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 Web News  KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan government officials have announced the killing of 44 Afghan soldiers in Taliban attacks on Charchino district of southern Uruzgan province. The Charchino district police officer informed the media on Sunday that as much as 44 Afghan soldiers were martyred when hundreds of Taliban carried out deadly attacks on the military checkpoints outside the city. The Charchino district Police chief, Akhtar Muhammad further added that the Taliban attempt to seize the district has been foiled, and the situation is under control.

Web News  Cairo, Egypt — Egyptian military in coordination with security forces have taken out at least 52 Islamic State militants in the Sinai Peninsula. Military sources told the media on Sunday that in newly launched anti-terrorist operation 52 terrorists were killed and 49 others were nabbed in intelligence based raids in different areas of Sinai. It further added that during the security forces operation, 26 militants hideouts and several weapons depots were annihilated. In the same operation, 64 explosive devices were also dismantled. Sources added that since the February 2018, more than 300 Islamic State militants have been killed in the anti-terrorist operation launched by the police and military in Egypt's Sinai desert.

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 ...

SHUJAAT HUSSAIN  On June 16, 2014, hundreds of police officials laid the siege of central secretariat of MQI and the residence of PAT chief Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. The police launched this operation suddenly without any prior notice presumably in the name of removing security barriers. The police operation was continued for 15 hours, in which 14 innocent members of Minha-Jul-Quran were killed 90 others were injured in direct police firing. After the long procrastination judicial commission was formed to find out main accused of tragedy. The commission comprising Justice Baqir Ali Najfi of the Lahore High Court held the Punjab government “directly responsible” for the bloodbath at Minhajul Quran Secretariat in Model Town. Therefore Arif Nizami had said the report has been suppressed. Shahbaz Sharif along with Chaudhry Nisar Ali conducted several meetings with COAS during those days because the immense pressure was developed by Minhajul Quran and PTI. Another five-memb...

Web News  KABUL, Afghanistan —  Afghan official sources informed the media on Monday that more than a hundred militants had been killed and wounded across the country in anti-terrorist operations carried out by the Afghan Security and defense forces in different parts of the country. Anti-terrorist operations were launched in Nangarhar, Ghazni, Paktia, Maidan-Wardak, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand provinces. Sources added that 80 insurgents were killed and 31 were fatally injured during the military operations.   —  —  —