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Security High As Pakistan Launches First Census In 19 Years

Pakistan on Wednesday launched its first census in nearly two decades, with security high as thousands of enumerators...

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Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack

The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a...

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Blast Targets Bus In Downtown Kabul During Rush Hour

A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in...

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Pakistan To Kick Off First Census In 19 Years

Fast-growing Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 200 million people, but has...

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Insiders Aided Kabul Hospital Attack, Survivors Say

Insiders including two interns were among the attackers who launched a gun-and-grenade assault this week on...

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Eight Afghan Police Killed In

Eight local policemen were killed by their colleagues after they were poisoned in their base in southern Afghanistan,...

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Eight Iraqis Saved From Refrigerated Truck In Spain

Eight Iraqis, including four children, were found crammed inside a refrigerated truck in a service area in eastern...

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Kidnappings Blight War-Scarred Kabul City

The bruises, scabs and chain markings have long faded but Haji Ghulam is still visibly traumatised by his month-long...

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US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS

The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into...

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British Former War Reporter Jailed In Bali Drugs Case

A British former war correspondent will be released from a Bali prison in a matter of months after being handed a short...

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IS Gunmen Dressed As Medics Kill 30 At Kabul Military Hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul,...

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Afghanistan: IS Gunmen Dressed As Medics Kill 30 At Kabul Military Hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul,...

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Gunmen Dressed As Doctors Attack Kabul Hospital

Explosions and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday when insurgents dressed as doctors stormed...

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BBC’s Thai Transmission Towers Fall Silent As Junta Talks Falter

The BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting from one of its major global transmission stations situated in Thailand,...

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Blast, Gunfire Hit Kabul Military Hospital

An explosion and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district on Wednesday as insurgents attacked Afghanistan's largest...

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Afghanistan Launches Centre To Protect Women Journalists

Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday launched a centre to protect women journalists in Afghanistan, the second most...

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2,100 Iran Fighters Killed In Iraq, Syria

More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office...

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Daring Ambush Fails To Free Top Bangladeshi Militant

Suspected Islamist militants hurled bombs at a prison van in a daring attempt to free Bangladesh's most-wanted militant...

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Five Troops, 10 Militants Dead In Pakistan Border Raid

Five Pakistani soldiers and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the...