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Three Afghan policemen die in car explosion in Helmand, the global capital of opium
Taliban announced its spring offensive in April and Helmand has seen an uptick in violence.
Human rights activist Khurram Zaki gunned down in Pakistan
Prominent activist against sectarian violence, Khurram Zaki, has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Karachi.
Two Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan 'rogue attack'
Two Afghan policemen being trained by Nato launched apparent insider attack near Kandahar.
New video emerges online of Taliban public execution of Afghan woman
Unnamed woman was executed in Jowzjan Province by being shot in the back of the head
8 Taliban suicide bombers killed as vest accidentally explodes in their hideout
There was a chain reaction once the vest blew off, triggering other bombs to explode in their hideout.
Taliban attacks cause Afghan child deaths to leap by 30% as insurgents target civilians
UN report has condemned number of children killed during the violent conflict in Afghanistan.
6 senior Afghan commanders defect from Isis back to Taliban because Daesh 'brutal and inhuman'
The insurgents switched their allegiance saying Isis too interested in beheadings.
Afghan Taliban launches spring offensive codenamed 'Operation Omari'
Taliban promises 2016 offensive will be bloodier than earlier year, which killed 11,000 civilians.
Google removes Taliban propaganda app Alemarah
The app was part of the Taliban's propaganda strategy and offered videos and statements in Pashto.
Meet Mullah Rahim Hajin, the Afghan tribal warrior battling Isis and the Taliban
Mullah Rahim and 50 of his men are talking on Daesh despite being unpaid and untrained.
The West is not responsible for jihadist violence – Islamist ideology is
If US imperialism is root of terrorism, where are the South American suicide bombers?
Pakistan Easter blast: Suicide bomber named as Mohammad Yousaf
Yousaf, who is believed to be around 28, came from the Muzaffargarh district in the central Pakistan.
Pakistan Easter blast: Taliban faction claims responsibility for bomb that killed at least 65 people
Suicide bomber also injures hundreds at Lahore park crowded with families celebrating Easter.
Afghanistan: Motorcycle-borne suicide bomber kills 11 near Pakistan border
Militia commander among those killed in Asadabad in Kunar province
Eight Afghan Taliban militants killed after suicide bomb training session goes wrong
The bomb accidentally exploded when Taliban militants were training junior insurgents in Ghazni province.
Afghanistan: Civilians bear brunt of strife says UN mission
Most casualties attributed to attacks by anti-government groups such as Taliban.
Afghan Taliban flogs woman in public for going out with her brother-in-law to visit doctor
The victim's brother-in-law was also given lashes for violating 'Islamic' values.
Ziauddin Yousafzai: World leaders must prioritise education as much as food and water
Education campaigner and father of Malala Yousafzai spoke out ahead of the TV debut of He Named Me Malala.
Belfast academic describes bewilderment at being smeared as Isis recruiter by Russian media
Michael Semple said that smear is part of Russian media cmapaign to portray West as responsible for terrrorism.
Afghanistan: 10-year-old 'militia hero' Wasil Ahmad gunned down by Taliban outside his home
The child victim had recently enrolled at school as a fourth grader.
Afghan Taliban wants UN sanctions lifted and prisoners freed to hold peace talks
Taliban lists pre-conditions to join four-way peace negotiations following informal talks in Doha.
Afghanistan: Man cut off wife's nose when she protested his plans for second marriage to a six-year-old
The 20-year-old woman said she was tied up and tortured by her husband.
Afghanistan: Taliban vows to strike again at TV news channel Tolo after seven journalists killed by bomb
Taliban didn't like what 24-hour news channel Tolo News was reporting about fighters.
Afghanistan setting up its first women's university in Kabul
Afghan first lady Rula Ghani announced that preparations have begun for establishing the university.
Afghanistan: 4 killed and 24 wounded in suicide bomb attack outside Russian embassy in Kabul
The attack in Kabul is the sixth in the Afghan capital this year.
Afghanistan: Taliban and police hunt for man who chopped off wife's nose
It is not known why Mohammad Khan mutilated his wife Reza Gul's face.
Pakistan: Militants attack Bacha Khan University in Charsadda with 3,000 students inside
Unconfirmed report suggests two gunmen were shot dead in the ongoing gunfight.
Pakistan Army Retribution: Game based on Taliban massacre of Peshawar schoolchildren pulled from Google Play
In the game players took the role of a Pakistani soldier fighting Taliban militants in the school.
Afghanistan: Exhausted British bomb disposal experts died due to equipment shortages, army report reveals
Lack of armoured vehicles meant crews could not transport the best bomb disposal robots.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad suicide blast kills 13, injures 20
BREAKING: Bomber targeted government guest house of Nangarhar provincial council member.