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Web News Paktika, Afghanistan — Afghan government official Fazel Rahman Katawazi, said on Tuesday, that Taliban rebels have captured two more districts in the southeastern province of Paktika.Omna and Gayan districts fell to the Taliban, after several days of ferocious, consequential, tenacious and consecutive fight in the southeastern province of Paktika. Jalaluddin Haqqani, Once CIA's 'Blue-Eyed Boy and pioneer of Haqqani network, was also born in Paktika province. He is also described as a first mujahideen commander to capture a city, Khost, from the Soviets, in 1991.US weaponry, had played a vital role in the seizure of a city of Khost. President Ronald Reagan with Jalaluddin Haqqani

Imam Ali (AS) was endowed with a quick, sharp, incisive, mathematical mind. He was called "The Gate of Knowledge" by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Here are a few interesting stories in which Imam Ali's mathematical brilliance revealed itself.  WHOLE NUMBER AND NOT A FRACTION  One Day a Non-Muslim Arab came to Imam Ali (AS), thinking that since Imam Ali thinks he is too smart, I'll ask him such a tough question that he won't be able to answer it and I'll have the chance to embarrass him in front of all the Arabs.  He asked Imam Ali, tell me a number, that if we divide it by any number from 1-10 the answer will always come in the form of a whole number and not as a fraction?  Imam Ali (AS) looked back at him and said, Take the number of days in a year and multiply it with the number of days in a week and you will have your answer.?  The Non-Muslim Arab got astonished but as he was a Non-Muslim, he still didn't believe Imam Ali (AS). He calculated

Islamic News A Hindu physician attached to the court of al-Mansur once asked the Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq if he wanted to learn something in this field from him. The Imam said: ‘No. What I have is better than what you have.’ Then began a very interesting discourse, in which the Imam asked the physician questions like these: Why is the head covered with hair? Why are there lines and wrinkles on the forehead? Why are the eyes shaped like almonds? Why has the nose been placed between the eyes? Why are the hair and the nails without life (sensation)? These questions moved from the head downwards, till he ended by asking: Why do the knees fold backwards, and why is the foot hollow on one side? To all these questions, the physician had only one reply: ‘I do not know.’ The Imam said: ‘But I do know.’ Then he explained all the questions, showing the wisdom and power of the Creator. The hair is created over the head so that oil may reach inside, and heat may go out