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Oct- 2020 -

27 October

At Least Seven Killed in Blast at Pakistan Religious School

At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded Tuesday in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

Sep- 2020 -

30 September

Middle East

In this file photo taken on September 21, 2019, Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami speaks in capital Tehran

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Iran Guards Killed in Drive-by Attack in Southeast

Three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed by unknown assailants on Tuesday in the country's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.

17 September

Asia Pacific

Protesters throw stones during clashes with government forces in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on September 17, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Clashes in Indian Kashmir After Four Killed

Hundreds of angry residents clashed with government forces Thursday in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir after a firefight left three suspected rebels and a young woman dead, police and witnesses said.

16 September

Commentary

Photo of Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering to celebrate the peace deal with the US in Afghanistan’s Laghman province on March 2, 2020

Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi

Debunking Prevalent Myths About the Taliban

If not fact-checked and debunked, myths about the Taliban could cloud Afghan peace talks, making reconciliation hard if not impossible.

Aug- 2020 -

28 August

Commentary

Taliban fighters holding weapons stand in a queue

Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi

Why the Taliban Shouldn’t Sabotage the Chance for Peace and Reconciliation

The international community has extended an olive branch to the Taliban which should not be misunderstood as a sign of weakness or defeat.

25 August

Middle East

An injured man near the site of a Taliban suicide bombing in Afghanistan's north

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Attacks Afghan Base as Pakistan Pushes for Talks

A Taliban-claimed suicide attack killed at least three people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday as neighboring Pakistan pushed for delayed peace talks to begin.

10 August

Asia Pacific

A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a market in Miran Shah, a town in North Waziristan, near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Bomb Kills Six in Pakistan’s Balochistan

An improvised bomb planted on a motorbike killed six people in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, police said.

Jul- 2020 -

27 July

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

First French Fighter Jets Head to India After Purchase

The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets purchased by New Delhi in a controversial multibillion-dollar deal headed to India on Monday for rapid deployment amid rising tensions with China.

15 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP