Hundreds of protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have clashed with police, even as New Delhi said it would begin easing restrictions in the disputed region after a nearly two-week communications blackout.
The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban is reported to have been among those killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in southwest Pakistan.
U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass has said he is “disturbed by reports” that a former bank manager convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud has been moved into house arrest from prison in exchange for allegedly making a large campaign donation to the incumbent’s presidential-election campaign.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that revoking Indian-administered Kashmir of its special status will restore the region to its "past glory" and play an "important role" in the country's development.
Nearly a decade since the United States opened secret negotiations with the Taliban, the two sides appear to be on the verge of a peace agreement.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has used a speech marking the country’s Independence Day to accuse India of planning military action in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
The United Nations says it is "gravely concerned" by reports indicating that 11 civilians had been killed in an Afghan security force operation in the eastern province of Paktia.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will spend the country's August 14 Independence Day in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan on August 13 called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following India's decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy, which Islamabad says threatens international peace and could lead to ethnic cleansing and genocide in the Muslim-majority region.
Indian security forces have maintained tight restrictions across Indian-administered Kashmir during the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, fearing protests against the revocation of the Himalayan region's special status a week ago.
A UN report claims a 31-year-old Tajik national leads a Central Asian unit of an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan and actively recruits Tajik fighters for the terrorist group. Tajik officials say the man has been on their radar “for some time.”
U.S. and Taliban negotiators will consult their leaders following an eighth round of peace talks to end the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan, the Taliban say.
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