Afghanistan says Silsila Alikhil was ‘severely tortured’ by unknown assailants before being released and is being treated at a hospital
PM Khan rebuts Afghan president’s claim that Islamabad is backing Taliban’s violent insurgency
Sources say Pakistani investigators retrieved a car and body parts of suspected driver, suggesting suicide car bombing attempt
Global and local media watchdogs list Afghanistan as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists
Initiative come as US-led foreign military withdrawal from neighboring country nears completion
Warning comes amid fresh battlefield moves that critics say show Taliban are planning military takeover of Afghanistan in defiance of their peace pledges
There are fears of further bloodshed in the country stemming from rapid territorial gains by Taliban insurgents since US and NATO allied troops formally began leaving the country in early May
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks in a pre-recorded video to a seminar in the Pakistani capital in connection with 70 years of Beijing’s diplomatic ties with Islamabad
Afghan authorities say pro-government forces pushed back Taliban insurgents from parts of a northwestern city and regained control of official buildings after hours of fierce clashes
Pentagon spokesperson defends pullout from Bagram Airfield, the US military's hub for almost 20 years
Since the US started pulling out troops in May, nearly a third of Afghanistan’s more than 400 districts have fallen to Taliban insurgents
The blast killed three people and injured 22 in Lahore in late June
The US assurance comes amid reports suggesting Washington is preparing emergency evacuation plans for its diplomatic staff in Kabul
More than 300 Afghan border troops escaped the fighting in Badakhshan by fleeing into neighboring Tajikistan
US embassy notes that Washington already has delivered nearly $50 million in COVID assistance ‘through partnership’ with Islamabad
Growing Taliban threat has fueled concerns that insurgents intend to regain control in Afghanistan by force once all foreign forces leave
Prime minister denounces ’idiocy’ of being ‘front-line state’ in US-led war in Afghanistan
US and NATO militaries plan to fully withdraw from South Asian nation by September 11
But General Austin Scott Miller also says troop withdrawal process remains on track
Fighters receive medical care or burial, the official said, something Pakistan has consistently denied
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