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Ammo Depot On Fire In Russia's Voronezh After Ukrainian Drone Strike
A Ukrainian drone strike early on August 24 set an ammunition depot on fire in the Ostrogozhsk district of Russia's Voronezh region, regional governor Aleksandr Gusev said on Telegram. Gusev said the fire was started by falling drone debris and caused ammunition to explode. Gusev said there were no casualties. Ostrogozhsk also houses a training center for armored vehicle operators.
Gangmen Kill 11 Police Officers In Unruly Pakistani Region
As many as 11 policemen have been killed and 10 others injured in an August 22 ambush by riverine robbers in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province, one of the deadliest attacks against law enforcement in the unruly region in recent times. The robbers, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and guns, attacked the officers while the two vehicles they were traveling in stopped along the road after one experienced mechanical problems, the police said.
Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed By Militants Near Afghan Border
Three Pakistani soldiers have been killed and another one wounded in a militant attack in the North Waziristan tribal district, near the Afghan border, in the latest spate of attacks on security forces and government officials in the area, a senior security official said. The soldiers came under attack by "unknown militants" at a military checkpoint in the town of Spinwam on July 5, the official told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
Divided By Pakistan’s Border Fence, Pashtuns Lose Business, Rights, And Tribal Ties
Until a few year ago, Malak Ziarat Gul Atmarkhel made a decent living from his businesses that crossed the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is a tribal leader of the Mohmand, a large Pashtun tribe that straddles the border, and ran a market and restaurant in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. He often earned up to $130 a day.
Pakistan's North Waziristan Plagued By Targeted Killings
Eid Rahman Wazir, an activist in Pakistan’s restive western North Waziristan district, is still hoping for justice after his uncle was assassinated in broad daylight two months ago. Malak Raees Khan, a notable Pashtun tribal leader in North Waziristan, was killed on November 18 but Wazir says the authorities have made no progress in the case. “The number of targeted killings has increased in Waziristan,” he told Radio Mashaal.
Land Ownership Disputes Weigh On Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
Two years after Pakistan merged the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the administrative and political mainstream, disputes over land ownership have emerged as a dominant form of conflict in the western region, which reeled from military operations against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for more than a decade. Land in the seven former FATA districts along the Afghan border is often owned collectively and lacks official records.
Pakistan Debates Tough Punishments For Rape, Child Sexual Abuse
A series of recent high-profile rape and child sexual abuse cases in Pakistan has spurred a debate over how to curb the incidence of violent crimes that mostly target women and children. As part of a government effort to punish and deter such crimes, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan last week called for the chemical castration and public hanging of rapists and child sexual abusers.
Pashtun Tribes Continue Khyber Pass Protest Over Alleged Extrajudicial Killing
LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan – Members of Pashtun tribes in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber district are reluctant to end their protest over the alleged extrajudicial killing of a local young man. On February 25, members of the Shinwari and Afridi tribes continued to block the main trade artery connecting eastern Afghanistan with northwestern Pakistan through the historic Khyber Pass for the fourth consecutive day.
Eight Years After Attack On Volleyball Game, Pakistani Village Struggles To Move On
The URL has been copied to your clipboard The code has been copied to your clipboard. The Pakistani village Shah Hassan Khel is struggling to move on eight years after a devastating suicide attack killed more than 120 spectators and players at a volleyball match.
Amid Media Censorship, Pakistan Mulls Twitter Ban
Following months of complaints by journalists and media watchdogs that Pakistan is imposing censorship and cracking down on independent news media, Islamabad is now threatening to shut down the social media website Twitter. On August 16, a senior Pakistani official told Radio Mashaal that authorities would block Twitter if it fails to cooperate with Islamabad's concerns over material that it says violates its laws and customs.
Pakistani Soldiers To Receive Russian Military Training Under New Deal
Pakistan and Russia have reached a military cooperation deal that includes sending Pakistani soldiers to Russia for training, the countries' defense ministries have announced. The agreement was reached during Russian Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin's two-day visit to Pakistan this week, and was discussed during a meeting of Russia's and Pakistan's top military brass in Moscow on August 9.
New Afghan Envoy Optimistic, Diplomacy Can Mend Pakistan Ties
As the newly appointed Afghan envoy to Pakistan, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal is hopeful that his training as an economist will come in handy in convincing Islamabad to pursue its national interest in creating a friendly, peaceful, and stable Afghanistan.
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