Hundreds of people have held a sit-in protest for the fourth consecutive day on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta to protest the killing of 11 Shi’ite ethnic Hazara coal miners.
Afghan government representatives arrived in Doha on January 5 for a new round of peace negotiations with the Taliban in the Qatari capital.
Afghan government representatives are set to depart for Doha on January 4 ahead of a new round of peace negotiations with the Taliban following a 20-day hiatus.
A British judge has rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face charges over the publication of secret U.S. military documents because of concerns over his mental health.
Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shi’ite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, officials said on January 3.
Pakistan's security forces have arrested an alleged leader of the militant group that was blamed for the bloody 2008 Mumbai attacks in India.
Pakistan says it will rebuild a century-old Hindu shrine damaged in a mob attack that triggered condemnation from the Muslim-majority country’s Hindu community.
An Afghan journalist was shot and killed on January 1 by unidentified gunmen in western Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Ghor Province said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fired the country’s health minister after several of his employees were arrested on corruption charges.
British-based charity Save the Children says more than 300,000 Afghan children are struggling to survive in freezing winter conditions without proper clothing and heating.
Pakistan says it will process visa applications online for citizens of 191 countries starting on January 1 as part of efforts to prevent corruption and boost tourism in the country.
An Afghan official says an explosion has struck a car carrying an employee from the Afghan president’s office in Kabul, critically wounding the official and killing his driver.
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