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Afghan Women’s Rights Activists Submit Shadow Report Highlighting Taliban Abuses ——————————— Afghan women’s rights activists have presented a shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), detailing systematic discrimination and repression under Taliban rule,…

Taliban Ban Photography and Videography at Kandahar University …………………. Students at Kandahar University report that the Taliban have banned photography and videography on campus, reflecting wider restrictions in Afghanistan’s educational institutions, Amu TV reported. During a recent award ceremony, Taliban…

Flash floods in Pakistan’s Swat Valley kill 9, dozens of tourists swept away ………………. Flash floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains swept away dozens of tourists in northwest Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Friday, killing at least nine people. Officials said the…

Pakistan’s Top Court Blocks PTI’s Claim to Reserved Seats ……………….. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is not entitled to reserved seats in parliament, overturning an earlier decision that had…

The Holy Shrine of Amir al-Momineen Imam Ali (peace be upon him) held a flag-changing ceremony to mark the beginning of the month of sorrow, the month of Muharram. The event saw thousands of devoted believers gather in the premises…

Pakistan Interior Ministry to Crack Down on Religious Hate Online Ahead of Muharram ———————————- The Ministry of Interior in Pakistan has announced strict measures to combat the spread of religious hate on social media ahead of the Islamic month of…

UNODC: 27,000 face high-risk drug use in Afghanistan, including women and children under 15 ———————————– The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released a report revealing that approximately 27,000 Afghans are engaged in high-risk drug use, highlighting…

Iranian Toddler in Coma After Brutal Assault at Moscow Airport ……………………. A two-year-old Iranian boy is in a coma after being violently assaulted at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Surveillance footage shows a man suddenly picking up the child and slamming him…

Syria Says Church Attackers Also Planned Bombing at Sayyida Zainab Shrine …………………. The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday that the perpetrators of the deadly suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus were also planning to target…

Pakistan: 11 Militants, 2 Soldiers Killed in South Waziristan Clash ………………. Eleven militants were killed and seven injured during a military operation in Sararogha, South Waziristan, on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani Army. Two soldiers also died in the clash.…