The preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election have been postponed for a second time, election officials say, a new delay that is likely to fuel more political uncertainty and fraud allegations.
New details of a purported Islamic State attack on a Tajik border post have emerged as authorities continue to probe the assault that killed at least 17 people.
At least 12 people were killed and 20 others wounded when a car bomb detonated during the morning rush hour in the Afghan capital, officials said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his government is ready to release three key Taliban prisoners including Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajjuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani network, in exchange for two professors of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul.
U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has predicted that American troops, already in Afghanistan for 18 years, would remain in the country "for several more years."
The leading challenger to incumbent Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan's presidential election more than a month ago has withdrawn his team of observers from the ongoing and acrimonious official recount.
Hundreds of Indian Sikhs crossed over to Pakistan on November 9 to visit a shrine, a rare instance of cooperation between the countries amid heightened tensions over Kashmir.
A group of militants is reported to have attacked a Tajik border post overnight. Tajik authorities say they were from the so-called Islamic State and crossed into Tajikistan from Afghanistan.
The latest wave of endorsements for new Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has U.S. intelligence officials taking notice.
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.
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