANA) has recovered and defused 4,776 Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) across the country during the last six months, reports Tolo News. The MoD further said that the IEDs had been planted by the Taliban on public roads, in residential areas and on highways.
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September - 21 
The Afghan Government said Taliban has initiated at least 7,000 military attacks over the last six months, which have killed and wounded nearly 3,500 civilians, reports Tolo News on September 22. “At least 7,000 offensive moves have been initiated (the Taliban) from the first of Hamal (March 22) to
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The Afghan Government said Taliban has initiated at least 7,000 military attacks over the last six months, which have killed and wounded nearly 3,500 civilians, reports Tolo News on September 22. “At least 7,000 offensive moves have been initiated (the Taliban) from the first of Hamal (March 22) to the 30 of Sunbula (September 20) and at least 3,500 of our countrymen were martyred and injured,” the Ministry of Interior Affairs Spokesman Tariq Arian said. “The Taliban has inflicted the casualties on our countrymen in 24 provinces and the most casualties have been in Takhar and Nangarhar provinces,” further said Tariq Arian.
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September - 21 
The Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs data indicate that at least 98 civilians were killed and 230 others were wounded in Taliban attacks in 24 provinces in the last two weeks, reports Tolo News. “The Taliban has inflicted the casualties on our countrymen in 24 provinces and the most casualties ha
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The Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs data indicate that at least 98 civilians were killed and 230 others were wounded in Taliban attacks in 24 provinces in the last two weeks, reports Tolo News. “The Taliban has inflicted the casualties on our countrymen in 24 provinces and the most casualties have been in Takhar and Nangarhar provinces,” said Tariq Arian, Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
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September - 23 
According to data released by Chhattisgarh Police, at least 34 civilians have been killed by Maoists in the State in the first nine months of 2020, reports Indian Express on September 24. In 2019, 46 civilians had been killed. Police officials claim Maoists are acting out of desperation due to the C
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According to data released by Chhattisgarh Police, at least 34 civilians have been killed by Maoists in the State in the first nine months of 2020, reports Indian Express on September 24. In 2019, 46 civilians had been killed. Police officials claim Maoists are acting out of desperation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bastar Inspector General (IG) Sundarraj Patilingam said that since the Covid-19 lockdown in March, the police have increased their outreach and thus Maoists are lashing out. “They are acting out because several cadres have surrendered. Despite adverse conditions, district authorities and the police have helped and led to the development of villages, building trust between villagers and the authorities. This is disconcerting for them, so they are trying to terrorize villagers,” the IG said.
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October - 2 
Delhi witnessed the country’s highest number of seizures of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in 2019, statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show, Hindustan Times reports on October 3. The analysis of the NCRB’s data shows that circulation of FICN of INR 2000, INR 500 and I
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Delhi witnessed the country’s highest number of seizures of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in 2019, statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show, Hindustan Times reports on October 3. The analysis of the NCRB’s data shows that circulation of FICN of INR 2000, INR 500 and INR 200 (new currency notes launched after the demonetisation exercise in 2016) increased in Delhi in 2019 in comparison to 2018. As per the NCRB data, Police seized 8,979 fake notes in the denomination of INR 2000 (valued more than INR 1.79 crore) in Delhi in 2019, which was 2,522 notes (nearly INR 50.44 lakh) more than the seizure of the same currency fake notes in 2018. Police had seized 6,457 counterfeit notes of INR 2000 valued a little over INR 1.29 crore in 2018. “The increase in seizure of fake Indian currency of Rs 2000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations is an indication that printing of fake notes was picking up pace after a lull of almost two years post demonetisation in November 2016,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (special cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.
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October - 4 
A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Tariq Arian said that a group of 100 people under the Taliban's command is involved in the targeted killings in cities across Afghanistan, reports Tolo News on October 5. At least 17 of this group’s members who were arrested by the Security Forces have
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A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Tariq Arian said that a group of 100 people under the Taliban's command is involved in the targeted killings in cities across Afghanistan, reports Tolo News on October 5. At least 17 of this group’s members who were arrested by the Security Forces have confessed, said Arian, adding that “the 17 members of this terrorist network, who were recently arrested by the security forces…. have confessed that they are part of the group of 100.” Data from the MoI indicate that at least 70 civilians were killed, and more than 140 others were wounded in the last two weeks in magnetic mine and roadside mine blasts in the country.
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October - 14 
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on social media announced that "251 civilians were killed and wounded” in the Taliban initiated "575 attacks, including 92 mine blasts and suicide attacks" against “civilians and security forces” in the past two weeks, reports Tolo News.
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The spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on social media announced that "251 civilians were killed and wounded” in the Taliban initiated "575 attacks, including 92 mine blasts and suicide attacks" against “civilians and security forces” in the past two weeks, reports Tolo News.
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October - 20 
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on October 20 said that 180 civilians have been killed and 375 have been injured over the last month in a spate of violence across Afghanistan, reports Tolo News.
