The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban interim government to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country. In this photo, senior Taliban officials attend an event marking the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2022. ( REUTERS/Ali Khara 2022) KABUL … Read more
Karachi: 12 people died in a huge fire in Pakistan’s Balochistan province where a gas cylinder exploded. 25 people suffered severe burns. Police said the death toll was likely to rise. The Dawn newspaper reported that the tank exploded while refueling at the shop in Lasbela district on Monday. The fire spread to other cylinders … Read more
Taliban fighters in Pakistan are detaining police officers in Bannu district and demanding to exit Afghanistan through safe passage as Pakistani forces threaten. Pakistani policemen surround the police station in the Bannu tribal district The Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility for its fighters, who are being held at a police station in Bannu tribal district … Read more