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Al Qaeda operative who killed 2 US soldiers faces life in prison
'Spin Ghul' joined terror group and travelled from Nigeria to Afghanistan just before 9/11 attacks.
New Pakistan envoy to US wants both countries to destroy Isis before it spreads in Afghanistan
Aizaz Chaudhry hoped that the countries' deep economic and friendly ties will continue even under Trump's presidency.
Queen endures toddler tantrum at war service
Two-year-old Alfie Lunn went into meltdown as Her Majesty and Prince Philip approached to say "hello".
Isis gunmen dressed as doctors kill 30 people in Kabul hospital massacre
Islamist group claims responsibility for deadly attack on military hospital in Afghan capital.
Britain's post-truth 'Iraqistan' memorial insults both veterans and reality
A gilded fiction is still a fiction, after all.
Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis queue up as Islamabad opens borders
The Pakistan-Afghanistan borders were sealed after a series of bomb blasts and suicide attacks rocked Islamabad.
Severed head of suspected Sufi shrine bomber found, Pakistan counter-terror unit confirms
The blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, which killed over 70, was claimed by Isis.
Explosions and street battles in Kabul as Taliban inflicts 'heavy casualties'
The al-Qaeda linked extremist group said it carried out three simultaneous assaults across the Afghan capital.
Buzzing at the Sill: Ten years of photos documenting America post 9/11 wars
After years of covering war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Magnum Photographer Peter van Agtmael explores everyday life in the US, as a way of understanding his experiences and his country.
Millions will head to Europe unless British troops stay in Afghanistan says UK defence secretary
Sir Michael Fallon tells Munich security conference about need to stay until 'job is done'.
Pakistan: At least 39 suspects killed after Isis attack on Sufi shrine
The Sufi shrine bombing in southern Pakistan claimed 72 lives on Thursday.
Isis attack in Afghanistan kills six Red Cross workers
The group of Red Cross workers were attacked by Islamic State in Jowzjan province.
Suicide bomber kills 19 in blast targeting Kabul judiciary in Afghanistan
The attacker, wearing a suicide vest, targeted the court employees as they were leaving a building in Kabul.
Filthy, cramped and no running water: Video reveals inhumane conditions inside Greek refugee camp
Four men died in one week in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.
Nearly 1,000 children killed in Afghanistan in 2016, the highest number on record
The annual UN report on Afghanistan show civilian casualty at all-time high since Taliban demise in 2001.
Severe weather conditions hit Afghanistan as heavy snow blankets parts of the country
At least 50 people die in eastern Afghanistan, with dozens more missing after an avalanche buried a village in Nuristan.
Heavy snowfall blankets Afghanistan as government declares nationwide holiday
Many deaths have been reported across Afghanistan after avalanches bury people and homes.
China to destroy 5,000-year-old Buddhist city in Afghanistan for copper extraction
Two state-owned companies will build a copper mine on Unesco world heritage site Mes Aynak.
Alexander Blackman: MoD release new footage of moments before marine killed Taliban fighter
Alexander Blackman was sentenced to life for the 2011 murder of a wounded jihadist in Afghanistan.
At least 20 dead after blast at vegetable market in Pakistan
A government official said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device hidden in a vegetable box.
British former war correspondent, Australian businessman face trial in drugs case in Indonesia
David Fox and Giuseppe Serafino could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted of drug possession.
Inside Reina nightclub attack suspect's hideout apartment in Istanbul
Abdulgadir Masharipov has been accused of killing 39 people at Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day.
Twin Taliban suicide bombings in Kabul kill 22 and injure dozens
Among the dead were four women, Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior has said.
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda linked son dubbed 'Crown Prince of terror' added to US terror black list
Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama bin Laden's third wife, has called for attacks on the West.
Not one member of the UK Armed Forces was killed in operations in 2016
It was the first time since 1968 no one had died although there were deaths on exercises.
Woman beheaded in Afghanistan for going shopping without her husband
The Taliban have denied executing the woman, who was killed by a group of armed men.
5 killed in Taliban suicide attack on Afghanistan MP's house
One of the attackers blew himself up at the house of Helmand MP, Mir Wali, helping two gunmen enter the compound.
Did the Afghan vice president abduct, torture and rape a political rival?
Several Western embassies in Kabul have called for an investigation into Ahmad Ishchi's allegations.
Afghan six-year-old with the plastic bag Messi shirt comes face-to-face with his idol
The boy has been forced to flee Afghanistan because his family were bombarded with death threats.
Pakistan's isolation coming to an end? PCB confident that top cricketing nation will visit soon
However, top Pakistan Cricket Board official Najam Sethi refuses to divulge the name of the country.