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US and Taliban resume talks on ending America’s longest war
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A United States envoy and the Taliban resumed negotiations Thursday on ending America's longest war after earlier signaling they were...
Moon sightings, politics play a part in Muslim holiday
BEIRUT (AP) - Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began Tuesday marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most celebrated...
Police: Suicide car bomb hits Afghan capital, kills 4
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded early Friday in an eastern Kabul neighborhood, leaving four Afghan civilians dead...
Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks
BERLIN (AP) - A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the...
Pakistan hands captured Indian pilot back to India
WAGAH, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani officials handed over a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India on Friday in a "gesture of...
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; villagers flee homes
MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire through the night into Thursday morning in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a day...
Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 1 pilot captured
MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured a pilot,...
Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured
MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured two pilots,...
Tensions escalate as Indian airstrike hits inside Pakistan
BALAKOT, Pakistan (AP) - Tensions escalated sharply on the Asian subcontinent Tuesday with nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India trading accusations and warnings after a...
Taliban hopeful on deal amid new round of talks with US
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The Taliban and Washington's peace envoy are close to reaching an agreement on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a spokesman...
