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…
A high-level meeting was held in Peshawar under the chairmanship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food Zahir Shah Toru, to review the recent increase in wheat flour prices across the province. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Food and Director Food, Muhammad Ashfaq, along with other senior officials.The Director Food briefed the meeting in…
CBN247 : In Kurram, a tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bordering Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger vehicle, killing at least six people, officials said. According to police, the armed attack took place today, September 3, in the Almakot area of Lower Kurram. Kohat Division Police Chief Abbas Majid Marwat confirmed to the…
In the capital of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, a powerful explosion occurred on the evening of September 2, shortly after a public rally of the Baluchistan National Party (BNP-Mengal). At least 13 people were killed and 35 others injured in the attack. Separately, five security personnel were killed in a blast in Kech district the same…
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…
