Suicide Bombing Kills 31 at Mosque in #Pakistan Capital

The bombing, during Friday Prayers, was the second major attack in recent months in #Islamabad, where large-scale violence had been relatively rare.

#Shiite #Muslims in Pakistan have frequently been targeted by #extremist groups over the past several decades, particularly in areas that border #Afghanistan, but large-scale sectarian attacks in the capital itself had been comparatively rare.

#geopolitics #terrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/asia/pakistan-mosque-attack-islamabad.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Another #NationalGuard member, having heard the shots, pulled out his service weapon & shot Lakanwal, who fell to the ground & was quickly detained, court records say.

#SarahBeckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot in the back of the head, was pronounced dead the next day. The other member, Andrew Wolfe, is still in recovery.

Lakanwal worked with the #CIA for over a decade in #Afghanistan before the #US #military withdrew from the country. He came to the US in 2021.

#law

Russia is in talks with Afghanistan about bringing Afghan labor migrants to work in Russia, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Moscow Gul Hassan told TASS. He said Kabul can offer young “qualified professionals,”.

https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/vrossiyu-vsled-zaindiitsami-nachnut-zavozit-migrantov-izafganistana-a186017

#Ukraine #Russia #Afghanistan

Russia is in talks with Afghanistan about bringing Afghan labor migrants to work in Russia, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Moscow Gul Hassan told TASS. He said Kabul can offer young “qualified professionals,”.

https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/02/vrossiyu-vsled-zaindiitsami-nachnut-zavozit-migrantov-izafganistana-a186017

#Ukraine #Russia #Afghanistan