Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

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On this day: 26th September

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- The Taliban's religious police detained over **13,000** Afghans in the past year for violating morality laws.
- Violations included breaking strict Islamic dress codes, gender segregation, gambling, drug use, and playing music.
- Over **20,000** musical instruments were destroyed, and **25** bars were closed by the Taliban.
- Nearly **300** Taliban members were fired for trimming their beards, which is also banned.
- The Taliban's religious police have created a 'climate of fear and intimidation,' with public punishments and expanded powers. 

 Source: [rferl](https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-morality-police-arrests/33090049.html)

Thousands Of Afghans Detained By Taliban's Morality Police

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- The Taliban has issued new laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public, approved by supreme leader
- The laws, part of a 114-page document, cover public transportation, music, shaving, and celebrations, and are the first formal vice and virtue laws since the Taliban's 2021 takeover.
- Women must veil their bodies and faces in public, and their voices are not to be heard singing, reciting, or reading aloud.
- The laws also ban the publication of images of living beings and the playing of music, among other restrictions.
- A U.N. report highlights the ministry's role in creating a climate of fear and expanding its oversight into media and drug addiction. 

 Source: [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-vice-virtue-laws-women-9626c24d8d5450d52d36356ebff20c83)

Taliban Enforces New Vice Laws Targeting Women’s Voices and Visibility

- Afghanistan announced the start of work on the $10 billion TAPI gas pipeline, despite past delays due to security issues.
- The pipeline will traverse Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, delivering 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually.
- Afghan Prime Minister Hassan Akhund and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow praised the project at a border ceremony.
- The pipeline is expected to create 12,000 jobs in Afghanistan and provide significant transit fees.
- Analysts predict further delays, with the pipeline potentially becoming operational only in the next decade. 

 Source: [The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/afghanistan-set-to-begin-work-on-tapi-pipeline/article68632848.ece)

Afghanistan Begins Work on Controversial TAPI Pipeline

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- A massive explosion occurred outside Karachi Airport, Pakistan, killing two and injuring eight.
- The provincial Home Minister, Zia Ul Hassan, stated it was an attack targeting foreigners, specifically Chinese nationals.
- Thousands of Chinese workers are in Pakistan for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
- The blast caused a large fire and significant damage, with police officers among the injured.
- The nature and reasons for the blast are still being determined.

Source: [The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/massive-blast-outside-karachi-airport-in-pakistan/article68726206.ece)

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I always post out a heart felt note on Independence Day for all the brave warriors who stood out for us. But today, somehow it feels wrong to post it.
It feels I am putting up a farce to hide the real truth. What happened in Kolkata was a slap of shame to all the people of our society. And the bigger problem is that this incident somehow did get some news but there are so many cases which are either unregistered or if registered, didn't even get attention. 
This "Let it go" approach of Indians will definitely take us down someday.
I still don't understand what's the mentality of these rapists or what is triggering them to go to such lengths. 
Independence is really far right now.

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Now Uttarakhand nurse brutally raped and killed

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- A girl was sexually assaulted and at least a dozen others were sexually abused at a fake NCC camp in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri.
- Eleven people, including the camp organiser, the school's principal, two teachers, and a correspondent, have been arrested.
- The private school had no NCC unit and failed to conduct background checks before hiring the group for the camp.
- The girls were accommodated in the school auditorium and alleged they were lured out and sexually assaulted.
- The accused have been charged under the POCSO Act, and medical examinations of the girls have been conducted. 

 Source: [NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/13-girls-sexually-assaulted-at-fake-ncc-camp-teachers-principal-arrested-6368396)

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