Ihtisham Toru A regional seminar in Peshawar on Tuesday stressed the need for gender-responsive, community-led early warning systems to prevent violent extremism. Organised by PAIMAN Alumni Trust, the event was attended by lawmakers, officials, academics, religious scholars, youth and civil society members. PAIMAN Chairperson Shafqat Mehmood introduced the Gender-Responsive Early Warning and Response System (GREWER),…
A powerful earthquake struck the eastern provinces of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border — Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman — just a few minutes before midnight. According to initial reports, in Kunar province alone, at least 500 people have died and more than 1,000 others have been injured. Local officials say the earthquake has caused severe…
CBN News In response to the Pakistani military’s attacks on Nangarhar and Khost provinces of Afghanistan—which resulted in the martyrdom of 3 civilians and injuries to 7 others—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan summoned the Ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul and handed over a note of protest. https://english.cbn247.com/998 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly…
CBN report Kabul: Two separate suspected drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan — one in Khost province’s Spera district and another in Nangarhar province’s Shinwaro district — have left at least three children dead and eight other civilians wounded, sparking outrage among local communities. No official from word from Kabul on these airstrikes, as who carried…
KABUL — Amin ul Haq, also known as Dr. Amini, has appealed to have his name removed from United Nations and United States terror blacklists. An Afghan national from Nangarhar province, he was sanctioned in the early 2000s over his suspected links to al-Qaeda and its former leader Osama bin Laden. Dr Amini was detained…
