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Militant Behind Multiple Pakistan Attacks Arrested

Pakistani officials claimed Tuesday they have arrested the mastermind behind several attacks that killed scores of...

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Militant Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers

At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar,...

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Kabul Probes ‘terrorist’ Attack On Foreign Guest House

Kabul police said Monday they were investigating a "terrorist" attack on an international guest house that left a...

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Twenty Policemen, Dozens of Taliban Killed In Shah Joi

At least 20 policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in southern Afghanistan, officials said, as security forces...

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German and Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul Guest House Attack

A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed as gunmen stormed an international guest house in central Kabul,...

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Taliban Raid Kills 20 Policemen In Southern Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the...

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Members of Afghan Family

Eleven members of an Afghan family, mostly women and children, were killed Friday when their vehicle hit a roadside...

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Some NATO Allies Favour Joining Anti-IS Coalition

Some NATO allies believe joining the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could send a...

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Trump Weighs Further US Troops For Afghanistan

Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows a weary US soldier...

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North Korea Lashes Out At US Over UN Push To Enforce Sanctions

North Korea on Friday accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United...

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Security In Afghanistan Likely To ‘deteriorate’

The head of US intelligence agencies offered a pessimistic assessment Thursday of the security situation in...

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NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...

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Afghanistan Options Expected To Hit Trump’s Desk This Week

The final proposals for a planned troop increase in Afghanistan are expected to cross President Donald Trump's desk...

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Afghanistan IS Head ‘killed In Raid’

The head of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed in a military raid, US and Afghan...

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IS Afghanistan Leader Killed

The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan -- believed to be the mastermind behind several high-profile attacks including...

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US Confirms Death of ISIL Leader In Afghanistan

The head of ISIL in Afghanistan was killed in an operation led by Afghan Special Forces in the eastern province of...

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Pakistan Says Inflicted Heavy Losses On Afghan Border Forces

Pakistan's military on Sunday said it had killed more than 50 Afghan soldiers in a clash on a major border crossing two...

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Blank Space Replaces NY Times Article Criticising Pakistani Army

An International New York Times opinion piece criticising the powerful Pakistani army was censored by its local...

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Prince Philip’s Gaffes From Decades On Royal Duty

Prince Philip is renowned for speaking his mind - often explained as his attempt to lighten the mood - and that...