Taliban on Saturday overran Janikheil district in border province of Paktia
Lack of identity documents and discovery of 'undesired literature' at the madrassa
But overnight attack in Helmand province yields conflicting claims over responsibility
MQM activists assaulted offices of private television stations in Karachi and clashed with police shortly after Altaf Hussain Hussain delivered a speech by phone from London
Six Afghan soldiers were also hurt during operation near Helmand provincial capital of Lashkar Gah
US forces sent to train, advise and assist Afghan partners to enable them to better plan counteroffensives and retake lost areas, official said
Afghan president, Indian prime minister reiterate resolve during video conference inaugurating newly-restored Storay (Star) Palace in Kabul
Taliban fighters had overrun Khan Abad district in Kunduz province in overnight assault
The US has urged President Ghani and CEO Abdullah to work together to address challenges
Human Rights Watch demands the government take immediate steps to stop putting schools at the center of the fighting
Air and ground operation targets remote valley in Khyber tribal district, destroys nine hideouts, army spokesman says
Insurgents overran the district in northern Baghlan province after days of heavy fighting
Local officials and foreign military commanders in Afghanistan have played down concerns Islamic State is expanding its activities
The political dispute erupted as the Taliban insurgency intensified, threatening to overrun the capital of the largest province of Helmand in the south and parts of northern Afghan provinces
Proposal follows Quetta blast that Islamabad says had backing from Afghan intel service
Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin threatens to storm cease-fire line in Kashmir during anti-India rally in capital of Pakistan-ruled part of disputed Himalayan region
6 aviation experts, Russian navigator were taken hostage by Taliban insurgents because of lack of government authority in area where helicopter crash-landed
Syed Salahuddin warns that followers will storm cease-fire line that divides Kashmir region unless New Delhi ends current wave of violence
Largest Afghan province has been scene of fierce battles between insurgents, Afghan troops in recent weeks
Unknown gunmen kidnapped two lecturers, an American and an Australian, in Kabul Sunday evening
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