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Pakistan military says ex-spy chief will not be allowed to leave country
May 28, 2018 (AFP)
Retired Lieutenant General Asad Durrani, who headed Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1990 to 1992, was placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) stopping him ...
Imran Khan eyes victory as Pakistan announces elections on July 25
May 27, 2018 (AFP)
The poll will bring to a head political tensions that have been building since former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted by the Supreme Court on corruption ...
US wasted billions in failed Afghan stabilization efforts: official
May 24, 2018 (AFP)
A report by the office of the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction found that Washington had set unrealistic expectations for itself after the US-le...
Taliban warn Kabul residents to 'keep away' ahead of attacks
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
The militant group has issued such warnings to civilians before, including during a failed attempt to take the western city of Farah last week, but it is believ...
China calls on all mosques to raise national flag
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
Flags should be hung in a "prominent position" in all mosque courtyards, the China Islamic Association said in a letter published Saturday on its website. This ...
'Few signs of progress' in Afghanistan: US inspector
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
Top US officials and military commanders insist the Afghan security forces -- which have suffered thousands of casualties and are beset with low morale and corr...
US Air Force under fire over Afghanistan tweet
May 17, 2018 (AFP)
The tweet from the official Air Force account built on an internet phenomenon in which an audio snippet with just two syllables is heard by listeners as either ...
Taliban 'retreat' as US, Afghan forces hold western city
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
The US carried out more drone strikes overnight and the Afghan army is still clearing the city, Afghan and NATO officials said. Shops, offices and schools remai...
US, Afghan attacks force Taliban to retreat from western city
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
"Subdued" fighting was continuing outside the city and Afghan troops were being supported by US airpower and advisers, a NATO spokesman said, while the Afghan a...
Pakistan's Sharif ignites firestorm with Mumbai attacks interview
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
The former premier approached what is seen as a red line in the country by touching on criticism of Pakistan's armed forces, especially their alleged use of pro...
US-backed Kurdish fighters resume anti-IS ops: coalition
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
Kurdish members of the Syrian Democratic Forces -- made up of Kurds, Syrian Arabs and other groups -- had quit the Middle Euphrates River Valley in February aft...
Afghan poverty rises sharply since NATO combat troops' departure
May 07, 2018 (AFP)
Some 55 per cent of Afghans did not have $1 a day in 2016-17 to cover food, clothing, shelter or education, according to the results of the Afghanistan Living C...
Afghan air force fired rockets, machine guns on religious ceremony: UN
May 07, 2018 (AFP)
The April 2 airstrike struck a ceremony attended by hundreds of men and boys in Dasht-e-Archi district, a Taliban stronghold in the northern province of Kunduz,...
Pakistan army chief signs death warrants of 11 militants
May 05, 2018 (AFP)
A statement issued by the military said that in total the assault left 60 dead -- "36 civilians, 24 armed forces, Frontier Constabulary and police officials" --...
Dispirited Kurds shy away from Iraqi elections in Kirkuk
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The past seven months have seen a dramatic turn of events in Kirkuk, the "Jerusalem of Kurdistan" where hopes of independence for Iraqi Kurdistan were dashed af...
Afghan interpreters to remain in UK free of charge
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
Home Secretary Sajid Javid made the announcement in one of his first moves in the post -- after a scandal over threatened deportations of Caribbean immigrants f...
US 'stands by' Afghans after deadly day for journalists: Mattis
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
"The murder of journalists and other innocent people is a great testimony to what it is we stand for, and more importantly what we stand against," Mattis told r...
Afghan security force shrinks sharply: US watchdog
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
The latest report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) paints a grim picture of the security situation in the war-torn coun...
Afghan attacks on media shows jihadists are weak: Pentagon chief
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
"This is the normal stuff by people who cannot win at the ballot box, so they turn to bombs," Mattis said when asked about a day of bloodshed in Afghanistan tha...
Divided Kurds face losses in Iraq's election
Apr 30, 2018 (AFP)
Analysts estimate the Kurds' loss of seats in Iraq's parliament could reach double figures as their shrunken geographic footprint is compounded by a bitter feud...
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