As two U.S. lawmakers pursue legislation to designate Pakistan a terror state, Islamabad is facing the threat of increasing diplomatic isolation over its inability to curb homegrown militancy and the threat it poses to its neighbors.
After repeated setback, the Islamic State militants (IS) are once again trying to reorganize in remote mountain region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Analysts warn that creation of a Tehran-backed transnational Shi’ite army will further fan sectarian tensions in Muslim-majority nations of the Middle East.
The government of Afghanistan says it has adopted a new strategy to counter Islamic State, but it has not given any specific details.
An Islamic State (IS) commander in Afghanistan killed 11 of his fellow fighters in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan provincial authorities said.
Radio channel broadcasts from remote mobile transmitter in mountains along Pakistan border, offers programming in Pashto and Dari
