Pakistan
PESHAWAR: As many as 4,139 cases were lodged and 7,872 Afghan nationals illegally residing in the provincial capital were arrested under the 14 Foreigners Act during the current year, The News
LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani phoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and informed him that in an action taken by the coalition forces a few days back Umar Naray, the mastermind of the Army Public School (APS) massacre, was killed along with four accomplices. Dawn, The Express Tribune , . The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: As the tripartite commission consisting of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UNHCR is scheduled to meet in Bhurban near Murree to discuss the future of millions of refugees living in Pakistan, the Afghan government has launched a national campaign to persuade its citizens to return. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Unidentified attackers shot and injured a policeman in the limits of Faqirabad police station here. Dawn. The Express Tribune, The Frontier Post
Afghanistan
KABUL: The United States has completed the delivery of five more combat helicopters to the Afghan Air Force in a bid to improve the capabilities of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). Khaama
KABUL: The commander of the US forces and the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson has called the attack on enemy leadership in Pakistan as unprecedented. Khaama
HELMAND: Sixteen Taliban militants were killed during airstrikes by Afghan security forces in two districts of southern Helmand province. Pajhwok
KUNDUZ: Insurgents have established a centre in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, training suicide bombers and making explosives, residents claim. Pajhwok
KABUL: The botched coup plot in Turkey would have no impact on the US-led campaign to support Afghanistan in the war against the Taliban , the top American military commander in the country said. Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: At least 23 Daesh rebels have been killed during a clearing operation codename Shaheen 18 and airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province. Pajhwok
BADGHIS: At least eight militants have been killed and 12 others wounded in Afghan forces airstrikes in the Jawand district of northwestern Badghis province. Pajhwok
GHAZNI: A girl has succumbed to her wounds in hospital and five other people, including four children, were wounded in a landmine explosion in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province. Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: Six Daesh (ISIS) fighters were killed in a foreign drone strike carried out in Achin district of Nangarhar. Tolo News
NANGARHAR: Three Taliban militants were killed in a drone stricke carried out in Khogyani district of Nangarhar. Tolo News
BAGHLAN: Four children were killed and three others wounded after a rocket tip exploded while they were playing with in Pul-i-Khumri in Baghlan province. Tolo News
