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Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say
The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.
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Election Office Blasts in Pakistan Kill at Least 22 a Day Before Vote
Attacks against activities linked to the national elections, including the targeting of candidates, have surged during campaign season.
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Attack on Pakistani Security Post Near Afghanistan Kills 23 Soldiers
Tensions have been rising between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and violence in the border area has increased since Pakistan directed all undocumented foreigners to leave the country.
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Attack Kills 17 at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan
The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to neighboring Pakistan since the end of the U.S.-led war.
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Longing for Jihad, Former Taliban Fighters Join Militants’ War in Pakistan
The outflow of young Talibs has renewed fears of violent extremism spilling across Afghanistan’s borders since the U.S.-backed government collapsed.
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At Least 35 Dead in Blast at Political Rally in Pakistan
At Least 35 Dead in Blast at Political Rally in Pakistan Blast kills Islamist politician. Officials suspect the Islamic State. Recent attacks stoke tensions with Afghanistan. By Christina Goldbaum July 30, 2023Outside a hospital on Sunday after an ...
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Taliban Shut Beauty Salons, One of Afghan Women’s Last Public Spaces
Following through on an order that prompted rare protests in the capital, the Taliban said the services of the women-only businesses violated Shariah law.
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‘Terrorism Has Returned’: Pakistan Grapples With Attack That Left 101 Dead
The attack raised fears of a new wave of militancy from the Pakistani Taliban and sparked a heated debate over the government’s ability to meet that threat amid an economic and political crisis.
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Believing the Taliban’s Lies Makes Us All Unsafe
I was a first-year medical student at Kabul University when, on Sept. 26, 1996, Taliban fighters swept in and seized the capital. It was a Thursday. I remember that clearly because I was rushing to finish schoolwork due by the weekend. Those ...