Members of the Afghan government and Taliban representatives are expected to meet by the first week in March in Islamabad for the first direct talks since peace process broke down last year
The Pentagon is preparing to submit a long-awaited report to Congress about closing the U.S. military's detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Winter had led to a lull in fighting in northern Afghanistan. But in recent weeks a renewal of hostilities has seen power lines coming from Central Asia cut and some amazing allegations from Afghan officials about militants in the north and their ability to sustain their efforts.
With fewer U.S. troops on Afghan soil, local forces face a worsening Taliban insurgency while Afghan officials call for more air attacks
It seems a pattern of governance has emerged, or rather reappeared, in Central Asia: the dynasty.
Thousands of soldiers, police deployed to protect new Gwadar trade route as country’s economy will rely heavily on its success
Money troubles and a military stretched by war in Syria and Ukraine have prompted Russia to reverse plans to send more troops to Tajikistan -- despite what Kremlin officials say is a growing threat from Islamic militants across the border in Afghanistan.
Days after his supporters claimed Afghanistan's first vice president is staying away from government business over power sharing, Abdul Rashid Dostum says he is performing his official duties.
Afghanistan's first vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, is boycotting government business over President Ashraf Ghani's reluctance to appoint his loyalists to key posts and go ahead with his plans to create new combat units to fight the Taliban.
The head of a controversial Pakistani council says he is willing to look again at whether current laws are fair.
International watchdog Human Rights Watch has warned the world's governments not to sacrifice rights protection in the name of fighting terrorism or coping with refugee problems.
An international monitoring group says people around the world demonstrated to governments in 2015 that they must become more transparent and tackle the large-scale corruption that continues to plague so many countries and hinder their development.
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