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16 killed, mostly children, as bombing hits school in northern Afghanistan

November 30, 2022
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Dubai has turned into a “safe haven” for drug smugglers, a media report says, following the busting by Europol of a prolific criminal network involved in large-scale drugs trafficking and money laundering. The operators of the drug cartel, which was run from Dubai, said they felt they were “untouchable and enjoyed a high standard of living,” the Guardian quoted sources as saying. The European cocaine super-cartel that controlled one-third of the cocaine trade in Europe has been taken down in six countries, including the UAE. “These are serious criminal offences pertaining to international drug trafficking, mainly from South America via the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam,” the Dutch public prosecution service said. Smuggling and money laundering is not something new in the oil-rich country. It has also been known as a hub for dirty gold trade, with lax regulatory oversight allowing the smuggling of the precious metal from conflict zones to the Persian Gulf country. In 2020, the Middle East Eye (MEE) news portal reported that the UAE, particularly Dubai, has established itself as one the largest and fastest-growing marketplaces for gold while it has no local gold to tap. The Sentry — an investigative and policy team that follows the dirty money connected to African war criminals and transnational war profiteers — found in November 2020 that 95 percent of gold officially exported from Central and East Africa, much of it mined in Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, ends up in Dubai. “Much of the conflict gold is smuggled to neighboring countries and then exported to Dubai,” said Sasha Lezhnev, deputy director of policy at The Sentry. “It is kind of the new blood diamonds, if you will, due in part to the rise in gold prices. There are gold rushes in many artisanal areas, so more child miners, more criminal groups and more corruption,” Lezhnev added.

At least 16 people have been killed, mostly children, and dozens of others injured in a powerful explosion at a…

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Be aware Pakistan! Taliban announces to end cease fire

November 30, 2022
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Be aware Pakistan! Taliban announces to end cease fire

Shiite News: The people of Pakistan, especially Shian-e-Haider Karar, should be alert and awake, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has again…

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TTP extortion rackets return to Swat valley after a decade

November 26, 2022
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TTP extortion rackets return to Swat valley after a decade

A lawmaker was sipping tea with voters when his phone chirped to life — the Taliban were calling with a…

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Taliban ban women from parks, gyms in Afghanistan

November 17, 2022
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Taliban ban women from parks, gyms in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s ministry of vice and virtue have banned Afghan women from visiting all parks, using gyms and public baths.…

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Taliban minister sees coal import deal with Iran ‘soon’

November 7, 2022
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Taliban minister sees coal import deal with Iran ‘soon’

Iran and Afghanistan will conclude a deal “soon” under which the Islamic Republic will import Afghan coal, minister of commerce…

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127 journalists killed throughout US war in Afghanistan

November 4, 2022
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127 journalists killed throughout US war in Afghanistan

A new report by the Afghan journalistic center shows that at least 127 journalists and media workers lost their lives…

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Daesh’s attempt to gain a foothold in Balochistan Report by Syed Shahraiz Ali

November 3, 2022
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Daesh

Shiite News: The global terrorist organization Daesh initially started its atrocities in Iraq and Syria, but after the defeat by…

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Afghanistan: Forced exodus of Hazara Shias of Balkhab while Taliban turns civilian houses into military bases

October 28, 2022
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Afghanistan Forced exodus of Hazara Shias of Balkhab while Taliban turns civilian houses into military bases

Sources in Balkhab city of Sar-e Pol province in northern Afghanistan say that Taliban members in some villages of the…

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Soldier martyred in cross-border terrorist attack from Afghanistan

October 23, 2022
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Soldier martyred in cross-border terrorist attack from Afghanistan

A soldier of the Pakistan Army was martyred on Sunday when terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border opened…

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UN: Number of martyrs of terrorist attack on Hazara Shia school in west Kabul is increasing

October 4, 2022
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UN: Number of martyrs of terrorist attack on Hazara Shia school in west Kabul is increasing

The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that the number of martyrs of the attack…

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