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Escalating Violence in Pashtun Regions During Ramadan Stirs Alarm
The holy month of Ramadan, typically a period of peace and reflection, has been marred by a surge in violence across several predominantly Pashtun regions on both sides of the…
UN Warns 740,000 Women Detained Globally, Calls for Urgent Prison Reforms
GENEVA — A group of United Nations experts issued a stark warning on Wednesday, revealing that over 740,000 women and girls are currently held in detention facilities worldwide.…
Israeli NGOs Alarmed by Plan to Effectively Expand Jerusalem’s Borders for First Time Since 1967
Israeli NGOs have raised the alarm over a government-endorsed settlement plan which, they argue, would mark the first expansion of Jerusalem's municipal borders into the occupied…
WHO Sounds Alarm Over Unvaccinated Repatriated Children in Afghanistan, Posing Major Public Health Threat
KABUL, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the health of thousands of children returning to Afghanistan, reporting that a…
Torkham Closure Inflicts $240 Million Blow on Bilateral Trade
Islamabad/Peshawar – The prolonged shutdown of the Torkham border crossing, a critical artery for commerce between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has resulted in staggering losses…
Red Cross Reaches Over Two Million People in Afghanistan Amid 2025 Crises
Throughout 2025, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) managed to provide essential health services to more than two million people across…
‘We Aged 20 Years’: British Couple Describe Ordeal in Taliban Prisons After Seven-Month Detention
LONDON, Feb 14 – A British octogenarian couple, held captive in Afghanistan for seven and a half months, have spoken of their traumatic ordeal, describing severe malnutrition,…
Bangladesh Election: BNP Secures Landslide Victory in First Vote Since Hasina’s Ouster
Voting was largely peaceful in an election widely seen as a critical test for Bangladesh's democracy, marking the country's first genuinely competitive poll in nearly two decades.…
US announces full withdrawal from key base in Syria used to fight ISIS
The US military announced on Thursday its complete withdrawal from a strategically vital base in Syria that had served as a frontline hub in the campaign against ISIS since 2014.…
US and Iran Show Flexibility on Nuclear Deal, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Says
The coffee in Ankara was still hot when Hakan Fidan leaned forward, his voice dropping to something just above a murmur. For months, he had been shuttling between Washington and…