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The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.
The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, a rare instance of high-level U.S. government engagement with the Iranian government.
Pakistan’s defence minister has said the country is in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan, after both nations launched strikes overnight.
Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Islamabad’s patience had run out as tensions escalated, with casualties reported on both sides.
The Yinmabin District People’s Defence Force (PDF) under the National Unity Government (NUG) released a statement on 19 February calling on those living in Yinmabin District hold weapons issued by the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) to promptly contact their respective district or township People’s Defence Organisation (PDO or Pa Ka Pha) units and surrender the firearms and related equipment.
Ward, village-tract, and sub-township-level PDO and People’s Administration Teams operating in Yinmabin District have also been advised to coordinate with district and township PDO officials if any BNRA members are found in their respective areas.
Over 80 Pakistani militants, police personnel, and those from intelligence agencies, and counter-terrorism units have been killed in “Operation Herof Phase II”, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed in a statement issued on January 31.
In a statement, the BLA claimed that its fighters carried out a series of coordinated attacks across multiple districts of Balochistan, describing the operation as “Operation Herof Phase II.”
Indian security forces have killed 16 Maoist rebel fighters, including a senior commander, in the eastern state of Jharkhand, as authorities intensify efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.
According to an international news agency, more than 10,000 people have died in the decades-old conflict waged by the guerrillas, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised Indigenous communities in mineral-rich regions of India.