Sep 29, 2026
Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces on Monday, with Pakistan claiming 28 militants were killed at suspected hideouts while Afghan Taliban officials and the UN reported three civilian deaths from one family. The strikes follow a recent attack on police in Kohat, Pakistan.
Counter-terrorism police in London arrested a 60-year-old man and 42-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting Iran's foreign intelligence service. The arrests were made at properties in London as part of an investigation into suspected National Security Act offenses.
The U.S. Treasury Department removed counter-terrorism sanctions from Iraq's Fly Baghdad Airlines and two of its aircraft that were imposed in 2024 over alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, citing changes in the airline's behavior. The airline's owner, Basheer Al-Shabbani, remains under active U.S. sanctions.