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At least 13 soldiers killed in suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan near Afghan border
At least 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and dozens injured, including civilians, in a suicide bombing in the country's northwestern Khbyer Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, local media reported on Saturday. The attack was carried out...

ICC moves against Taliban: Warrants issued for human rights violations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Afghan Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, citing crimes against humanity related to gender-based persecution of women. According...

Afghan Filmmaker freed after 11 months in jail
The Afghan filmmaker was freed after 11 months in jail, following widespread calls for his release from international and media groups. Amnesty International has announced that Afghan filmmaker and director Seyed Rahim Saeedi was released after...

Hard to imagine a worse time to deport Afghan refugees, human rights advocates say
"We see families arriving with barely anything — often just the clothes on their backs," said Najib Ghiasi. He's on the staff of the Afghan charity Aseel, and he's speaking about Afghan refugees in Pakistan who lived there for years, even decades...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...

Nowhere to run: The Afghan refugees caught in Israel’s war on Iran
On Friday, June 13, when Israeli missiles began raining down on Tehran, Shamsi was reminded once again just how vulnerable she and her family are. The 34-year-old Afghan mother of two was working at her sewing job in north Tehran. In a state of...

UN CEDAW Committee Breaks New Ground With First Treaty Body Review Of Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover In 2021
GENEVA (26 June 2025) - At a time when Afghan women warn that their very existence is being erased and their voices rendered invisible on the global stage, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has taken an...

Assam Youth Congress Social Media Handle Operated From Saudi: CM Sarma
(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, June 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that the social media handles of the state Youth Congress has been running from Saudi Arabia.CM Sarma told reporters here, "The Congress party has...

Back to a regressive order?
THE federal government’s proposal to revive the jirga system in the newly merged districts is being seen as a prelude to the restoration of the former tribal agencies’ semi-autonomous status. There may not be any specific plan on the table yet to...

‘Exterritorial’ Director On The Netflix Movie’s Global Success & His Next Challenge: A Showjumping Drama
EXCLUSIVE: Christian Zübert, the writer and director of hit Netflix film Exterritorial couldn’t believe it when his German action thriller scaled the streamer’s film charts. “I said to my wife, I hope we don’t have a moment like La La Land in 2017...

Afghanistan condemns US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites
Spokesperson of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, has condemned the United States’ airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. In a post on X, Balkhi also expressed concern over the growing instability in the region....

Military operation in Los Angeles signals escalation of fascism
Federal agents at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. [AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes]On Monday, 90 National Guard troops and dozens of federal agents descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles in a military-style operation that marks...

45-Year-old man Marries 6-year old Girl in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan
A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan, sparking outrage and renewed concern over rising child marriages. Local sources in Helmand province have reported that a 45-year-old man has married a six-year-old...

SHE & Rights Media Awards To 8 Journalists In African And Asia Pacific Regions
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 5:00 pm Press Release: CNS “As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action (1995) this year, we are called to reflect not only on how far we have come but how far we must still...

ILT20 teams announce retentions and major new signings ahead of upcoming season
The fourth season of the International T20 League (ILT20) will be played in the UAE, and the teams have announced their set of retained as well as newly signed players. The upcoming season of the ILT20 has been brought forward into the...
6 delicious ways to try the Dubai chocolate trend, from cakes to croissants
Courtesy of Warda Patisserie Warda Patisserie encases pistachio praline cream and milk chocolate mousse in a kataifi pastry crustDubai chocolate is a viral global trend that keeps on crushing. Originally created by Fix Dessert Chocolatier, which...

LL vs AG Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update- ECS T10 Belgium 2025, Match 4
Match 4 of the ECS T10 Belgium 2025 will see Leuven Lions locking horns with Antwerp Giants at the Stars Arena Hofstade, Zemst on 7th July at 6:15 PM IST. Get the best LL vs AG Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and...
Police destroy 8,500 tons of drugs in Afghanistan
KABUL, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotics police have destroyed 8,500 tons of illicit drugs, including heroin, over the past four years, local media outlet Tolonews reported Friday. These drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin,...

Belarusian Man Arrested for Brutally Attacking Afghan Toddler at Moscow Airport
Watan-In a horrifying crime that has sparked widespread outrage in Afghanistan, a Belarusian national violently assaulted a 2-year-old Afghan child at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow by lifting him and slamming him forcefully to the...
Road accident kills 6, injures 3 in N. Afghanistan
KABUL, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Six commuters have been confirmed dead and three others sustained injuries due to a road accident that happened in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province on Thursday evening, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on...