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Mark Frerichs was exchanged at the airport in Kabul with Afghan tribal leader linked to the Taliban

Bashir Noorzai was arrested in 2005 and charged with smuggling more than $50m worth of heroin into the United States

Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Pakistan has not made any request for handover of Maulana Masood Azhar

Taliban spokesperson rejects allegations saying officials ‘wanted to know about a gathering of women’

Former Afghan president urges ruling Taliban to reopen girls' high schools

Five people were also injured in the incident, says spokesperson

Speakers say Afghan soil should not be allowed for attacks against other countries

Groups of girls wearing headscarves and hijabs were seen heading to the school on Thursday morning

Islamabad privately conveyed to the interim govt that such public outbursts will harm bilateral ties, say sources

Zawahiri’s killing has rattled the Taliban and a month after the hit, they have sought to shift the blame to Pakistan