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Hundreds of families displaced in IS, Taliban battle in Afghanistan

KABUL: An Afghan official has said that an intense gun battle has erupted between Taliban and Islamic State affiliate insurgents in eastern Nangarhar province. Attahullah...

Deadly attacks rock Somalia capital

Mogadishu: Security forces in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have ended a 15-hour siege of a hotel stormed by armed militants. The gunmen entered the building...

Ties between Haqqanis, Pakistan deteriorating amid rising US pressure: Afghan media

The relations between Pakistan and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network have started to deteriorate amid rising US pressures and recent political and security developments,...

US drone strike kills four ‘militants’ near Pak-Afghan border

PESHAWAR: A US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Paktia province near the Pak-Afghan border killed at least four suspected militants on Thursday. According to media reports, a...

Tillerson to visit Pakistan next week

WASHINGTON DC: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Islamabad next week during an Asian trip that will also take him to India,...