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Pakistani Taliban claim attacks killing 23 in the Country’s northwest

The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a series of deadly attacks that killed 23 people in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Afghan border. According to security officials, the assaults were carried out on Friday, targeting law enforcement and paramilitary......

Afghanistan: Taliban foreign minister visits India for the first time

The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in India on Thursday for a historic two-day visit, marking the first time a senior member of Afghanistan’s Taliban government has traveled to New Delhi. The visit is seen as part of Kabul’s broader effort to gain international......

The UN examines human rights violations in Afghanistan

The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to establish an independent mechanism to investigate the most serious crimes committed in Afghanistan, a move aimed at tackling “decades of impunity” in the country. The draft resolution, submitted by Denmark on......

Afghanistan announces release of detained American citizen

The Taliban authorities have confirmed the release of an American citizen held in Afghanistan since December 2024. The freed man, identified as 36-year-old Amir Amiri, was handed over to Adam Boehler, the U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, during a meeting in Kabul. In a statement, U.S. Secretary......

Afghanistan: Taliban say returning Bagram airbase to US Is impossible

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has declared that it is “impossible” to return the former U.S. airbase at Bagram to the United States, following threats of unspecified sanctions from President Donald Trump. The Bagram airbase, a key military facility used by the United States until......

Afghanistan: British couple freed by the Taliban arrives in London

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, the British couple held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months, have arrived safely in London. The couple, aged 80 and 76 respectively, landed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, September 20, on a commercial flight from Qatar, which mediated their release. They......

Pakistan: Twelve soldiers killed in Taliban ambush

At least twelve Pakistani soldiers were killed early Saturday in an ambush carried out by Pakistani Taliban fighters in the country’s northwestern region near the Afghan border, according to local officials and security sources. The attack occurred around 4 a.m., when assailants positioned on......

Taliban resurgence in Pakistan leaves two paramilitaries dead

Two paramilitary officers were killed and five others injured during a clash with local Taliban fighters in the Swat district of northwestern Pakistan, officials confirmed on Thursday. The incident highlights growing fears among residents of a resurgence of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), whose......

Over 1,400 dead and 3,000 injured after deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

On the third day of rescue operations in Afghanistan, hopes of finding survivors from the deadly earthquake are fading, while thousands of displaced families live in precarious conditions. A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the country from Sunday night to Monday, followed by additional tremors near the......