U.S. says 300 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghan operation
NEW DELHI: United States and Afghan forces have killed an estimated 300 Islamic State fighters… Read More
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Pakistan seeks help from Afghanistan in safe recovery of crew
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Army Staff General Raheel Sharif called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday… Read More
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COAS seeks recovery of Pakistan’s chopper, crew in Afghanistan
KABUL: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has contacted Commander Resolute Support Mission General… Read More
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US designates TTP’s splinter group Jamaat-ur-Ahrar as ‘terrorist’
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US State Department has added the militant outfit Jamaat-ur-Ahrar to its… Read More
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Kabul hotel attack ends, three Taliban fighters killed, says police
KABUL: A Taliban attack on a Kabul hotel housing foreign contractors ended Monday after all… Read More
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Afghan Taliban delegation visits China to discuss unrest
KABUL: A delegation led by Abbas Stanakzai, head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar,… Read More
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Arshad Warsi gets death threats after controversial dialogue
MUMBAI: Indian actor Arshad Warsi has been issued death threats for a dialogue in his… Read More
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Imran now demands PM Nawaz’s accountability, not resignation
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan withdrew his demand of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's… Read More
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Khan says “Taliban are ‘terrorists’ and I don’t back them”
ISLAMABAD: “It is ‘absolute nonsense’ to think that I support ‘extremism’,” clarified Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf… Read More
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Taliban terrorist arrested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
BATTAGRAM: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist from Thakot town… Read More
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Malala urges Burundi’s President to release jailed students
MAHAMA, RWANDA: Malala Yousafzai has urged Burundi's government to release schoolchildren who were jailed for… Read More
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Peace talks with Taliban not on the cards, says Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan has no immediate plans to revive peace talks to bring the Taliban… Read More
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Gul Makai turns 19 today as the world celebrates ‘Malala Day’
KARACHI: Here’s to you Malala Yousafzai, a very happy 19th birthday on a day when… Read More
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US General Nicholson says Afghan forces’ casualties climbing in 2016
KABUL: Afghan forces are suffering rising levels of battlefield casualties this year after unprecedented numbers… Read More
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NATO makes fresh funding, troop pledge for Afghanistan
WARSAW: NATO has agreed to maintain troop numbers in Afghanistan and reiterated a funding pledge… Read More
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Rangers gun down two TTP militants in Karachi
KARACHI: Rangers gunned down two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in an encounter at Northern Bypass… Read More
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US carries out first Taliban strikes under new rules
WASHINGTON: The US military has carried out its first air strikes against Taliban targets in… Read More
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Three Taliban militants gunned down in Karachi encounter
KARACHI: Police gunned down three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in an encounter whereas 37 suspected… Read More
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Afghan Taliban release some kidnapped bus passengers
KABUL: The Taliban have released 21 of some two dozen hostages pulled from their vehicles… Read More
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Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan
KABUL: More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday,… Read More
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