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The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on October 20 said that 180 civilians have been killed and 375 have been injured over the last month in a spate of violence across Afghanistan, reports Tolo News.
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October - 23 
Federal Ministry of Interior on October 23 presented the details before the Senate (Upper House of National Assembly) regarding the martyred and wounded persons in terrorist incidents occurred between January 2015 and September 2020, reports ARY News. In its written response, the Federal Ministry of
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Federal Ministry of Interior on October 23 presented the details before the Senate (Upper House of National Assembly) regarding the martyred and wounded persons in terrorist incidents occurred between January 2015 and September 2020, reports ARY News. In its written response, the Federal Ministry of Interior detailed that the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) is compiling data of martyred persons in terrorist incidents since 2015, however, the statistics did not contain details of terrorists killed in different actions. The Senate was told that 3,990 incidents of terrorism took place from January 2015 to September 2020. 3,384 persons were martyred and 8,436 people left wounded in the incidents. 1,457 personnel of law enforcement agencies were martyred and 1,927 other persons also lost their lives, whereas, 2,569 security officials and 5,867 other persons were wounded. In year-wise statistics, 1,139 incidents occurred in 2015 which caused the loss of 838 lives and 1,706 left wounded. 785 incidents took place in 2016 with 804 deaths and 1,914 injured. 668 people were martyred and 2,153 injured in 741 incidents occurred in 2017. 584 incidents took place in 2018 with 517 martyrdoms and 1,256 wounded. 375 people were martyred and 963 injured in 482 incidents occurred in 2019 and 175 martyrdoms and 446 people left wounded in 259 incidents in 259 till September 2020.
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October - 27 
The UN mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released on October 27, said that the overall civilian casualty figure for the first nine months of 2020 dropped by around 30 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, but while the number of civilian casualties is lowest in the first nine months of a
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The UN mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released on October 27, said that the overall civilian casualty figure for the first nine months of 2020 dropped by around 30 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, but while the number of civilian casualties is lowest in the first nine months of any year since 2012, “the harm done to civilians remains inordinate and shocking”, reports Tolo News. UNAMA documented that Anti-Government Elements (AGEs) remain responsible for the majority of civilian casualties (58 per cent). Compared to the same period in 2019, the amount of civilian deaths attributed to AGEs remained at similar levels, although there was a decrease. The report said that the number of civilians killed attributed to the Taliban increased by six per cent in the first nine months of 2020, adding that the overall number of civilian casualties, killed and injured, attributed to the Taliban dropped by 32 per cent, mainly due to a reduction in the number of civilians injured by suicide attacks and ground engagements, though this was partially offset by an increased number of civilian casualties from targeted killings and illegal, indiscriminate pressure-plate Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs).
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October - 31 
261 Afghan civilians were killed and 602 injured as a result of Taliban violence in the last 50 days, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on October 31, adding that the group conducted roughly 2,000 attacks during this period, reports Tolo News. “The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in
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261 Afghan civilians were killed and 602 injured as a result of Taliban violence in the last 50 days, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on October 31, adding that the group conducted roughly 2,000 attacks during this period, reports Tolo News. “The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in retaliation to these attacks inflicted heavy casualties to them (the Taliban). Over the past 50 days, up to 2,000 members of the Taliban terrorists were killed and wounded,” said Tariq Arian, Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Affairs. The Afghan Government on October 31, said that it released over 6,000 Taliban prisoners for peace with the hope that violence is reduced and a ceasefire is announced, but the Taliban acted against the government's "goodwill gesture", defied its commitments and increased attacks on Afghans. “The Taliban did not stop this unjustified war against its own people. The group instead has increased the war. The government released over 6,000 Taliban prisoners for the sake of a ceasefire, but the Taliban did not announce it,” said Dawa Khan Menapal, Deputy Spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani.
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November - 4 
According to Commission for Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances of Pakistan (COIED), the commission has so far disposed 4,748 cases till October 31, 2020, reports Daily Times. A total number of 6786 cases were received by the COIED upto September 2020. During October 2020, 45 more cases were received
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According to Commission for Inquiry of Enforced Disappearances of Pakistan (COIED), the commission has so far disposed 4,748 cases till October 31, 2020, reports Daily Times. A total number of 6786 cases were received by the COIED upto September 2020. During October 2020, 45 more cases were received by the commission and total numbers of cases reached to 6831. The COIED disposed of 30 cases in October 2020 and thus total disposal of Missing Persons upto October 31, 2020 is 4748 and balance as on October 2020 is 2083.
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November - 25 
According to Global Terrorism Index 2020 report, released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), Pakistan is the seventh most-impacted country in the world, The Express Tribune reported on November 26. “The 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has found that deaths from terrorism
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According to Global Terrorism Index 2020 report, released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), Pakistan is the seventh most-impacted country in the world, The Express Tribune reported on November 26. “The 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has found that deaths from terrorism fell for the fifth consecutive year since peaking in 2014. The number of deaths has now decreased by 59% since 2014 to 13,826,” said the report, entitled ‘Vision for Humanity’.
