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Prices of Essential Goods Spike in Kabul as Border Closures Enter Sixth Week …………. Prices of staple goods in Kabul have risen sharply as the closure of key border crossings with Pakistan enters its sixth week, deepening Afghanistan’s economic crisis…

Pakistan Deportations of Afghans Continue as Thousands Expelled in One Day ………… Pakistan expelled 7,849 migrants on Monday, November 17, as part of its ongoing crackdown on undocumented foreigners, Amu TV reported. The figures were released by the Taliban’s commission…

Pakistani Forces Kill 38 Militants in Raids Near Afghan Border ………….. Pakistani security forces killed 38 militants in a series of intelligence-based operations in the country’s northwest near the Afghan border, the military said Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. The…

UN Warns Conflict-Driven Hunger Is Becoming a Weapon of War Across Multiple Regions ——————————————– Senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council on Monday that escalating violence in global conflict zones is fueling severe food insecurity, leaving millions at risk…

Alawite Residents in Damascus Face Threat of Forced Evictions in Al-Sumariyeh ———————– Alawite neighborhoods in Damascus are reportedly under increasing pressure from forces affiliated with the Syrian transitional government, with residents of Al-Sumariyeh facing a 24-hour evacuation order that has…

Man Sentenced for Sending Death-Threat Emails to Australian Muslim Senator Fatima Payman ————————————— An Australian man, Sean David Sharman, 51, has been given a sentence of 18 months in a rehabilitation program after threatening to kill Australian Senator Fatima Payman…

Kashmiri Students Report Profiling and Evictions After Delhi Blast, J&K Student Association Says ———————————- Kashmiri students in northern Indian states are reportedly facing profiling, eviction, and intimidation following the November 10 blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, the Jammu and Kashmir…

UNHCR Data Shows Pakistan Has Detained Over 100,000 Afghans in 2025 Amid Surge in Returns ————————————- According to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report cited by Dawn, Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 100,000 Afghan nationals between…

Proposal to Ban Filtered Cigarettes Raised at Global Tobacco Control Conference ———————- At the upcoming meeting of the 183 member countries of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), independent experts have proposed a ban on the…

Senegalese Imam Detained in New York Sparking Concern Among African Muslim Community ————————————– A Senegalese imam has been detained in New York, prompting concern among members of the African Muslim community, The Shia Waves reported. Imam El-Hadji Hady Thioub, a…