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Taliban Propose Potential Afghan Talks Timeline As Violence Soars

The Taliban are prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government next month straight after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the insurgents said on July 23, provided an ongoing prisoner swap has been completed.

Pakistanis Risk Unproven Plasma Treatment In Virus Fight

Pakistanis with COVID-19 are risking their lives and navigating a shady black market to get blood plasma transfusions despite scant medical proof about the remedy's effectiveness.

Pakistan Validates Licenses Of Most Pilots Working For Foreign Airlines

Pakistani authorities said on July 16 they had confirmed the credentials of almost all Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines.

Virus-hit Afghanistan Gets $200 Million World Bank Grant

Export Gloom Sours Pakistan's Prized Mango Season

Afghan Healthcare Deliberately Targeted, Says UN

Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed In A Clash With Militants

Afghan Foreign Minister Visits Iran Amid Tensions Over Migrant Deaths

Two Blasts Kill Four In Southern Pakistan

Separate bomb and grenade attacks killed at least four people including security personnel in southern Pakistan on June 19, police said.

Pakistan Turns Plague Of Locusts Into Food For Fowl

Farmers and communities badly affected by Pakistan's biggest locust invasion in 25 years are being paid to collect the insects in an effort to support them through the crisis. The insects are being used in chicken feed by the country's largest animal-feed producer.

Afghanistan Says Over 400 Security Personnel Killed Or Wounded By Taliban In Past Week

The Taliban have killed or wounded more than 400 Afghan security personnel over the past week, Afghanistan's interior ministry said, accusing the insurgents of increasing attacks ahead of expected peace talks.

Freed Taliban Prisoners Eye Return To The Battlefield

WHO Calls For New Lockdowns In Pakistan As Virus Surges

Bomb Blamed On Taliban Kills 11 Pro-govt Afghan Militiamen

A roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan killed 11 pro-government militiamen when it tore through a truck in a pre-dawn attack on June 6 that officials blamed on the Taliban.

Uphill Task For Taliban As Virus Spreads In Militant Bastions

The Taliban boasted of their readiness to fight the deadly coronavirus when it first reached Afghanistan, but now the insurgents are struggling to curb its spread in their strongholds.

Afghanistan Testing Just 20 Percent Of Suspected Cases As Virus Spreads

Pakistan, India In Diplomatic Spat Over Spying Allegations

Pakistan has protested the expulsion of two of its embassy officials in India, which accused them of spying.

Pakistan Uses Militant-Tracking Tech To Hunt Virus

Pakistan Goes Wild For Blockbuster Turkish Drama

Pakistan's Transgender Women Lose Homes Amid Pandemic