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November - 26 
India ranked eighth - with a score of 7.353 - on the Global Terrorism Index, 2020, moneycontrol.com reports on November 27. India reported 558 terrorist attacks in 2019, recording 277 deaths, according to the release. “Compared to other countries amongst the ten most impacted, India faces a wider ra
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India ranked eighth - with a score of 7.353 - on the Global Terrorism Index, 2020, moneycontrol.com reports on November 27. India reported 558 terrorist attacks in 2019, recording 277 deaths, according to the release. “Compared to other countries amongst the ten most impacted, India faces a wider range of terrorist groups, with Islamist, communist, and separatist groups active across the country,” the report said. However, the number deaths caused by terrorism as well as the number of terror attacks in India declined by 20 per cent in 2019. The country reported the lowest terrorism-related deaths among the 10 most-affected nations. India also recorded the lowest lethality rate of 0.5 deaths per attack on an average, while the other nine countries reported 2.1 deaths per attack on average, the report showed. 14 of 35 active terrorist groups in India were responsible for fatalities in 2019. “Maoists, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were responsible for over two thirds of the total deaths and almost half of the total attacks,” the report said. In India, Jammu and Kashmir was the most impacted region in 2019, reporting 165 attacks and 103 deaths, followed by Chhattisgarh (85 attacks and 53 deaths). The report said deaths attributed to the JeM increased by 69 percent due to the deadliest attack perpetrated in 2019. The suicide attack carried out on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Lethpora, Pulwama, by the JeM was among the 20 most fatal terrorist attacks in 2019.
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December - 7 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General of Police (IGP) held a video-link conference on December 7 with the Provincial Police top brass wherein the departmental performance and law and order situation of the Province of past 11 months was contemplated, reports ARY News. The huddle underscored
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General of Police (IGP) held a video-link conference on December 7 with the Provincial Police top brass wherein the departmental performance and law and order situation of the Province of past 11 months was contemplated, reports ARY News. The huddle underscored an apprehension of 21,154.6 kilogrammes of hashish and 38,017 bottles of liquor by the Police in many a raid throughout this period. In over 12,431 search and strike operations in this period, the huddle laid out, about 56,827 suspects were detained for investigations in a number of cases. The Regional Police Officers (RPOs) of KP collectively shared the number of total 67,635 people arrested on suspicions in 71,778 snap checking pickets. It was also shared that as an outcome of all the targeted operation in the province in the said span, about 20,358 weapons were confiscated with 477,875 rounds. RPOs added that about 206 hand-grenades, four stun-guns, and five rocket launchers were recovered in these targeted operations as well. 1,957 detonators, 2,232 dynamites, four bombs were captured as well, the performance report briefed KP IGP.
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December - 23 
The Chhattisgarh Government on December 23 said 216 Naxals[Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] have been killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) while 966 rebels have surrendered in the State since 2018, reports Outlook.In a written reply to a question, State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu informed t
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The Chhattisgarh Government on December 23 said 216 Naxals[Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] have been killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) while 966 rebels have surrendered in the State since 2018, reports Outlook.In a written reply to a question, State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu informed the Assembly, “216 Naxals were killed and 966 surrendered from 2018-19 till November 30 this year.” During this period, the highest number of Naxal deaths were reported in Sukma District (82), followed by Bijapur (46), Dantewada (30), Rajnandgaon (17), Narayanpur (16), Bastar (7), Dhamtari (7), Kanker (6), Kabirdham (3) and one each in Gariabandh and Kondagaon Districts. Of the 966 cadres who surrendered, 333 laid down their arms in Sukma, 300 in Dantewada, 164 in Narayanpur, 77 in Bijapur, 46 in Kondagaon, 36 in Bastar, 7 in Rajnandgaon and 3 in Kanker.
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December - 31 
Chhattisgarh remains the worst affected State in the country in terms of violence involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to The New Indian Express report on January 1, 2021. Also, the comprehensive crime statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) s
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Chhattisgarh remains the worst affected State in the country in terms of violence involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to The New Indian Express report on January 1, 2021. Also, the comprehensive crime statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) suggest that the State continues as the hardest-hit by violence and crime unleashed by Maoists. The State, although saw a consistent decline in areas cited as the stronghold of the Maoists,it still remains as the worst-hit as over half of the Maoist violence in the country have been reported in Bastar zone alonewhich emerges as the common address of the top CPI-Maoist leaders and their cadres. Further, as per the report, in 2020, the Security Forces (SFs) lost 36 personnel in the gunfight with theMaoists. The rebels triggered 46 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in 2020 while the forces detected 270 planted IEDs in Bastar zone and defused them.
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