U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said a deal between the United States and the Taliban on a weeklong reduction of violence in Afghanistan "looks very promising," but warned it was not without risk.
The United States and the Taliban have reached a deal on a weeklong reduction of violence that could lead to U.S. troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official has said.
Germany’s president has suggested that Russia and China, along with the United States, were stoking global instability, as he warned of the danger that the three were slipping into a new "great power" competition and nuclear arms race.
U.S. President Donald Trump says there are promising signs that the United States would reach a peace deal with the Taliban by the end of this month.
NATO's training and support mission in Afghanistan and the challenge posed by Russia’s missile systems are expected to top the agenda of the second day of a summit of the alliance’s defense ministers.
Pakistan authorities now appear keen on controlling and censoring all online content. The Pakistani cabinet has now okayed a new authority and legal framework to regulate all social media platforms in the country.
The United States has praised the jailing of the alleged mastermind of deadly 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai as a "step forward" for Pakistan.
Leaders in Afghanistan say the United States has made “notable progress” in ongoing peace talks with representatives of the Taliban that are taking pace in the Gulf state of Qatar.
A Pakistan law enforcement agency has threatened to slap terrorism charges on one of the country’s most prominent government critics.
Recent comments by former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden saying that “there is no possibility of uniting” Afghanistan has prompted many Afghans to unite in questioning and condemning his claim.
A suicide bombing targeting a military academy in Kabul has killed at least six people, officials say.
The recent escape of a former Taliban spokesman while in detention by the Pakistani intelligence services has raised new questions about Islamabad’s covert ties with the militants.
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