In a tragic turn of events that has cast a shadow of grief across the region, Maulana Sultan, a prominent religious scholar, member of JUI and respected community leader, has embraced martyrdom after succumbing to critical injuries sustained in a cowardly bomb explosion in Wana Bazaar, South Waziristan. According to confirmed sources, Maulana Sultan was
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A newly released report by Turkey’s Anti-Narcotics Department has revealed that Afghanistan continues to occupy a central position in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs destined for European markets, despite official restrictions on poppy cultivation. According to the report, titled “Turkey Drugs Report 2025,” narcotics originating in Afghanistan remain a persistent and significant challenge
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In a chilling late-night incident that has shaken Iran’s capital, several officers of Tehran’s Greater Police Investigation Unit were killed in a deadly armed attack, according to initial and preliminary reports The assault occurred late last night when unidentified assailants, described as heavily armed, opened direct and sustained fire on police personnel using Kalashnikov rifles.
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In a brazen and cowardly act of terrorism, militants belonging to the extremist faction commonly referred to as Fitna al-Khawarij attempted to assassinate a prominent religious scholar and senior political figure in Wana, South Waziristan, once again exposing their deep-seated hostility toward peace, learning, and the very fabric of society. On January 9, 2025, an
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In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the ruling party is busy in streets politics, and while doing so they know no boundaries. On one side, security forces are conducting operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the other, political statements are being issued against these operations. This contradiction has now become a defining feature of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s internal posture,
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The killing of Yusuf, a local commander of Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan in Jowzjan province, fits into a widening and increasingly coherent pattern of targeted violence against former political, military, and security figures linked to the pre-Taliban order. While the Taliban have not officially commented on the incident, the circumstances surrounding Yusuf’s death, his prior detention,
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The Counter Terrorism Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued a list of the 20 most wanted terrorists operating in South Waziristan, announcing a total bounty of Rs 66 million on their heads, officials said. According to CTD sources, the highest reward has been placed on Zabiullah Malang, a highly wanted terrorist from Banjukar area of
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A photograph can sometimes do what dossiers, demarches, and denials cannot, it freezes a moment and forces accountability. The recently surfaced image from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, showing a member of the Afghan Taliban’s security forces holding a mock improvised explosive device glorifying the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Gul Bahadur group, does exactly that. It lands amid a long-running
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Afghanistan’s northern Jowzjan province witnessed another targeted killing on Thursday evening when Yusuf, a local commander of National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, also known as Junbish-i Milli Islami Afghanistan, and a former close associate of Uzbek leader Abdul Rashid Dostum, was shot dead by unknown assailants, local sources said. According to sources, Yusuf had recently
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A fresh piece of visual evidence has surfaced indicating open support for banned terrorist organizations within Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, raising serious concerns about the presence and protection of militant groups under the Afghan Taliban’s watch. A photograph circulating on social media shows a member of the Afghan Taliban’s security forces holding a mock improvised explosive device
