The National Resistance Front (NRF) on the social media platform X stated that two Taliban fighters were killed and another was injured in their attack on a Taliban checkpoint near the electricity junction in the Khairkhana area of the 15th Police District of Kabul, the capital city of Kabul Province on June 25.
The National Resistance Front (NRF) on social media platform X said that four Taliban fighters were killed when the NRF targeted a vehicle carrying Taliban Intelligence forces near the customs area in the industrial park area in the 9th Police District (PD) of Kabul City of Kabul Province on June 25.
On June 25, Taliban run Supreme Court announced that two men and a woman were flogged for theft and fleeing her home, respectively in Parwan Province, reports Afghanistan International.
On June 25, the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that their delegation would attend an upcoming United Nations (UN)-led meeting in Qatar (Doha) on Afghanistan, after organizers announced last week that women would be excluded from the gathering, reports stamfordadvocate.com. The Ministry said that Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid will lead the Taliban delegation at the two-day meeting starting on June 30.
On June 24, Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson for the Taliban's Ministry of Interior said that drugs have been eradicated in Afghanistan and are no longer a threat to countries around the world, reports Afghanistan International. This assertion came in response to Iran’s Chief of Police stating that there is "no sign of reduced drug cultivation in Afghanistan”. Qani further said that the Taliban has "eliminated the scope of drugs from Afghanistan in a short time with limited resources.” "Currently, there is no drug-related threat from Afghanistan to neighbouring countries and the world." He added.
On June 25, the Narayanganj District Court issued an arrest warrant against former Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) leader Mamunul Haque, reports The Daily Star. Public Prosecutor Rakibuddin Ahmed stated that Judge Nazmul Haque Shyamal of Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal passed the order as Mamunul was absent on the day of the cross-examination of witnesses.
On June 22, a Kuki-Chin National Front (KCNF) cadre, identified as Sailuk Thang Bom (40) was arrested bank robbery, mosque attack, and weapons theft, from Ruma Upazila (Sub-District) of Bandarban District of Chittagong Division, reports Daily Bangladesh.
On June 21, three cadres of Kuki-Chin National Front (KCNF) identified as God Galari Bom (31), Sang Khum Bom (38) and Zephania Bom (19) were arrested from a remote hilly area of Ruma Upazila (Sub-District) in Bandarban District in Chittagong Division, reports Daily Bangladesh. All three were arrested in the cases of bank robbery and weapons looting.
On June 26 (today), an encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists in the Sinoo area of Doda District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. No fatalities have been reported so far, and the encounter is still ongoing at the time of reporting.
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters, including a village Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) secretary and a civil contractor, were arrested in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki District of Chhattisgarh for allegedly supporting Maoist activities, reportsdevdiscourse.com. Police seized a tractor that was reportedly being rented out on behalf of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs], further implicating the suspects in anti-terror activities. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Rajnandgaon, Deepak Jha confirmed that the arrested individuals were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Those arrested were identified as Mahesh Meshram (45), Arvind Tulavi (30), Ramkishan Yadav (50) and Sushil Sahu (54), IGP Jha said.
On June 25, Special Task Force (STF) arrested a person, identified as, Harej Sheikh, in connection to the terror group called Shahadat, from Howrah District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India. His arrest was based on the statement of Mohammad Habibullah, who was earlier arrested on June 22, in Paschim Bardhaman District of West Bengal for his link to Bangladesh-based Islamist terror group Shahadat-e Al Hikma formed by members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) which has close ties with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
An explosive device planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was unearthed during combing operations by the Kerala Police's elite force, Thunderbolt, from Makkimala village under Thalappuzha Police Station limits in Wayanad District of Kerala on June 25, reports devdiscourse.com. The explosive was subsequently neutralized. The presence of a Maoist group belonging to the Western Ghats' Kabani Dalam (armed squad) has been reported in various forest fringe areas in Thalappuzha on many occasions.
On June 25, a joint team from the Border Security Forces (BSF), Assam Rifles, and Manipur Police raided a total of seven villages including Mongjarong Khunou and Old Nungnang village in the Noney District, Lailoiphai, Dongjang, and Hengken villages in Churachandpur District, Maojang village of Tengnoupal District and Purum Khullen Village in Kakching District and recovered a large cache of weapons hidden at the hideouts of the armed miscreants operating in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Manipur, reports Northeast Now. The recovery included a 5.56 Heckler & Koch (HK) Assault Rifle, a 7.62 Rifle, a Carbine Machine Gun with a magazine, three .32 Pistol with magazines, three Lathode Grenades, two Handheld Radio Sets, three live round ammunition, one Tactical Pouch with a belt, three Bullet Proof Jackets, one local made Pompi, four Single Barrel Breech Loader (SBBL) gun, one Sig-Sauer pistol, three improvised explosive devices (IED), one sling, three Tac phone along with battery, one combat dress, and a sleeping bag.
On June 25, Border Security Force (BSF) stated on X that troops recovered a drone, identified as a Chinese-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model, and 560 grams of heroin in Raja Rai Singh village in Ferozepur District of Punjab.
On June 25, Border Security Force (BSF) stated on X that troops recovered one drone, identified as a DJI Air 3, in Thehkalan village in Tarn Taran District of Punjab.
