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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UN welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed a deal announced by Thailand and Cambodia to put an end to weeks of deadly border clashes, his spokesman said. Guterres called the ceasefire agreement a positive step towards "alleviating the suffering of civilians, ending current hostilities, and creating an environment conducive to achieving lasting peace," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Saturday. The Thai and Cambodian forces halted weeks of deadly border fighting after agreeing to a ceasefire, ending nearly 20 days of clashes that killed dozens and displaced nearly a million civilians along their… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

One dead in Afghan-Iran border clashes

Kabul: On July 31, an Afghan police official said that clashes between Taliban forces and Iran border guards left at least one dead on the Afghanistan side. "We have one killed and one wounded; the cause of the clash is not clear yet," the police spokesman of the southern Afghan province of Nimroze, Bahram Haqmal, stated. Iran’s news agency said clashes broke out after Taliban forces tried to raise their flag "in an area which is not Afghan territory". Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Ethiopian forces kill insurgents in border clashes

Addis Ababa: On July 26, Regional forces in southeast Ethiopia killed 85 al Shabaab militiamen during border clashes. Forces from Ethiopia's Somali region also wounded and captured myriad of insurgents in the Ferfer district near the border with Somalia. The fighting added to the security headaches for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as he tried to quash an insurgency in Oromiya region and pacified disgruntled paramilitary groups in Amhara region. He also started peace negotiations with the rebellious northern region of Tigray. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Army personnel martyred in border clash

Five Pakistani soldiers were martyred after terrorists inside Afghanistan opened fire on troops in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. "Terrorists from inside Afghanistan, across the international border, opened fire on Pakistani troops in Kurram district," a statement by the ISPR said, adding that Pakistani troops responded in a "befitting manner". Read More…

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