Afghanistan

This is the first time troops from Russia's Central Military District have been involved in exercises in Tajikistan

At all of 19 years of age, Sadaf seeks 'to prove that men and women can be equal'

In Kabul, however, members of the Afghan government were sceptical about Pakistan's assertions

Non-tariff barriers and illegal smuggling of goods continue to impede growth in Pak-Afghan bilateral trade

Between January and mid-February alone, 320 people have died crossing the Aegean Sea

Winners now join England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies in Super 10 Group 1

Afghan and Pakistani governments have a regional approach to dealing with problems in Afghanistan, says Gen Shoffner

Last year, military officials estimated that there were between 1,000 and 3,000 IS fighters operating in Nangarhar

Hong Kong became the second team to be ousted from the tournament in late Group B match

Responding to Trump’s remarks, Aziz says US should stay in Afghanistan but not because of Pakistan's nuclear weapons

Mohammad Shahzad brought the house down with his colourful strokeplay, scoring 61 off 39 balls

Inzamam says his charges don't lack for talent but need greater exposure to take the next step up

Taliban said it would not take part in peace talks brokered by Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US

Announcement comes amid diplomatic efforts by Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US to hold direct talks

'I think you have to stay in Afghanistan for a while' Trump

Will lead to $200m investment in TAPI company, finalisation of route in Afghanistan

He brings long experience, having already spent three-and-a-half years deployed to some of the most contested areas

General Raheel meets Afghan president, top US defence leadership during Kabul stopover

There was no immediate word on casualties from the blast, which destroyed at least eight cars

Presidential aide says insurgents have to drop preconditions for dialogue

The cache of 113 documents, translated and declassified by US intelligence, are mostly dated between 2009 and 2011

In Afghanistan, out of 53 women and girls accused of pre-marital sex, 48 were subjected to virginity exams

Byers is from SEAL Team Six, which led the raid on the compound of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011

US lawmakers have also expressed concern about a possible sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan

US advisers suspected police of providing weapons, ammunition to Taliban

Provincial governor spokesperson says most of the victims were civilians and children

Murtaza Ahmadi said that he still dreams of coming face-to-face with Argentine football superstar

Ten Daesh fighters, including their two commanders, have joined the Afghan government peace process

Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi received a signed shirt and football from Barcelona forward

Afghan president says the assault rifles will be directly transferred to security forces

Accusation comes days after the UN expressed alarm at the highest civilian casualties in 2015

Says Obama administration helping two countries in countering terrorism

The movie focuses on Afghanistan, deleting Barker's adventures in Pakistan

There were no injuries or civilian damage in the crash of the state-of-the-art $14-million MQ-9 Reaper

Withdrawal has prompted speculation among local officials that government had reached an arrangement with the Taliban

The masked terrorists demanded money and food from Pakistani government for aid of their war-torn homeland

The body of the boy, identified as Afghan by aid groups, was found in a boat that landed on the island of Chios

The biggest coup was neither the drugs nor the weapons

A young poet says people instantly judge: 'She writes about love, she must be a woman of loose morals'"

Ashraf Ghani takes to Twitter to correct India's premier who had wished him happy birthday on the wrong day

Fighting, attacks in populated areas and major cities were described as the main causes of civilian deaths last year

Unidentified men kidnapped Fazalullah Wahidi in Islamabad on Friday

Sayed Fazalullah Wahidi, ex-governor Herat, had arrived in Islamabad with his family to acquire UK visas

The attacker was later shot dead by police from a nearby checkpoint who approached after hearing the firing

United States carried out around 400 air strikes last year from some 1,100 in 2014, when it was in full combat mode

According to an Afghan resident, timber is smuggled to Peshawar and through Kandahar to Quetta, Karachi and Lahore

4,000 Afghan nationals entering Pakistan from Torkham Border were registered on the first day of extended facilities

Warns that mutual misperceptions can disrupt the process and bilateral relations

Security forces in the southern province have been plagued by high desertion and casualty rates

Critics of the Afghan leadership say it’s not Pakistan’s fault that its neighbour is falling apart