Pakistan’s prime minister on Tuesday asked neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to prevent militants from crossing the border to stage attacks such as the massive suicide bombing earlier this week that killed dozens in a border region. The appeal came
Pakistan’s military chief warned the Afghan Taliban on Friday of an “effective response” by his forces if they fail to stop harboring militants who plot cross-border attacks from Afghanistan. The stern remarks by the army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, came after two
The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover — despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency. According to a
The international rights group Amnesty International called on Pakistan’s government Tuesday to stop what it described as random arrests of Afghan refugees, including those with Pakistani visas. Millions of Afghans fled to Pakistan during the 1979-1989 Soviet occupation of their country, creating
Just 27p a day – £100 annually – can fund a girl’s primary school education in Afghanistan for a year, experts says. International charity Street Child has launched its Education Is Her Right campaign to get more girls there back into school.
Taliban used U.S. military vehicles gifted to Afghan security forces in recent border skirmish with Iran: report Last week, in the aftermath of a deadly confrontation between Iranian and Taliban border guards, videos across social media platforms showed large numbers of Taliban
The bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria were returned to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Taliban government’s Foreign Ministry said. Bulgarian authorities discovered the bodies in a secret compartment below a load
Dozens of militants attacked an oil and gas plant on Tuesday in Pakistan’s remote northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, killing four security troops and two private guards, officials said. Oil production was temporarily suspended following the attack on the oil and
An injured veteran of the war in Afghanistan has said they shouldn’t have to re-explain the worst day of their life every time they park. Former Royal Marine, Ben McBean, who suffered horrific injuries in Helmand Province in 2008, was fined for
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