Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan Seek to Firm Up Truce in Istanbul Talks

Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in talks to hammer out a lasting ceasefire Saturday, with Islamabad warning that if the Istanbul talks failed it could lead to "open war".

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Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Qatar Talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

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Pakistan to Hold Talks With Afghanistan in Qatar After Latest Strikes

Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbor killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.

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Ceasefire Called After New Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Kill Dozens

A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in fresh cross-border skirmishes earlier in the day.

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Afghanistan, Pakistan Say Their Forces Killed Dozens in Border Clashes

Afghanistan and Pakistan said they killed dozens of each other's troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries.

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Pakistan Militant-Linked Violence Soars in Third Quarter: Report

Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday.

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US Deal on Bagram Base ‘Not Possible’ Says Afghan Taliban Official

A Taliban official said that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible", after US President Trump said he wanted the former US base back.

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Pakistan Military Kills 31 Militants, as Presence Increases

Pakistan killed 31 local Taliban militants in two separate operations near the border with Afghanistan.

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Twelve Soldiers Killed in Pakistani Taliban Attack: Officials

At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Pakistani Taliban in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, local government and security officials told AFP.

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Pakistan Army Kills 30 Militants Trying to Cross From Afghanistan

Pakistan's army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after 16 soldiers died in a suicide attack in the same frontier region last week.

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