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Gunmen kill bus passengers in Afghanistan
World
March 24, 2015
Gunmen kill bus passengers in Afghanistan
Gunmen killed 13 passengers travelling on a bus in Afghanistan on Tuesday, underlining the country's fragile security situation as President…
Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi’ites seek help from old enemies
World
March 22, 2015
Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi’ites seek help from old enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban…
Pakistan says 34 militants killed in ‘precise’ strikes in northwest
World
March 18, 2015
Pakistan says 34 militants killed in ‘precise’ strikes in northwest
Pakistani air strikes on Wednesday killed 34 militants in the lawless northwest of the country, near the mountainous border with…
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
World
February 25, 2015
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were…
Gunmen in Afghanistan halt buses, seize 30 passengers
World
February 24, 2015
Gunmen in Afghanistan halt buses, seize 30 passengers
Unidentified gunmen in southern Afghanistan stopped two buses travelling to the capital, Kabul, and seized around 30 people belonging to…
Ex-CIA officer: Afghanistan could become haven for IS
World
February 11, 2015
Ex-CIA officer: Afghanistan could become haven for IS
Afghanistan is in danger of turning into a sanctuary once again for Islamist extremists as the West withdraws troops and…
Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Peace Prize
Egypt
December 10, 2014
Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai became the youngest ever Nobel laureate Wednesday when she received the Peace Prize in Oslo, sharing…
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
World
June 25, 2014
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated…
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
World
June 10, 2014
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Five NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials said Tuesday, without giving the cause of the deaths…
Pakistani Taliban attack airport in Karachi, 27 dead
World
June 9, 2014
Pakistani Taliban attack airport in Karachi, 27 dead
Taliban militants disguised as security forces stormed Pakistan's busiest airport on Sunday and at least 27 people were killed in…