Women carry the hidden cost of decades long uncertainty conflict and displacement inPakistan’s Tirah Valley By Muhammad Younas : TIRAH VALLEY, Pakistan — The wind in the high mountains of Tirah Valley carries morethan cold. It carries the memory of departure, sweeping through empty courtyards andfrozen paths where families once lived. Here, in the borderlands…
By Muhammad Younas TIRAH VALLEY / BARA — On the dusty roads leading out of Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, the argument over who is responsible for displacement feels distant to the families sleeping inside vehicles, huddled against the cold, and waiting for their names to be called. For them, survival has little to do with narratives….
KABUL — 19-01-2026 A deadly explosion struck the Chinese Noodle restaurant, a joint Chinese–Afghan eatery, in the Gulforoshi street of Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul, at on Monday, killing at least seven people, including one Chinese national, and injuring several others. According to preliminary information,The blast occurred near the kitchen area of the restaurant, which was known for…
By Muhammad Younas and Islam Gul The dusty hills of Khyber have turned silent. Where trucks once rumbled through the Torkham crossing day and night, hundreds of vehicles now stand still in the fading autumn sun. Families sit beside their packed belongings, waiting for a border that refuses to open. What began as a security…
Fazal Aziz Bunairee KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the cancellation of its upcoming T20 series against Pakistan, alleging that Afghan cricketers were killed in a recent Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province. According to the ACB, the strike hit the Argun district of Paktika, killing eight people, including three domestic players identified as…
Riaz Hussain Pakistan is witnessing an alarming resurgence of terrorism in 2025, with independent security monitors warning that the country may be headed toward its deadliest year in a decade. According to fresh data compiled by the Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) and the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), over…
Muhammad YounasThe people of Tirah Valley are once again in mourning after overnight airstrikes killed 21 residents, including 12 children, in one of the deadliest incidents the region has seen in recent years. The strikes hit homes in Shadale Aka Khel, a remote part of Khyber district near the Orakzai boundary. Survivors and neighbors worked…
Just days after Pakistan warned Kabul to “choose between Islamabad and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” a senior American diplomat has advised Islamabad to adopt a political approach instead of relying solely on force. Zalmay Khalilzad, former US Special Representative for Afghanistan under President Donald Trump, said Pakistan should prioritize dialogue with the Afghan Taliban….
Swat, Pakistan : His body was shifted to Kabal Hospital for postmortem, where a large number of ANP leaders, workers, and local residents gathered. The atmosphere remained tense and grief-stricken as news of the killing spread through the community, sparking fear and panic. Police have registered a case and begun investigations, though the perpetrators have…
CBN SWAT – Two security personnel were killed and two others injured in clashes with militants in Swat’s Matta area, security sources confirmed on Wednesday. The banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which come amid a sharp rise in militant violence across KhyberPakhtunkhwa. Security sources also claim that several militants were…
