Insurgents

Afghanistan: 12 people including four security forces killed in Kabul suicide bombing; Taliban claims attack on convoy

In November Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said nearly 30,000 soldiers and police officers have been killed since 2015 - a figure far higher than anything previously acknowledged.

Tamil Nadu BJP MP claims Naxal and Maoists have infiltrated state; AMMK, AIADMK rubbish allegations

Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan, who is the only BJP MP from Tamil Nadu has made serious allegations of Naxal and Maoist infiltration in Tamil Nadu.

Nagaland ambush leaves two Assam Rifles soldiers dead, four injured; insurgent hand suspected

The six Assam Rifles troops were attacked around 3 pm in Nagaland's Mon district.

Former Army lieutenant general JR Mukherjee says insurgency likely to increase in North East after Doka La

Whenever India has annoyed China or there has been a border-related issue between the two countries, it (China) has aided insurgents in the North East, Mukherjee told newspersons in Kolkata commenting on the possible fallout of the 74-day stand-off with the Chinese at Doka La in the Sikkim sector

Afghanistan security forces kill 26 armed insurgents in 24 hours in country-wide operations

At least 26 armed insurgents have been killed and 16 injured since security forces in Afghanistan launched operations across country over the past 24 hours

Tribal groups stage protests in Manipur after grenade lobbed at shop in Ukhrul district

Tribals in Manipur's Ukhrul district staged a protest against the lobbing of a hand grenade on Friday night in the heart of the district headquarters

US working with NATO, India to make sure there are no terrorist safe havens in Pakistan

US wants to make sure that there are no terrorist safe havens in Pakistan and is working with NATO members and India to make Islamabad cut insurgents off

Rohingya crisis: Buddhists in Rakhine mistrust foreign aid workers; relief for refugees hampered

Relief agencies struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims displaced by strife in northwestern Myanmar are facing rising hostility from ethnic Rakhine Buddhists

Rohingya Crisis: At least 2,70,000 refugees fled Myanmar in past two weeks, says UN

An estimated 270,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in past two weeks to Bangladesh where two existing refugee camps are “bursting at the seams”, the UN said

Manipur: Police launches manhunt to nab militants involved in killing of alleged rapist

The Manipur government is facing a unique problem of militants killing persons accused of rape and other heinous crimes against women