Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ceasefire after bloody border clashes
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire following days of deadly clashes along their shared border, which have left scores dead and...
Taliban’s Mullah Omar ‘lived close to U.S. bases’ in Afghanistan, book claims
The Taliban’s most wanted leader Mullah Mohammed Omar lived within walking distance of U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, a new book has claimed.
Bette Dam's...
Ramadan campaign launched for Dr Aafia Siddiqui
The Justice for Aafia Coalition have launched a Ramadan campaign for Dr Aafia Siddiqui and are calling on all supporters and human rights activists...
Taliban capture SAS spy dog in Afghanistan
A British military dog captured by the Taliban has been paraded on television when it went missing during an SAS mission.
Early reports had suggested...
United States and Taliban sign peace deal to end Afghanistan war
The United States and the Taliban have signed a final peace deal in Qatar's capital Doha to end the United States's longest ever war,...
Afghan earthquake death toll rises to 1,400
The death toll from a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on late Sunday has risen sharply to over 1,400.
Rescue operations have now...
Afghan teen is youngest refugee to die leaving Calais for UK
The death of a 14 year old Afghan boy on Friday, killed trying to cross a French motorway, has sparked demands that the UK...
Taliban confirm death of prominent Afghani guerrilla leader Jalaluddin Haqqani
The revered guerrilla leader Jalaluddin Haqqani who founded the 'Haqqani Network' has died after several years of illness, the Afghan Taliban has confirmed.
Haqqani was...
Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death and announce new leader
The Taliban have appointed their new leader after they confirmed the death of Mullah Omar yesterday.
The Afghan government reported the death of Mullah Omar...
Taliban leader “killed” in US drone strike
Afghanistan's spy agency has confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US drone strike.
The BBC reports that a drone...
