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Afghanistan

Afghanistan's unending war

Two days before an aid donor's conference for Afghanistan, the taliban make a show of force

Afghanistan

Taliban claim another success in northern Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban have recaptured a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz, which they briefly overran last September before being pushed back by the Afghan…

Afghanistan

Afganistan: breakaway Taliban faction appoints new leader

In Afghanistan, the appointment of the new leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban has prompted fears of a spike in militant attacks.

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Afghanistan: Children's circus act brings joy to Kabul residents

At the annual National Circus Festival in Kabul, members of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) are entertaining Kabul residents with a mix of juggling, acrobatics and…

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Pakistan

Pakistan mourns Quetta hospital bombing

The head of Pakistan’s army has ordered extra security operations across the country following Monday’s deadly suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta.

Afghanistan

Foreign tourists injured in Afghan attack

Government officials say gunmen attacked their convoy as it passed through western Herat province.

Afghanistan

Tourists attacked in western Afghanistan

A group of eleven tourists travelling under army convoy has been attacked in western Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

Three assailants and one policeman were killed in the attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

Poland

NATO commits to fund Afghan forces to 2020

NATO countries meeting at a key summit in Warsaw have agreed to maintain a stable military presence in Afghanistan.

Pakistan

Singer's murder in Karachi could see Pakistan change tune against Taliban killers

Karachi is suffering a wave of killings of secular and anti-Taliban figures, but the murder of beloved singer Ajmad Sabri could mark a turning point if public opinion cries out for justice.

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban names Haibatullah Akhunzada as its new chief

The Afghan Taliban has named one of its former leader’s deputies as its new leader.

Pakistan

US drone strike against Taliban leader angers Pakistan

Pakistan says US drone strike violated its airspace US says Islamabad was informed Body still to be formally identified The apparent death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone stri

USA

Taliban leader Mansour killed in US drone strike

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US drone attack.

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban chief 'likely killed' in US drone strike - officials

The US has carried out a drone strike against the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour, ‘likely killing him, according to officials.

Afghanistan

Deadly attack targets Afghan security agency HQ

An attack on a base of the main Afghan intelligence service in Kabul has left a number of people dead and at least 200 wounded. The Taliban claimed

Pakistan

Pakistan: hundreds arrested after Easter bombing

Hundreds arrested as government comes down hard on Islamist militants

Vatican

Pope Francis: the Lahore attack is "hideous"

The pontiff urges the authorities in Pakistan to do more to protect religious minorities

Pakistan

Lockdown in Lahore in aftermath of deadly bombing

Suicide bombers say they are sending a message to the government by targeting Christians in a public park

Pakistan

Christians targeted in deadly bomb attack in Lahore

Police in Pakistan are hunting militants behind a suicide bomb attack that has killed at least 69 people and injured at least 300 more. Sunday’s

World News

Pakistan: at least 65 killed in Lahore blast, Taliban claims responsibility

A suicide bombing has killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Local authorities said at