'It is the happiest day of my life that I have come back to my country and standing on my native soil after more than five-and-a-half years,' she says before breaking down into tears
NATO says weapon was employed, for first time ever, in Farah province to avoid collateral damage
Female protesters joined ongoing man-only sit-in demanding insurgents stop hostilities
Insurgent activity occurred as neighboring Uzbekistan hosts an international conference on Afghanistan
Defense minister tells VOA 'contradictions' in US policy toward Pakistan have become 'too large in 2018'
Suicide bomb attack Sunday on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat bordering Iran killed at least one worshiper and wounded nine others
Attack occurred near a sports stadium where a wrestling match was underway in Helmand province
Officials and witnesses say bomber targeted a crowd during celebrations to mark Persian new year, Nowruz, near Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood; Islamic State claimed responsibility
At same time, insurgent group continues to ignore offer from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for reconciliation dialogue
ETIM militants were said to be targeted
Raids came as a pro-Islamic State group begins social media campaign promoting jihadi mobilization to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region
Breakthrough development comes during talks between visiting top Pakistani security official with Afghan leaders in Kabul
Previous offers to negotiate end to violence in Afghanistan had been promptly rejected by militant group
Police say bomber, who hit amid a change of guard near an annual religious congregation on the outskirts of Lahore, aimed to hit the massive gathering
The US calls Iran's claims 'laughable and patently false'
Tehran credits close cooperation between security forces of both countries
Iran and Russia allege that 'unmarked' helicopters have been flying to Afghan areas where IS militants are entrenched
Krishna Kumari, a 39-year-old human rights activists, is member of opposition Pakistan People's Party and was elected from remote village in her native southern Sindh province
Officials say fierce clashes still rage in the remote Anar Dara district in Farah province
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