Pakistan and Afghanistan declared a ceasefire on Wednesday after several days of intense border fighting that left dozens dead on both sides and sharply escalated regional tensions. The latest round of fighting erupted over the weekend and intensified ...

KABUL, Feb 17 - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three Pakistani soldiers captured during border clashes in October, in a move mediated by Saudi Arabia amid strained ties and a prolonged frontier closure between the two neighbours.

(Adds detail, byline) By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD, May 23 (Reuters) - Street fighting erupted in the main town of Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday as security forces mounted a new phase of their offensive against Taliban militants, the military said.

At least 12 civilians were killed and nearly 100 others injured in Afghanistan after fresh military clashes broke out with Pakistan in a remote northwestern border region. The fighting on Tuesday marked the resumption of hostilities which erupted with ...

Afghanistan finally has a new president after months of political instability. Ashraf Ghani was sworn in on Monday. And on Tuesday, he signed a bilateral security agreement with the United States. That will allow nearly 10,000 U.S. troops to remain in the ...

An Afghan girl who shot dead two Taliban fighters after they gunned down her parents said she was ready to confront any other insurgents who might try to attack her. Qamar Gul, 15, killed the militants when they stormed her home last week in a remote ...

For their final meal together before leaving the United States in November, Habibullah Jafari's wife and her sisters cooked mantu, Afghan dumplings served with yogurt sauce. They ate cross-legged on the floor of their Hayward apartment while Jafari's two ...

The Afghan city of Jalalabad is where top al-Qaida leaders were last seen as they fled Kabul after the attacks against the U.S. on Sept. 11. The... Post-Taliban Jalalabad Fighting For Stability, Hope A decade ago, al-Qaida leaders were last seen in eastern ...

Pakistani civilians were given a brief window on Friday to flee the ongoing fighting between government forces and Taliban militants in the country's north, according to military officials. The Pakistan army is trying to push the Taliban away from regions within the troubled Swat Valley.

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