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Security forces killed 6 terrorists in 2 separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, while terrorist Inamullah was killed in an exchange of fire in North Waziristan.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan Army, 6 terrorists were killed in 2 separate operations by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
ISPR said that an intelligence-based operation was conducted by the security forces on the information regarding the presence of terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan. During the operation, the security forces killed 5 terrorists.
Security forces operation in North Waziristan, 6 terrorists killed
Apart from this, there was an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists in North Waziristan in which another terrorist Inamullah was killed.
According to ISPR, arms, ammunition and explosives have also been recovered from the slain terrorists.
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Asif Durrani has said that despite the recent military operation, there is no deadlock in relations with the Taliban administration in Kabul.
According to media reports, Ambassador Asif Durrani termed the meeting with Afghan Affairs Minister Sardar Ahmed Shakib as a continuation of contacts with Taliban officials, which were held following Gul Bahadur Group hideouts in Afghanistan.
On March 21, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office, while commenting on the recent tension in Afghanistan, said that Pakistan had targeted terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan on March 18. The group was a terrorist.
Mumtaz Baloch had made it clear that while respecting Afghanistan’s sovereignty, the attacks by Pakistan did not target the civilian population of Afghanistan.
During the conversation with Sardar Ahmed Shakib, Asif Durrani highlighted the main focus on combating terrorism and seeking bilateral cooperation to reduce these challenges.
On the other hand, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office condemned the terrorist attack in Kandahar.
Expressing his condolences, the spokesman said that terrorism is a common problem of Pakistan and Afghanistan, both countries need to solve the problem of terrorism together.
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2024-05-11 11:27:41
Asunción, IP Agency.- The President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, confirmed this Friday the expansion of the coverage area of the Joint Task Force (FTC) to the departments of Misiones and Itapúa. “It’s a decision made,” he said.
«We are expanding coverage to the department of Canideyú, Misiones and Itapúa, which we believe will be a very important commitment. This will also require a strong investment in security but it is also a decision made,” the president said this Friday during his visit to Itapúa.
Recently, the Minister of National Defense, Oscar González, had reported that following the extension of the area of operations of the Internal Defense Command (CODI-FTC) to the department of Canindeyú, the project was being developed that would allow it to extend its presence to the south of the country.
The Minister of Defense also highlighted the strengthening of the armed forces, one of the Government’s objectives, to fight organized crime and guarantee internal security.
Added to this is the project to increase investment for security forces, both police and military, with an Itaipu investment of US$90 million for the next three years.
This greater coordination between the different security agencies gave important results, such as the Veneratio operations, which allowed the recovery of control of the Tacumbú penitentiary, Dakovo, which disrupted an international arms trafficking network, and other operations to combat organized crime factions. with presence in our country, highlighted the minister.
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2024-05-11 11:19:55
2024-05-11 08:14:00
This cooperation agreement on raw materials was signed between Rwanda and the European Union on February 19, 2024. It was criticized in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because Kinshasa denounces the plundering of Congolese minerals for more than twenty years by certain foreign countries, including Rwanda.
On the EU side, Brussels defends this agreement and recalls having condemned on numerous occasions the behavior of the various actors towards armed groups in the east of the DRC. For two years, the European Union has been working with a dozen countries around the world, including African countries, on access to strategic minerals, in particular to improve traceability, transparency and certification.
Details from Nicolas Berlanga Martinez, EU ambassador in Kinshasa, joined by Amélie Tulet from the Africa editorial team. “It should already be clarified that a memorandum of understanding is not a legal commitment, it is not a treaty, it is not an agreement. It is only a statement of principle that gives both sides six months to develop a road map. This is the start of negotiations to define projects of common interest, activities and actions linked to these strategic minerals.
The memorandum of understanding signed by the European Union with Rwanda focuses on traceability and transparency.
Perhaps before signing the protocol with Rwanda, it would have deserved more explanations. You know, perception is always very free, and sometimes that doesn’t mean it’s well informed.
We are always looking for the same thing, that is to say transparency and avoiding countries that do not produce all the minerals they export, being able to do so in the future. I think this is the right approach, this is what we are working on. »
And the European Union ambassador recalled that another memorandum of understanding signed with Kinshasa a few months earlier, in October, focused on traceability, certification and processing of minerals. A road map, he hopes, will be presented in Lubumbashi in June during Mining Week.
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