Tag: Pakistani Taliban
Taliban govt says Pakistan ceasefire to hold, despite talks failing
Afghanistan's Taliban government said Saturday its ceasefire with Pakistan would remain even though their latest talks failed, blaming…
Afghan official says 4 civilians killed in border clash with Pakistan during peace talks
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in an overnight clash between…
Pakistan partially reopens Torkham border crossing to allow Afghan refugees to leave
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands…
Roadside bombing kills 3 police officers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle Friday in a former stronghold of…
Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighbouring Pakistan
As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated into rare, bloody combat this month, Islamabad pointed fingers at another…
Pakistan, Afghanistan talks begin in Qatar: Taliban
Pakistani and Afghan officials began talks in Qatar on Saturday to defuse tensions, a senior Taliban official said,…
Ceasefire halts deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting
A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, after dozens of troops and…
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged their deadliest fire in years. Here’s what we know
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the…
Taliban, Pakistani forces trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border
Taliban and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, prompting calls for restraint from Iran, Qatar…
Firefights erupt between Pakistani and Afghan forces along the border
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Mushtaq Ali and Saeed ShahISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late…
Pakistani Taliban claim attacks that killed 23 in northwest
The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in several northwestern districts that killed 20 security…
The Taliban government blames Pakistan for a strike on Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government on Friday blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a…