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Evacuation of Lower Kurram Villages Amid Security Operations
February 19, 2025
Evacuation of Lower Kurram Villages Amid Security Operations
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered the evacuation of four villages in the Lower Kurram region following a deadly attack on a relief convoy, Dawn Newspaper reported. The assault, which occurred on February 19, resulted in the deaths of nine…
Calls for Lifting Western Sanctions on Syria Intensify
February 19, 2025
Calls for Lifting Western Sanctions on Syria Intensify
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the West to lift sanctions on Syria, stating that the country is in dire need of reconstruction and that millions of Syrians are struggling to survive, Arab News reported. Hiba Zayadin, HRW’s senior Syria…
UN warns of healthcare crisis over Afghan ban on women’s medical education
February 19, 2025
UN warns of healthcare crisis over Afghan ban on women’s medical education
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Afghanistan’s ban on women’s medical education could lead to a long-term healthcare crisis. In a report released on February 18, OCHA highlighted that Afghanistan’s maternal mortality…
Four Pakistani Troops Killed in Ambush During Aid Truck Attack Response
February 18, 2025
Four Pakistani Troops Killed in Ambush During Aid Truck Attack Response
In a tragic incident, four Pakistani troops were killed in an overnight ambush while responding to an earlier attack on aid trucks in Kurram, a district in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Arab News reported. The ambush occurred shortly after…
Iraq repatriates over 12,500 nationals from Syria’s al-Hol camp
February 18, 2025
Iraq repatriates over 12,500 nationals from Syria’s al-Hol camp
Iraq’s Ministry of Immigration and Displacement has repatriated more than 12,500 Iraqi nationals from al-Hol camp in northeast Syria’s Hasaka province, the ministry confirmed on Monday. Spokesperson Ali Jahangir stated that 21 convoys have transported Iraqi families linked to ISIS…
Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Taliban to lift broadcast ban on political and economic content
February 17, 2025
Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Taliban to lift broadcast ban on political and economic content
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to revoke its prohibition on the airing of political and economic programs by local Afghan media outlets, Jurist News reported. This ban, established recently, mandates that all live and…
ISIS Families in al-Hol Camp Celebrate Regime Change, Attempt Escapes
February 16, 2025
ISIS Families in al-Hol Camp Celebrate Regime Change, Attempt Escapes
Approximately 40,000 individuals, primarily the wives, female relatives, and children of male ISIS suspects, are currently held in the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, VOA reported. According to camp authorities, these families have been celebrating the recent regime change in…
Four Army Personnel, 15 Terrorists Killed in KP Operations: ISPR
February 16, 2025
Four Army Personnel, 15 Terrorists Killed in KP Operations: ISPR
Four soldiers were killed and 15 terrorists were eliminated in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, Dawn online newspaper reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The first operation took place in Dera Ismail Khan’s…
Office of Grand Ayatullah Shirazi Distributes 80 Tons of Coal to Needy Families in Mazar-e-Sharif
February 16, 2025
Office of Grand Ayatullah Shirazi Distributes 80 Tons of Coal to Needy Families in Mazar-e-Sharif
In a benevolent initiative coinciding with the blessed birth anniversary of the Savior of Humanity, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), the Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) in Mazar-e-Sharif distributed 80…
Collective Wedding Ceremony Held on Mid-Sha’ban in Herat
February 15, 2025
Collective Wedding Ceremony Held on Mid-Sha’ban in Herat
On the auspicious occasion of Mid-Sha’ban, marking the blessed birth anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), the Imam Ali Quranic Center in Pashtun Zarghun District, Herat, organized a collective wedding ceremony for 22 couples. The event, coinciding…