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Obama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons

At a time of heightened tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, U.S. President Bar...

Oct 23, 2015 02:06 AM EDT

Coming home to war: Afghan refugees return reluctantly from Pakistan

Rahim Khan's return to Afghanistan 28 years after fleeing to Pakistan was not the homecoming he had ...

Sep 06, 2015 08:22 AM EDT

Senior Pakistan cleric offers to help Taliban heal leadership rift

A senior Pakistani cleric widely known as the "Father of the Taliban" offered on Thursday to mediate...

Aug 06, 2015 10:25 PM EDT

New Afghan Taliban leader appeals for unity in first public message

The new Afghan Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message relea...

Aug 01, 2015 09:57 PM EDT

Walkout at Taliban leadership meeting raises specter of split

At the Taliban meeting this week where Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was named as the Islamist mili...

Aug 01, 2015 06:38 AM EDT