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India Citizenship Law Protests Spread Across Campuses

Protests over a new Indian citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across the country as critics said the Hindu nationalist government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with the country's founding as a secular republic.

U.S. To Publish New Central Asia Strategy Amid Russian, Chinese Competition, Afghan Threat

The Trump administration plans to publish a new U.S. strategy for Central Asia as China and Russia fight for influence in the energy-rich region and militants from Afghanistan threaten to destabilize it, a senior State Department official has said. 

Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah To Allow Ballot Recount

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has agreed to allow a ballot recount in provinces where his supporters had stopped the process for nearly a month.

U.S. Envoy Briefs Pakistani Officials On Peace Talks With Taliban

U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is on a two-day visit to Pakistan to brief the country's leaders about his latest negotiations with the Afghan Taliban.

Watchdog Demands Pakistan End Silence On 'Disappeared' Activist

Human Rights Watch is urging the Pakistani authorities to provide information about the whereabouts of a political activist and human rights activist who has been missing for one month.

Future of The Taliban

The prospects of such a peace agreement puts the quarter-century-old Taliban movement at a crossroads.

Pakistan Urged To Tackle Targeted Killings After Politician Slaying

Dozens of people attended the funeral of a local leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party who was shot dead in the northwestern Swat Valley.

Police: Violence Erupts as Pakistani Lawyers Storm Hospital

Taliban Assault On Key U.S. Base In Afghanistan Kills Two, Wounds Dozens

Taliban militants have attacked a medical facility near the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, officials say, killing at least two Afghan civilians and wounding more than 70 other people, including five Georgian soldiers.

U.S.Hits 'Gross' Human Rights Violators In Russia, Pakistan With Sanctions

In Pakistan, the Treasury imposed economic sanctions on Rao Anwar for his reported role in "staging numerous fake police encounters in which individuals were killed by police."

Report: U.S. Misled Public On Afghanistan War

The Washington Post has published a report based on a confidential cache of U.S. government documents showing that three White House administrations misled the public about shortcomings and failures in the 18-year Afghanistan war.