27-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Australia has told 13 Special Forces soldiers that they face dismissal in relation to a report on alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the head of the country’s army said on Friday. Lieutenant General Rick Burr, the head of …

27-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies QUEBEC CITY/ OTTAWA: The man convicted of fatally shooting six Muslim men at a mosque in the Canadian province of Quebec in 2017 will be able to apply for parole in 25 years, an appeals court has ruled, saying Alexandre Bissonette’s previous sentence was …

25-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: A convicted terrorist has been stripped of his citizenship ahead of his release from Victorian prison. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirmed Algerian-born Abdul Nacer Benbrika, spiritual leader of Australia’s largest terror network, had his Australian passport cancelled on November …

24-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ BAMIYAN/ ISLAMABAD: Dozens more Shia Muslims martyred and injured when two explosions ripped through the city of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, according to officials. Police Chief of Eponymous province Zabardast Safai said on Tuesday the explosives were hidden at the side of …

23-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report JERUSALEM/ RIYADH/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have secretly visited Riyadh and met with Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS), the Crown Prince of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday and finalized a clandestine plan …

23-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: The omnipresent pandemic has wreaked havoc on the Australian airline industry, causing massive job cuts and career devastation. In this article, we will explore creative and innovative ways that Qantas and Virgin Australia pilots have adapted to their wings being …

22-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report DOHA/ DUBAI/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says Riyadh is seeking a way to resolve the three-year rift with its Gulf neighbour Qatar. Commenting on the dispute on Saturday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Saudi Arabia is continuing …

21-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A rocket barrage slammed into the heavily fortified Green Zone where many embassies and international firms are based in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing and injuring dozens civilians on Saturday. Tariq Arian, spokesman for the interior ministry, said “terrorists” …

21-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies GHAZNI/ KABUL/ DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: Al-Qaeda Chief and Egyptian national Ayman Al-Zawahiri has died in Afghanistan from natural causes, Arab media reported on Friday late night. The news reports came a few days after social media carried speculation that the Al-Qaeda Chief had passed away. …

20-11-2020 By SJA Jafri+ Bureau Report + Agencies HEART/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ CANBERRA: Haji Abdul Baqi has one lasting memory of Australian forces in Afghanistan, the day they killed his two brothers, Saifullah and Bismillah, and two of his cousins, Mohammadullah and Juma Khan. It was more than nine years ago, …