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2 Pakistani soldiers and 6 militants are killed in a raid in the northwest, the military says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest, triggering an intense shootout in which two soldiers and six militants were killed, the military said Thursday. The raid was...
Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday. An Afghanistan Women’s XI will...
2 soldiers, 5 militants killed in southwest Pakistan during attack on security post
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A group of militants attacked a security post in southwest Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout in which two soldiers and five insurgents were killed, military and local officials said on Tuesday. The overnight attack happened in Qila Abdullah, a...
Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan
A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention of U.S. nationals. A prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan last week freed...
Iran's foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years
Top Taliban officials met Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday to discuss tensions along their shared border, the treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran and water rights. It was the first visit by an Iranian foreign minister to the Afghan capital since 2017. Foreign...
