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Written by: Reuters India and Russia signed billions of dollars of defense and energy deals on Saturday at a summit that sought to inject new life into a relationship that has been tested by shifting global alliances and conflict in the Middle East. Under the biggest agreement, a group led …

The US Department of State have asked Afghanistan’s neighbors to play a constructive role in bringing peace to the war-torn country. Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook who was speaking on a press briefing on Thursday said that a constructive role of Afghanistan’s neighbors in terms of helping the Afghans secure their …

For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be “compartmentalized”. “Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you …

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small — some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in …

The first US presidential debate took place at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY September 26, 2016 and the next two major debates are scheduled to take place on 9th and 19th of October, 2016 with first one at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO and the last one at …

An online petition on the official website of the White House to declare Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism has managed to reach its goal of 100,000 signatures in a week. The online petition was launched by Indian-Americans on September 21 and has become the second popular petition on …

Afghan security forces have reportedly killed  a senior commander of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) late on Saturday night on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, reports revealed. Raees Khan also known as Azam Tariq, considered the TTP’s fourth top leader, was killed in the air strikes in Laman area of Afghanistan’s Paktika province …

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed that his country will mount a global campaign to isolate Pakistan in the world.  “We will isolate you. I will work for that,” Modi said in his first speech after the attack on an Indian army base in India-held Kashmir last Sunday that killed …

President Obama, in his final address as president before the U.N. General Assembly, and his farewell speech praised Afghan boys and girls breathtaking efforts. Barak Obama said about those boys and girls in Afghanistan who learns for their lives and reject extremism; such as Daesh group. “I think of the …

Two American lawmakers have introduced legislation in the US Congress to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, in a humiliating setback to Islamabad ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech before the UN General Assembly, according to The Times of India. The bill, H.R 6069 or the Pakistan …

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack on an Indian army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Uri and emphasized on joint actions against terrorism. In a statement released by presidential palace said that President Ghani has saddened by the terrorist attack in the town of Uri that left 17 Indian …

A suicide bomber injured four policemen, one critically, and six others outside a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan as the country marked the beginning of the religious festival Eid al-Adha on Tuesday. The attack took place in Shikarpur in Sindh province, around 470 kilometres (300 miles) north of Karachi and …

Three girls in eastern India are being treated in hospital after acid was thrown on them, said police, just days after a court handed down a landmark death sentence verdict to a man found guilty of murdering a nurse in an acid attack. The teenage girls were attacked late on …

Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from military veterans. The Republican presidential nominee told the forum the Russian president “has been a leader far more than our president [Obama] has been”. It came on the same day the chief …

A founding member and chief spokesman for Islamic State, Abu Mohammed al Adnani, was killed on a battlefield in northern Syria, the militant group said. Adnani played an important role in Islamic State’s external operations, grooming Abdelhamid Abaaoud during his time fighting with the group in Syria before Abaaoud went …

The United States and India have agreed to work together to strengthen the National Unity Government of Afghanistan, US and Indian foreign ministers addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi said on Tuesday. “We also had detailed discussions on the developments in our region, particularly Afghanistan. We have agreed …

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that authorities were assessing the validity of a video released by Afghan militants that depicts U.S. hostage Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, who were seized four years ago. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the United States was concerned about …

Serbia’s defense ministry says three people have been detained for attempting to smuggle 64 migrants from Afghanistan, including a pregnant woman and a baby. The ministry said Tuesday that a joint police and army patrol near the border with Bulgaria caught the smugglers late Monday as they were transferring the …

Kabul has deported 250 Pakistani workers as tension persists at the Pakistan-Afghan border in Chaman which remained closed for the 10th consecutive day. The Bab-e-Dosti gate was closed on August 19 after Afghan protesters attacked the Friendship Gate and burned a Pakistani flag, the Pakistan Times reported. A Pakistani official …

AFP: Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015’s record influx, the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) said. BAMF chief Frank-Juergen Weise told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that Germany’s healthy economy and improvements to refugee services …