Taliban

Five Pakistani police officers were killed when a van was struck by explosives and gunfire in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A 13-year-old boy shot the man who had slaughtered 13 of his relatives three times.

In its final report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) documented 1,327 instances of waste, fraud, and abuse from 2002 to 2021.

The exchange came two days after a new round of peace talks between the South Asian neighbors ended without a breakthrough, though both sides agreed to continue their fragile ceasefire.

Deadly attacks near the Afghan border have pushed Tajikistan to consider Russian troop support, with talks underway on a joint patrol mission backed by the CSTO.

Noem's comments suggest that Lakanwal, who was part of a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan, may have embraced extremism after arriving in the US.

Taliban claim Pakistani air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 9 children and a woman. Tensions rise amid cross-border attacks and accusations involving militants and India.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Khost province killed nine children and a woman, the Taliban say, escalating already fraught cross-border relations.

The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

Due to deteriorating relations, the Taliban instructed traders to find new trade routes outside of Pakistan. The move primarily affects pharmaceutical imports and transit dealings.