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Attacks Deal Trump's Long-Shot Afghan Peace Push A Fresh Blow

Markets Teem As Pakistan's Lockdown Eases Despite Infection Surge

Markets across Pakistan are teeming after opening up for the first time in over a month as the country began to lift its lockdown despite a rise in the rate of coronavirus infections.

Taliban Militants Kill Afghan Regional Police Chief In Latest Attack

Taliban militants have killed a provincial police chief and two others in a roadside bomb attack in Khost Province in Afghanistan’s southeast, officials said on May 8.

Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes Up Prices Of Illegal Drugs, U.N. Says

Afghanistan Probes Reports Of Migrant Drownings By Iranian Border Guards

Afghan officials on May 3 launched an operation to locate and retrieve bodies of migrants from a river in western Herat Province after reports that Iranian border guards had thrown Afghans into the river to prevent their entry into Iran.

As 'Green Stimulus', Pakistan Sets Virus-Idled To Work Planting Trees

Coronavirus Mutes Pakistan's TV Game Shows Over Ramadan

Pakistan's Young Women Riding A Digital Wave In Drive For Better Jobs

Trump And Pakistan's Khan Discuss Coordination Against COVID-19

Attacks Across Afghanistan Kill Dozens Of Security Force Members, Civilians

Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide even as the United States tries to broker peace talks between the warring sides.

India, Pakistan Plan To Restart Some Economic Activity During Coronavirus Lockdown

India and Pakistan are planning to partially open up some parts of the economy, officials in the two countries said on April 13, as the costs of harsh lockdowns to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus mount across the region.

Many Muslims In Pakistan Flout The Coronavirus Ban At Mosques

Deadly Shelling Across Pakistan-India Border In Kashmir

Tensions flared again in disputed Kashmir, with shelling across the de facto border between Pakistan and India killing three civilians and wounding 13, according to the two sides.

IMF Says Pakistan Requests Emergency Coronavirus Financing

Pakistan has requested an emergency loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to help fight the coronavirus under the fund's Rapid Financing Instrument program, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Afghan Gov't Selects Negotiators For Talks With Taliban

India's Coronavirus Cases Tick Up Despite Immense Lockdown

Pakistan Doctor Dies Amid Strike Threat Over Lack Of Protection

A Pakistani doctor who screened suspected coronavirus patients has died after testing positive for the virus, highlighting the danger to physicians who have threatened to strike unless access to protection equipment improves.

Experts Worried Over South Asia Quarantine Centers

When Mrinal Sabharwal and his wife landed in New Delhi with hundreds of other passengers from Barcelona, they expected clean coronavirus quarantine facilities.

Afghan Women Fear Taliban Peace Deal Will Erode Freedoms

Afghan women are worried about losing their hard-fought freedoms after the United States signed a peace deal with the Taliban aimed at ending 18 years of conflict.

U.S. To withdraw Troops From Afghanistan In 14 Months If Taliban Conditions Met

 The United States and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban upheld its commitments, according to a joint statement released by the U.S. and Afghan governments on February 29.