ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials denounced Saturday claims that the United States could regain custody of Afghanistan's frozen ...

Pakistani troops fought separatist insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region of Balochistan, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 23 rebels ...

Authorities in Pakistan said Saturday that at least 18 soldiers were killed in an overnight insurgent attack in southwestern ...

Polio cases are surging in both countries. Can Pakistan and Afghanistan collaborate on eradicating the virus, even as their ...

Pakistan said Thursday it had provided Taliban leaders in Afghanistan with “sufficient proof” to substantiate its claims that ...

Two terrorist ring leaders killed in operation in Khyber district; weapons and ammunition seized from terrorists.

The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been ...

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...

Moreover, the Taliban has faced difficulties in asserting comprehensive control over its territory, especially in light of the numerous insurgent groups operating within its borders. The presence of ...

Insurgent groups — including retired teachers fed up with attempts to overhaul their health insurance — are trying to oust United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew. The Alliance ...

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