Pakistan has shut its border with Iran where authorities have recorded 8 deaths from COVID-19 and new cases are on the rise
The UN blames militants for most of the deaths, followed by the US-led coalition
List consists of nations with inadequate mechanisms to curb funding sources to terrorist groups; group cites 'recent and notable improvements' by Islamabad
US and Taliban officials have recently agreed to a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanistan; if the temporary truce is successful, the two sides could sign a long-awaited peace agreement later this month
Pakistan recently opened the overland passage for Sikh devotees from India to pay a visa-free homage to one of their holiest sites
Police chief tells reporters bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body when security guards intercepted and tried to stop him from entering rally of Islamic activists in Quetta
Washington says the fate of the deal depends on a successful implementation of a 7-day reduced fighting truce
António Guterres is in Islamabad for meetings with Pakistani leaders and to deliver a keynote address to an international conference Monday marking Pakistan’s four decades of support for Afghan refugees
US Pentagon chief says, 'We are ... on the doorstep of a reduction-of-violence period'
Should insurgents make good on their commitments, the official said, the deal would pave the way for a broader peace agreement that US and Taliban envoys have negotiated over the past year
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the issue during a visit to Pakistan
Regulations issued by federal government empower authorities to fine or ban social media platforms over their users’ content
US Secretary of Defense Esper says the proposed reduction offered a basis for a political agreement
President Ghani tweets he received a call from US Secretary of State Pompeo, sharing with him the latest developments in the turbulent process
Tuesday’s violence came after around three months of a lull in such attacks in Kabul
Pakistan officially hosts 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees, making it home to the one of the world’s largest refugee populations
An Afghan army soldier was also killed and six US troops were wounded; the shooter reportedly is among the dead
Four-nation CASA-1000 electricity generation project is financed by multilateral development banks and US, among others
Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday “peace talks are underway” to end the war in Afghanistan
Rebuttal comes a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded 'demonstrable evidence' from the Taliban it would lower the level of Afghan violence before reaching a peace deal
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