In a major diplomatic embarrassment for Pakistan, four out of eight SAARC countries have pulled out of 19th SAARC Summit to be held in Islamabad in November. Read More
The top leader of Islamic State’s branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a US drone strike in a southern Afghan province, the Pentagon has said, dealing a major blow to the dreaded terrorist outfit. Read More
A Taliban truck bomb attack and gunfight at a foreign hotel in Kabul on Monday has reignited security concerns in the Afghan capital, despite no civilian casualties being reported. At least one police officer died in a 6-hour shootout with the terrorists. Read More
In Afghanistan, two Nato soldiers have been killed in Kandahar in what appears to an insider job as the attackers were wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces. Read More