Nangarhar (East Afghanistan): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

On January 5, Pakistani forces launched an air strike on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) strongholds in Salala neighborhood in the vicinity of Goshta District of Nangarhar Province, reports Hasht-e Subh. Pakistan’s National Security Council (NSC) decided three days ago that the country’s forces should adopt a zero-tolerance policy against terrorists. Read less...

Pakistani soldiers shot dead an Afghan civilian at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province on January 5, reports Hasht-e Subh. Also, a Pakistani official was wounded by Taliban fighters. Clashes erupted between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters at the Torkham border crossing. Local sources in Torkham pass said that the clash between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban fighters took place at 11:00 am. Taliban fighters and Pakistani soldiers have had clashes several times before in Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings. Read less...

On January 24, Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) called for the immediate and unconditional release of a freelance journalist, Khairullah Parhar, who was arrested by the Taliban in Jalalabad (capital city) of Nangarhar Province on January 9, 2023, reports Hasht-e Subh. Earlier, on December 14, 2022, Parhar’s cell phone was confiscated by the General Directorate of Intelligence(GDI) members at Jalalabad cricket stadium and he was summoned by the authorities to collect his phone in Kabul. The report added that AFJC has called for the unconditional release of Qadratullah Tarar, one of the local journalists, who is Taliban custody for several months now (date of arrest not known). Read less...