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The empire of doubt, ally of convenience: America at 250, seen from IndiaAs America marks 250 years, its global dominance, built on military might and economic power, faces unprecedented challenges. Internal self...
Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officialsAfghanistan's Taliban government has banned civil servants from using smartphones in government institutions, effective June 16. Violators ...
Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...
Trump calls off rare Camp David meeting due to weatherUS President Donald Trump said he had shifted a rare cabinet meeting planned for Wednesday at his Camp David retreat to the White House bec...
Nine killed, more than two dozen injured after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaarA bomb attack in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat bazaar killed at least nine people and injured over two dozen. The explosion targeted a rickshaw. ...
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...
Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return homeAfghanistan's foreign ministry states Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are in Qatar can return home safely. This comes as reports...
Pakistan forces kill 22 militants in northwest clash, child killed near Afghan borderPakistani forces eliminated 22 suspected militants in Khyber district near the Afghan border during a fierce exchange of fire. Tragically, ...
Fighting resumes between Pakistan, Afghanistan after temporary ceasefire ends, killing twoFighting has reignited on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. A temporary ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr has ended. Pakistani forces fired artiller...
Afghan Taliban foreign minister begins first India visitAfghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in India for crucial talks, marking a significant diplomatic engag...
Germany deports 81 Afghans, second time since Taliban's returnGerman authorities said a flight took off Friday morning carrying 81 Afghans, all of them men who had had asylum applications rejected. Cha...
Taliban leader says executions are part of IslamTaliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada defended the recent public executions as part of Islamic law, rejecting Western criticism and emphasiz...
A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban's takeoverSince the Taliban regained control in August 2021, Afghanistan has witnessed numerous critical events, from imposing severe restrictions on...
Taliban's new diktat: Close women beauty salons in Afghanistan in a monthThe morality ministry has asked beauty salons to close within a month amid growing restrictions on women since Taliban returned to power in...
Taliban ban university education for Afghan girlsAfter the takeover of the country by the Taliban, universities were forced to implement new rules including gender-segregated classrooms an...
At least three killed, 15 injured in blast at Afghan mosqueThe Afghan branch of the Islamic State group, which first emerged in Nangarhar in 2015, has claimed responsibility for a series of bloody a...
Taliban strike journalists at Kabul women's rights protestThe Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on Thursday. A group of about 20 wome...
Al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan, warns Pentagon chiefThat Taliban government was ousted by a U.S.-led intervention following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States masterminded by al...
A week into Taliban rule, one city’s glimpse of what the future may hold“I said that our jihad is not with the municipality; our jihad is against the occupiers and those who defend the occupiers,” Elias told The...
US, Taliban sign deal to pull foreign forces from AfghanistanThe pact signed in Doha would see the United States and foreign partner forces pull all their troops from Afghanistan within 14 months, pro...