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Pakistan: Live mortar shell blast kills 8, including children, women
September 27, 2023
Pakistan: Live mortar shell blast kills 8, including children, women
At least eight people were killed, including children and women, and four others were injured on Wednesday when a live mortar shell exploded in the southeastern Sindh province of Pakistan. The incident occurred in the Katcha area of Kandhkot district,…
At least 113 killed, over 150 injured as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq
September 27, 2023
At least 113 killed, over 150 injured as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq
At least 113 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a fire that engulfed a wedding celebration in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, local officials and emergency services said. Fireworks, candles, and other materials used during the event…
Afghanistan has most cases of cholera in 2022
September 26, 2023
Afghanistan has most cases of cholera in 2022
In a recent update, the World Health Organization reported that, in the past year, the recorded cases of cholera have more than doubled in the world, rising from 220,000 to 470,000. The WHO figures show that Afghanistan has the highest…
UN concerned about torture, human rights violations in Taliban detention centers
September 21, 2023
UN concerned about torture, human rights violations in Taliban detention centers
A recently published report by the United Nations has registered 1,600 cases of human rights violations in Taliban detention centers. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), these human rights violations were recorded in 29 provinces from…
UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
September 21, 2023
UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency’s country director…
Afghan Women’s Rights Crucial for Taliban Recognition, says UN survey
September 20, 2023
Afghan Women’s Rights Crucial for Taliban Recognition, says UN survey
Hundreds of women in Afghanistan believe that the United Nations should not recognize the Taliban government until women’s access to work and education is restored, according to a new survey reported by VOA. About 46% of the 592 Afghan women…
Deadly drone attack to Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region kills 6, wounds 2 security forces
September 19, 2023
Deadly drone attack to Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region kills 6, wounds 2 security forces
At least six people have been killed in a suspected drone attack on an airport near the city of Sulaymaniyah in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, Al Jazeera reported today, September, 19. The incident took place at the…
Int’l organizations react to second anniversary of Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan
September 19, 2023
Int’l organizations react to second anniversary of Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan
Two years after the Taliban’s decision to deprive girls above the sixth grade from the right to education in Afghanistan, international human rights organizations, including the United Nations, have called for the reopening of schools for girls in this country.…
Pakistan: Demands for arresting takfiri preacher for incendiary remarks against Shia Muslims
September 19, 2023
Pakistan: Demands for arresting takfiri preacher for incendiary remarks against Shia Muslims
Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi called on Monday for the arrest of the extremist preacher Maulawi Mansour Manjaal, following statements he made against the followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them. According to news outlets followed by…
UN security council votes to conclude year-long probe into ISIS activities in Iraq
September 17, 2023
UN security council votes to conclude year-long probe into ISIS activities in Iraq
The Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to end, a year from now, a U.N. investigation into activities of Sunni-extremist ISIS group in Iraq. The vote came at the request of the Iraqi government. The resolution noted that Baghdad also…