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April 3, 2022 at 5:06 am

Pakistan’s prime minister skirts effort to oust him, orders Parliament dissolved for elections

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, outmaneuvered his political opponents Sunday as they attempted to oust him from power through a vote...

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Members of a civil society group place candles next to the portrait of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara who was lynched by a Muslim mob in Sialkot for alleged blasphemy, during a vigil to pay tribute to him, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) ISl103 ISl103

December 24, 2021 at 12:04 pm

The mob killing of a foreign factory manager in Pakistan comes amid surge in anti-blasphemy violence

The savage murder shocked the country, drawing swift condemnation from political, civic and religious leaders of all stripes. Prime Minister Imran Khan said it had...

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September 29, 2021 at 12:50 pm

Kabul University shuts down as Taliban bar women from public campuses, for now

The directives reflect a harsh new education policy imposed by the Taliban, in which females may be present on campuses only if they wear traditional...

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June 29, 2021 at 9:46 am

U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warns of chaotic civil war

KABUL, Afghanistan - The top American military commander in Afghanistan expressed deep concern Tuesday that the country could slide into a chaotic civil war and...

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May 22, 2021 at 4:18 am

Mystery surrounds bodies found in the Ganges

SUJABAD, India — Two weeks ago, as dawn broke over the Ganges river in this waterfront community, someone noticed several bodies in the shallows, the...

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December 23, 2020 at 5:08 am

Assassins silence another ‘voice of Afghan democracy’ in Kabul killing

ISLAMABAD - Yousuf Rasheed was a soft-spoken, meticulous professional whose mission was to monitor and help strengthen the uneven progress of Afghan democracy, where presidential...

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July 28, 2020 at 1:14 pm

Taliban declares cease-fire in Afghanistan for Eid as pressure builds for peace talks

ISLAMABAD - The Taliban announced a temporary cease-fire Tuesday as pressure built to bring the militants and the Afghan government together for direct peace talks...

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March 23, 2020 at 2:52 am

U.S. vows to cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan as political crisis threatens peace deal

KABUL, Afghanistan - In a sign of mounting frustration with Afghanistan's leaders, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced early Tuesday that the United States would...

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March 22, 2020 at 5:42 am

Pakistan locks down province, bans flights as coronavirus spreads

KABUL, Afghanistan - With the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan soaring to more than 700 in the past few days, officials there have banned...

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December 25, 2019 at 5:10 am

The mysterious assassination of an Afghan analyst with close Taliban ties

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a fractious society where public figures wear ethnic, religious and ideological labels for life, Wahid Mozhdah did not neatly fit any...

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