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12 killed during military raid in central PakistanClashes between Pakistani military and Taliban fighters in Dera Ghazi Khan leave three soldiers and nine Taliban dead.

    by Asad Hashim

             Asia

Russia denies supplying Taliban after US general claim       Middle East

US general: Russia may be supplying Taliban fighters          Afghanistan

Taliban capture key Afghan district; 9 police killed        Asia

Taliban kills eight Afghan police in 'insider attack'         Asia28 Feb 2017 10:13 GMT

Afghan Taliban kill 11 policemen, confiscate weaponsArmed group claims attack on checkpoint in Lashkar Gah but official says it could be an 'insider attack'. 

       Asia27 Feb 2017 14:17 GMT

Senior Taliban leader killed in Kunduz air raidTaliban confirms Mullah Abdul Salam Akhund's death, saying he was killed by a US bombing raid in Afghan province.

       Opinion26 Feb 2017 07:22 GMT

Russia's new game in AfghanistanVladimir Putin's posturing towards Afghanistan has opened a new chapter in the great game in the heart of Asia.

 by Najib Sharifi

       Taliban25 Feb 2017 12:14 GMT

Mosque ambush kills 10 police in northern AfghanistanTaliban claims responsibility for deadly attack in Jowzjan province as officials blame ISIL.

       People & Power23 Feb 2017 11:39 GMT

Afghanistan: The Fall Of HelmandPeople and Power goes behind the scenes with the Taliban in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

       Infographic19 Feb 2017 20:04 GMT

Attack on shrines in Pakistan since 2005Armed groups have often targeted Muslims at shrines who do not conform to their strict interpretation of Islam.

       Asia18 Feb 2017 04:41 GMT

Sufis return to Pakistan shrine in act of defianceDay after deadly ISIL attack, more than 100 gather to wash blood-soaked floors of the shrine and continue ritual.

       Pakistan15 Feb 2017 12:27 GMT

Suicide attack targets government officials in PeshawarAt least one killed and several wounded in blast claimed by Pakistani Taliban as violence across country rises.

       Asia08 Feb 2017 18:35 GMT

Six aid workers killed in attack in AfghanistanJowzjan governor blames ISIL for deadly assault on convoy carrying supplies to snowstorm-hit areas in country's north.

       Asia06 Feb 2017 17:27 GMT

Afghan civilian casualties at record high in 2016: UN A total of 3,498 civilians killed and 7,920 wounded in 2016, in part due to increase in ISIL attacks and air raids.

       Afghanistan01 Feb 2017 11:44 GMT

US air raids hit Afghan Taliban after tunnel attackTaliban attack on an army post led to intense fighting with Afghan forces in Helmand, causing deaths on both sides.

       REWIND31 Jan 2017 09:09 GMT

This is Taliban CountryIn 2014 we reported from a Taliban stronghold, where armed fighters were patrolling the streets. What has changed since?

       101 East26 Jan 2017 22:18 GMT

Afghanistan: Taliban At The GatesWe join Afghan forces on the frontlines in Helmand, as they try to keep the Taliban from seizing a crucial capital. 

       Asia25 Jan 2017 21:54 GMT

Taliban in letter to Trump: US should leave AfghanistanNothing achieved in 15 years of war except bloodshed and destruction, say the Taliban in an open letter to US president.

       War & Conflict24 Jan 2017 09:49 GMT

Afghanistan: Who controls whatMore than a decade after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the armed group is still active across Afghanistan. 

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