An overnight shoot-out at an outpost on the Tajik-Uzbek border has ended with one Tajik border guard and one police officer killed, Tajik authorities say.
For decades, Pakistan’s powerful military has shaped politics by imposing dictatorships and persecuting politicians. When not ruling directly, it has been frequently accused of manipulating political parties, elections, and civilian governments.
Declassified files in Prague have revealed details of the secret life of Afghan President Babrak Karmal in Czechoslovakia 40 years ago.
Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, calling for Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation over economic hardships.
Thousands of members of a radical Islamist party have camped out in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, calling for Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation over economic hardships.
After years of fighting against the Taliban and military operations by Afghan and U.S. forces in Afghanistan’s mountainous east, an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has proved resilient.
CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary forces are summarily executing civilians during botched nighttime raids and are responsible for the disappearances of suspects, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on October 31.
At least 65 people were killed when a passenger train caught fire in central Pakistan, a provincial minister said on October 31.
In a new report, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says "impunity" in the cases of murdered journalists remains "firmly entrenched" in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, and 10 other countries across the world.
U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad discussed Afghan peace efforts with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on October 29, Khan's office said in a statement.
The U.S. State Department welcomed China’s offer to host the next round of intra-Afghan peace talks that the Taliban has said is taking place in Beijing on October 29-30.
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