Afghanistan has returned the dead bodies of five Pakistani soldiers to Pakistan following clashes near the two countries' disputed border, Afghan officials say.
Afghan border police and members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps clashed near the two countries' disputed border, leaving several dead and wounded on both sides.
Members of Pakistan’s tiny Hazara minority are staging a sit-in protest to demand protection from the government.
Survivors and witnesses of deadly air strikes by the Afghan military have accused authorities of killing dozens of civilians, contrary to the army’s claims that it killed only Taliban militants.
Government forces and insurgents are using access to irrigation water as leverage to pressure civilians into supporting them or force their opponents out of their villages and communities.
The United States has placed Pakistan's Milli Muslim League political party on its list of foreign terrorist organizations for its alleged links to a militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
An Afghan air strike on a suspected Taliban gathering in the northern province of Kunduz has caused dozens of casualties, including among civilians, officials said.
Security restrictions and a strike has shut down most of Indian-administered Kashmir, after clashes between militants and government forces killed at least 20 people.
Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan has dismissed claims by the Pentagon that Moscow has provided arms to the Taliban during its 16-year war against U.S. forces and the Afghan government.
Pakistan defended its record on nuclear non-proliferation after the United States imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies over suspicions that they have engaged in nuclear trade.
A senior Pakistani policeman accused of a role in police killings has surrendered to the Supreme Court in a case that has stirred anger about extrajudicial killings.
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