A bomb blast and a shooting attack in Kabul on December 15 killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, officials said.
Dozens of residents and activists have launched a sit-in in the northwestern North Waziristan tribal district demanding an investigation into the killing of a man during a search operation.
Pakistan’s handling of the coronavirus threat faced by tens of thousands of detainees held in overcrowded prisons has been severely criticized in a report by Amnesty International (AI) released on December 14.
Taliban militants have killed at least 10 members of the Afghan security forces in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on December 14, as the government announced that peace talks will resume next month.
Pakistani officials say that at least 23 people were wounded in an explosion near a police station in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on December 13.
Thousands of people rallied on December 13 in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and new elections.
Tens of thousands of Pakistani opposition supporters gathered in central city of Lahore, defying coronavirus restrictions, to renew calls on Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down to pave the way for fresh, "transparent" elections.
Kabul police say that at least three people have been killed in separate bomb and gun attacks in Afghanistan's capital.
Well-known Afghan writer and media activist Rahnaward Zaryab has died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Kabul. He was 76.
Optimism among Afghans regarding the country's peace process has decreased significantly in the past few months amid a spike in violence, according to a survey released on December 11.
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution over Russian objections on December 10 commending progress in peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban while urging stepped-up efforts to tackle terrorist attacks in the country.
Iran and Afghanistan have officially inaugurated their first railway link, an achievement the two countries’ presidents said would help enhance trade across the region.
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