U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Donald Trump wants combat forces of the United States and its allies reduced in Afghanistan before the next U.S. presidential election in November 2020.
A bomb has targeted the Kabul office of President Ashraf Ghani’s running mate, Amrullah Saleh -- wounding the vice presidential candidate on the first day of campaigning for Afghanistan’s September 28 presidential election.
The Taliban has rejected a statement from a senior Afghan minister about plans to hold direct talks between the militant group and the government in Kabul.
Pakistan’s military says at least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by militants in North Waziristan and Balochistan.
Political temperatures in Pakistan are rapidly rising as the opposition takes to the streets and the government doubles down on stifling dissent and imprisoning its critics amid rising economic troubles.
Up to 3,000 journalists have been laid off in Pakistan over the last year. With the country's traditional media industry in crisis, some unemployed journalists have started up their own digital outlets while others have left the business altogether.
In an escalating crackdown, Pakistani police have arrested scores of opposition activists as most major political parties united in marking July 25 as a “black day” to protest what they say were rigged elections on the same day last year.
More than 50 people have been killed in a wave of attacks across three Afghan provinces, including the capital, Kabul, despite renewed momentum in peace efforts to put an end to the country's nearly 18-year war.
The Taliban can take part in the September 28 presidential election if they start negotiations with the Afghan government, a spokesman for Afghani Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah told local media outlet Tolo News on July 24.
Days ahead of the formal start of campaigning for this year’s presidential election in Afghanistan, candidates and their supporters are concerned about the growing security challenges in the country.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says he will meet with the Taliban in an effort to persuade the militant group to hold talks with the Afghan government in a bid to end the nearly 18-year war.
In recent months, Afghan government forces have made notable gains in some frontline Afghan provinces by reclaiming lost territories from the Taliban insurgents.
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