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October 20, 2017
Deadly Suicide Bombing Strikes Shi'ite Mosque In Kabul

People rushed to help the victims after a suicide bomber attacked a Shi'ite mosque in western Kabul on October 20, leaving dozens dead and wounded. A separate attack on a Sunni mosque in the central Afghan province of Ghor claimed more casualties the same day. (AP) Note: graphic images

October 19, 2017
Pakistan Says Afghan Border Fence A 'Paradigm Change'

A Pakistani general has hailed a new security fence being built along the border with Afghanistan as a "paradigm change" in the fight against Islamist militants. Afghanistan has condemned the construction. (Reuters)
October 19, 2017
Pakistani Students Protest Tuition Hike

Students in the Pakistani capital blocked roads to protest a 20 percent tuition fee hike at an Islamabad university. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
October 18, 2017
Pakistani Security Forces Targeted In Deadly Attack

Pakistani officials said a suicide bomb attack on a police transport truck on October 18 killed several members of the country's security forces. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
October 17, 2017
U.S.-Backed Forces Take 'Full Control' Of Raqqa From Islamic State

U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on October 17 they took “full control” of the city of Raqqa, long the extremist group Islamic State’s main stronghold in Syria, following months of heavy fighting. (AFP)
October 14, 2017
Canadian Says Child Killed, U.S. Wife Raped During Kidnapping Ordeal

Canadian-American couple freed in Pakistan after almost five years in captivity has returned to Canada on October 13. Joshua Boyle said his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, had been raped and one of their children murdered by kidnappers from the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. (Reuters)
October 14, 2017
Rohani Says Iran Will Remain Committed To Nuclear Deal As Long As Interests Served

Iran will remain committed to a multinational nuclear deal -- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) as long as it serves the country's national interests, Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on October 13 in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's denouncement of the deal. (Reuters)
October 13, 2017
What Happens Now That Trump Has 'Decertified' Iran Nuclear Deal?

U.S. President Donald Trump decided on October 13 not to certify Iran's compliance to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, in which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. What happens next?
October 13, 2017
Pakistani Journalists Protest After TV Reporter Killed

Journalists marched in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar to condemn the killing of a fellow reporter. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
October 05, 2017
FATA Legislators Set Up Protest Camp In Islamabad

A group of legislators from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal areas have set up a protest camp in front of parliament in Islamabad. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
October 03, 2017
Mattis Says Afghanistan Settlement Possible If Taliban Rejects Terrorism

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a political settlement in Afghanistan is only possible if Taliban militants reject the support or conduct of terrorism.
October 02, 2017
Uzbek Man Sets Fire To Himself To Save Home

An Uzbek teacher set himself alight and leaped from the roof of his home, in protest at plans by the authorities to demolish it. The authorities in the Tortkol region in the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of western Uzbekistan say around 500 houses were built illegally and must be bulldozed. (UGC/

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Friday 20 October 2017

Deadly Suicide Bombing Strikes Shi'ite Mosque In Kabul

Pakistan Says Afghan Border Fence A 'Paradigm Change'

Pakistani Students Protest Tuition Hike

Pakistani Security Forces Targeted In Deadly Attack

U.S.-Backed Forces Take 'Full Control' Of Raqqa From Islamic State

Canadian Says Child Killed, U.S. Wife Raped During Kidnapping Ordeal

Rohani Says Iran Will Remain Committed To Nuclear Deal As Long As Interests Served

What Happens Now That Trump Has 'Decertified' Iran Nuclear Deal?

Pakistani Journalists Protest After TV Reporter Killed

FATA Legislators Set Up Protest Camp In Islamabad

Mattis Says Afghanistan Settlement Possible If Taliban Rejects Terrorism

Uzbek Man Sets Fire To Himself To Save Home

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