KATHY GANNON

April 22, 2018 at 9:38 am

Q&A: How strong is the Islamic State group in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An upstart Islamic State affiliate that first appeared in Afghanistan in 2014 is becoming increasingly deadly and their attacks on the country's...

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April 15, 2018 at 11:02 pm

Pakistan watchdog says country failing on human rights

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent rights group in Pakistan said Monday that the country has failed to make progress on several issues over the past...

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March 28, 2018 at 8:20 pm

Returning to Pakistan, Malala is overwhelmed by her emotions VIEW

ISLAMABAD (AP) — As Malala Yousafzai spoke of coming home to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban five years ago,...

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March 12, 2018 at 8:00 am

A bold Afghan peace offer, but are the Taliban interested?

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has put a peace offer on the table, and analysts say the ball is now in the Taliban's...

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February 20, 2018 at 12:45 am

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children's agency in a report released Tuesday singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of...

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February 15, 2018 at 9:30 pm

Afghans submitted 1.17 million war crimes claims to court VIEW

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has...

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February 15, 2018 at 12:38 pm

Court received 1.17 million war crimes claims from Afghans VIEW

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has...

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February 7, 2018 at 10:37 pm

Afghan official: Chinese, Uzbek IS militants killed in raid

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Joint U.S. and Afghan air raids targeted the Islamic State group in Afghanistan's northern Jowzjan province, while in northeastern Badakshan province...

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February 7, 2018 at 1:57 am

Former Afghan leader urges sanctions on Pakistan officials VIEW

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Saying that Afghanistan is in "terrible shape" 16 years after the collapse of the Taliban, former President Hamid Karzai accused the...

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February 2, 2018 at 9:34 am

Militant hideout found in Afghan capital shows security woes

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The discovery of an Islamic State hideout filled with explosives and suicide vests in a poor Kabul neighborhood reflects the failure...

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