On June 25, Border Security Force (BSF) stated on X that BSF troops, along with Punjab Police, recovered 552 grams of heroin, dropped by a Pakistani drone, in Khemkaran village in Tarn Taran District of Punjab.
Border Security Force (BSF) stated on X that BSF troops recovered a drone, identified as a DJI Mavic 3 Classic, along with one packet of heroin (510 grams) from the area adjacent to P.S. Wala Hithar village in the Fazilka District of Punjab on June 24. The narcotics were wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, and the packet was found attached to the drone with a metal ring.
On June 24, Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Chinese-made drone and recovered 400 grams of heroin near the International Border (IB) in Chaklabaksh village in Amritsar District of Punjab, reports The Tribune. A packet of drugs wrapped in yellow adhesive tape was attached to the drone with a metal hook
On June 26, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a search operation in the Kanda-Poni region of Reasi District, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), related to the June 9 terrorist attack, reports Daily Excelsior.
Bishunpur Gumla Police pasted a notice at the house of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Ravindra Ganjhu and asked him to surrender in court, reports livehindustan.com on June 25. The police reached Ganjhu's house in Madwa village under the Chandwa Police Station area in the Latehar District of Jharkhand and pasted the notice in front of the villagers and asked him to appear at the appointed time. Police told the family members that if he does not surrender, attachment and confiscation action will be taken. Ganjhu is a ‘regional commander’ of the CPI-Maoist with a reward of INR 1.5 million on his head and has been absconding for a long time.
On June 25, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against four accused identified as Biplab Baruah, Biray Kachari, Achyut Gogoi and ‘Captain’ Aicheng Asom in the attack on a military station in Assam in December 2023, which was later claimed by the Paresh Baruah-led United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), reports NIA. Two motorcycle-borne cadres of ULFA-I lobbed grenades at the military station in Lichubari in Jorhat District on December 14, 2023 and on December 15, 2023, ULFA-I claimed responsibility for the attack. NIA statement said, “The entire conspiracy, encompassing both the attacks, had been masterminded from across the international border in Myanmar by ULFA (I) self-styled Captain, identified as Abhyeet Gogoi alias Kanak Gogoi alias Rumel Asom alias Aicheng Asom alias Aishang Asom, along with ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom. Another key conspirator behind these attacks was identified as the outfit’s self-styled Brigadier, Arunudoy Dohutia alias Arunodoi Asom”.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that Popular Front of India (PFI) had been on a mission to establish Islamic rule in India by 2047, reports The New Indian Express on June 26. The statement by NIA came out on the recovery of a voice clip of the 15th accused identified as, Muhammed Mubarak,in the murder case of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sreenivasan on April 16, 2022, and that the murder was plotted on the larger PFI’s scheme of “India 2047”. The accused along with co-accused Ashraf S alias Karamana Ashraf Moulavi, ‘national in charge’ of PFI’s education wing, were engaged in terror activities of encouraging vulnerable youths to join Islamic State (IS) outfits, arranged and supervised arms training for PFI cadre at its offices in Thiruvananthapuram Education and Service Trust and Periyar Valley Trust in Aluva in Kerala and planned to stock weapons and explosives to commit terrorist acts. NIA seized documents stating that Hindus are Kuffrs and also recovered “India 2047” post forwarded to accused C T Sulaiman from Muhammed Mubarak’s WhatsApp profile.
At least two militants were killed and three other militants injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Sra Derga area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reportsThe Khorasan Diary. Local of the area said that the killed and injured were associated with the Majlis-e-Askari Karwan faction of Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Seven people suffered injuries when unidentified assailants lobbed two hand grenades at a vehicle going in a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) on Khaisore Road near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reports Dawn. One grenade hit a SFs’ vehicle, while the other landed on a car — owned by a civilian contractor for transportation of daily commodities for the SFs. Seven passers-by were injured in the explosion. However, there was no casualty on the SFs’ side. Both the vehicles were damaged in the attack. The attackers escaped the area after the incident.
Three pedestrians including a child were injured in an explosion near the vehicle of a Police patrolling unit in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reportsThe Khorasan Diary.
A Police Constable was injured when unidentified militants attacked a Police post in Dabori area of Orakzai District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reportsThe Khorasan Diary.
Unidentified militants set fire to Government Girls Primary School in Karodi Bala area of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reportsThe Khorasan Diary. According to Police, the school building was reduced to ashes while all equipment inside the school was burned. In the first half of 2024, more than eight schools have been attacked. The majority of these schools are situated in Districts such as North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Khyber and Kurram.
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on June 25 ruled out any large-scale military operation under the Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, said that ongoing Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) will be intensified, reports ARY News. Speaking at the Federal Cabinet meeting called on to take the members into confidence about the prevailing ‘misunderstanding and speculations’ about the Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, the PM said that instead of any large-scale operation, the already ongoing intelligence-based kinetic operations would be energised. PM Shehbaz said that the Operation Azm-e-Istehkam is a multi-domain and whole-of-system national vision aimed at decisively rooting out the nebulous and shadowy presence of remnants of terrorists, and violent extremism. “A large-scale armed operation would require displacement and the initiation of such an operation under Vision Azm-i-Istehkam is merely a misunderstanding”, he added.