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Taliban Increase Public Floggings Amid Rights Concerns ………… The Taliban publicly flogged a man and a woman in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province after convicting them of having an “illicit relationship” and fleeing home, a court statement said, as reported by…

Taliban Police Resignations Reported in Nuristan Over Internal Disputes ………… Several members of the Taliban’s police command in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province have reportedly resigned collectively, citing concerns over corruption, discrimination and ethnic bias within the force, according to local…

Pakistan Says Four Militants Killed in Balochistan Security Operation …………. Pakistan’s military said four militants were killed during a security operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, accusing them of links to Indian-backed proxy groups, Khaama Press reported. The army…

Pakistan Sees Sharp Rise in Conflict Deaths in 2025, Report Says ………. Combat-related deaths in Pakistan rose sharply in 2025, increasing by 73 percent compared with the previous year, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and…

Rights Group Condemns Bombing of Imam Ali Mosque in Syria’s Homs ……….. The International Organization for the Defense of Shia Rights has condemned an attack targeting the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian city of Homs, describing…

Desecrated Copy of the Holy Quran Left Outside Muslim Family’s Home in England ———————— A Muslim family in England has been targeted in an Islamophobic incident after an unknown individual left a desecrated copy of the Holy Quran outside their…

Fighting resumes between SDF, Syrian army ————————- Fighting has resumed between the Syrian army and units affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city of Aleppo and its surrounding areas. Amid rising tensions in Aleppo, intense clashes broke…

Guterres Denounces Fatal Attack on Syrian Mosque ——————— A deadly attack on a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs has prompted strong international condemnation, with the United Nations chief stressing the need for accountability and denouncing the targeting of…

Eurasia Review: Taliban Weaponizing Madrasas to Indoctrinate Children, Establish Rule ———————– An opinion piece published by Eurasia Review warns that the Taliban are reshaping Afghanistan’s education system into a tool of ideological control, using the rapid expansion of madrasas to…

Explosion at Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque Kills Eight in Syria’s Homs ………….. Eight people were killed and at least 18 others wounded when an explosion struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque, used by Syria’s Alawite sect,…