In a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the UN envoy to the war-torn country on Wednesday said that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown manifolds and looks to appear in almost all 34 provinces.

Islamic State militants now present in all 34 Afghan provinces, says UN envoy

The Taliban`s officials in central Daikundi province said that they arrested 11 people who are suspected to be affiliates of ISIS-K, the terror group which recently speeded its attacks in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of it, reported local media.

Taliban arrest 11 IS suspects in central Daikundi province

Three suicide bombings killed at least three people in Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday. Dozens have been arrested in the bombings in a country that is seen as a stable bulwark against Islamic extremism in Africa.

Blasts in Uganda: Suicide bombers target capital Kampala, IS links suspected

A day after a blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a bomb exploded in capital Kabul on Saturday. Reports say at least six people have been killed in the blast and seven wounded.

Blast near Taliban checkpoint in Kabul; at least 6 killed

Maulvi Hamdullah Mukhlis, a key Taliban member is among those killed in Tuesday's Kabul military hospital, reports said. Mukhlis was the head of Kabul's military corps and also one of the first senior Taliban commanders to enter the abandoned presidential palace when the city fell to the group in August.

Key Taliban member killed in Afghanistan military hospital attack

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After yelling 'Allahu Akbar, France is run by Islamic State,' a knifeman was shot by Paris transport police at a train station. The man is claimed to have been seriously hurt after brandishing the weapon and threatening security at Paris' Saint-Lazare station, one of the busiest in the city.

'France is ruled by the Islamic State': Knife-wielding attacker shot by Paris railway security

As many as 65 terrorists affiliated to Islamic State (IS) have surrendered to Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan`s eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday.

65 Islamic State terrorists surrendered in Afghanistan's Nangarhar: Taliban

At least 11 people were killed late Tuesday in an attack on a village in eastern Iraq blamed on the Islamic State group, security sources said. The attack on Al-Rashad in Diyala province left "11 dead and 13 wounded", a local security source said.

11 dead in Iraq attack blamed on IS group: Security sources

A German court on Monday found a woman guilty of "crimes against humanity in the form of enslavement" for allowing a Yazidi girl to die of thirst. Jennifer Wenisch, 30, was found guilty of letting a five-year-old Yazidi girl die and also for joining the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation.

Islamic State woman gets jail term in Germany for allowing Yazidi child to die

The Islamic State militant group said on Friday that it was responsible for an explosion that brought down electricity lines and caused a major power outage in Kabul province.

Islamic State claims responsibility for causing Kabul power outage

Ali Harbi Ali, affiliated with the Islamic State, has been charged with the murder of British MP David Amess. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he "has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations".

Islamic State supporter charged in murder of UK lawmaker David Amess

Pakistani police said they killed at least three Islamic State terrorists Thursday on the outskirts of Peshawar, close to the border with Afghanistan. Two or three other militants escaped the raid, which was carried out after a tip-off, the anti-terrorism police said in a statement.

Three Islamic State terrorists killed in Pakistan

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bomber attack at a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that killed dozens of people and injured scores.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Shia mosque attack in Afghanistan

A blast has taken place in a Shiite mosque in southern Afghan city of Kandahar. It has taken place on the day of weekly Friday prayers. Cause of the blast at the Imam Bargah Fatemiya Mosque was not immediately clear but a Taliban official claimed that this was a suicide bombing.

Afghanistan: At least 41 dead in Kandahar mosque blast, Taliban allege suicide bombing

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) files a charge sheet against a Tamil Nadu resident. According to the NIA, they have filed a charge sheet against Saravana Kumar, alias Abdullah, of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

NIA files charge sheet against radical who wanted to establish Islamic State in Tamil Nadu

The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people. The Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said fighters carried out the operation in the north of Kabul on Sunday evening.

Taliban say Islamic State cell destroyed after mosque attack

A Canadian jihadist who fought for the Islamic State group and narrated violent propaganda videos has been taken into custody by the United States and charged, the Justice Department said Saturday.

US charges Canadian who narrated Islamic State videos

French forces killed head of Islamic State in greater Sahara, France President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Thursday. The terrorist was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers.

French forces kill Islamic State leader in Greater Sahara

Alexanda Kotey, 37, pleaded guilty to all eight counts against him at a plea hearing in US District Court. The charges include hostage-taking resulting in death and providing material support to the Islamic State group from 2012 through 2015.

Islamic State 'Beatle' pleads guilty over US hostage deaths

The top Unites States Army General, Mark Milley, has warned of an imminent civil war in Afghanistan, saying that the conditions are ripe for the “resurgence of terrorist groups” in the country.

Afghanistan: Top US General warns of civil war, says al Qaeda, ISIS may grow

A British member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the 'Beatles' has pleaded guilty to killing four US hostages. Alexanda Kotey, who was born in London, is one of the two Islamic State members who were held by the US military in Iraq on terrorism charges.

Islamic State 'Beatles' member pleads guilty to murder of four American hostages

A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate on Sunday. This is the second drone attack of US amid crisis in Afghanistan.

US conducts drone strike on Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate

After a long and hard day at work, Zemari Ahmadi drove to his home in Khwaja Burgha, a working-class neighbourhood just a few miles west of Kabul airport, when the ill-fated US drone attacked a vehicle, initially claimed by the US military that it was laden with bombs and driven a member of the Islamic State group.

Ground report: Chilling details of 10 victims killed by US drone strike in Afghanistan

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