Lebanese troops opened fire Thursday on Isreali warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, but no hits were reported. Israeli warplanes frequently fly over Lebanese airaspace in what Israel says are reconnaissance missions, but this was the first time the Lebanese army has fired on the aircraft since an August 14,2006, ceasefire ended a monthlong war […]
30 killed in blast near Mingora
Peshawar: Several Frontier Constabulary men reportedly have been killed and wounded in a bomb blast near Mingora bazaar Thursday. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion damaged the FC truck and killed and wounded several persons. It is currently unclear how many persons have been killed and if all the casualties were FC men. Officials […]
Afghan Governor Survives Convoy Attack
The blast that was meant to kill Governor Arsala Jamal was near the south-eastern border with Pakistan. Jamal’s two bodyguards and a provincial councilor were injured as a result of the car bomb attack on his convoy. So far, a leader with the Taliban had claimed responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack meant to […]
13 Afghan Civilians Die In NATO Air Raid
At least 13 Afghan civilians have been killed in a NATO air strike near Kabul. Thirteen others were injured, the head of Wardak provincial council said. The NATO-led international Security Assistance Force(Isaf) confirmed it had bombeb an ” insurgent position” but said it had no evidence civilians died. Civilian deaths have risen as conflict in […]
Pakistan:Paradise of Violence?
Pakinstan is one of the most violent countries in the recent past. For something now, violence has been the order of the day. This year alone, violence-related activities and events have claimed many innocent lives and the death toll continues to increase in a geometric ratio with increase in number of clashes between Islamist groups […]
Short story: A visit to Kandahar
I was in Kabul when a friend invited me to Kandahar, a southern Afghanistan province and former stronghold of Taliban, to join a mushaira, a gathering of poets and intellectuals. I accepted his invitation because I, too, wanted to appreciate their good activities in that restive province. It was my long-awaited wish to visit the […]
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