US urges Pakistan, India to hold talks for de-escalation
WASHINGTON: United States has urged Pakistan and India to hold talks for ending hostilities between… Read More
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Afghanistan, Taliban hold secret talks in Qatar without Pakistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban and senior Afghan government officials have held two secret meetings since… Read More
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Afghan vice-president escapes unhurt after Taliban ambush convoy
KABUL: Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashim Dostum escaped unhurt from an ambush by Taliban insurgents as… Read More
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Today marks 15 years since the Afghan War began still defying US timelines
WASHINGTON: Fifteen years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, President Barack Obama and the American… Read More
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Pakistan reiterates support for peace in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz called on the Afghan… Read More
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12 Afghan troops killed while sleeping in ‘insider attack’
KABUL: Two Afghan soldiers with suspected Taliban links killed at least 12 of their comrades… Read More
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Afghanistan inks peace deal with warlord ‘butcher of Kabul’
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan on Thursday signed a peace agreement with notorious warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving… Read More
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Four Islamic State militants arrested in Lahore, officials say
LAHORE: Pakistani authorities on Friday said they had arrested four Islamic State militants plotting attacks… Read More
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Afghanistan must not allow use of its territory for attacks: Lodhi
UNITED NATIONS: Saying Pakistan continues to encounter threats from the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) and its allies… Read More
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100 students arrested after seminary sealed near Quetta
QUETTA: Over 100 students were arrested after police and security forces raided and sealed a… Read More
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US aid to Pakistan shrinks amid mounting frustration over militants
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials and outside experts claimed Pakistan's alleged… Read More
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Saudi Arabia to host OIC peace conference on Afghanistan
KABUL: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an international conference of Islamic scholars… Read More
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Afghan forces retake key district in Kunduz from Taliban
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban,… Read More
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Afghan forces retake Kunduz district from Taliban
KUNDUZ: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and… Read More
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Afghan Taliban captured key district in Kunduz province
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Taliban militants on Saturday captured a district in north-eastern Kunduz province, near the… Read More
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Army claims 14 militants killed in operation at Pak-Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military killed at least 14 militants in airstrikes and a ground operation in… Read More
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Some arrests made in Quetta suicide attack, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday revealed that some suspects were arrested… Read More
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Islamic State faces uphill ‘branding war’ in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The US drone strike that killed Islamic State's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was… Read More
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Crew of crashed Pakistani helicopter safely reaches home
ISLAMABAD: Six crew members of a Pakistani government helicopter which crash-landed in Afghanistan's volatile east… Read More
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Six crew members of Punjab govt helicopter recovered in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Six crew members including a Russian captain of a helicopter of the Punjab government… Read More
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