Mushtaq Yusufzai
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Pakistan
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At least 1,000 dead after earthquake flattens homes in rural Afghanistan
“The situation is quite critical," Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi told NBC News. → Read More
‘This isn’t a wise decision’: Taliban reversal on girls’ education met with condemnation
The Taliban has banned girls in Afghanistan from attending school past the sixth grade, signaling fundamental divisions between hard-liners and moderates. → Read More
Minority Hazara population face persecution under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — again
The Taliban's forced evictions of Hazara families has sparked fears that a minority once targeted by the militant group is facing persecution again. → Read More
U.S. warns of security threats at Kabul airport as Taliban leaders arrive to form new government
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan warned of security threats as it advised citizens not to travel to Kabul's airport. Taliban leaders to form government. → Read More
From Afghan nation-builder to life in 'exile': Ashraf Ghani flees country in defeat
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as Taliban fighters entered the capital, Kabul. → Read More
Armed Taliban enter Kabul, seek transfer of power as US evacuates from Afghan capital
U.S. forces were rushing to evacuate all staff from the city's American embassy after Biden authorized the deployment of 5,000 troops to the country. → Read More
Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan faster than expected, U.S. defense officials say
As the Taliban makes sweeping advances into cities across Afghanistan, the militant group is gaining ground faster than the U.S. military expected, defense officials told NBC News. → Read More
Taliban reject US report claiming al-Qaeda reorganising in Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Reacting to a recent report of the US Treasury Department, the Afghan Taliban claimed al-Qaeda was no longer existing in Afghanistan and that all foreign militants and members of al-Qaeda... → Read More
The long road to peace: Four issues that must be resolved if Afghans have a chance for peace
The stakes are high. Afghans are desperate for respite in a country where anyone under the age of 40 has known only war. → Read More
Pakistan mourns Karachi plane crash on Eid holiday as rescue operation continues
The rescue from the passenger plane crash in Karachi continued Saturday as survivor Zafar Masud's sister said it was a miracle he was alive. → Read More
Taliban leverages coronavirus crisis to burnish its image as violence in Afghanistan surges
The Taliban has joined the government of Afghanistan and the World Health Organization to battle coronavirus in the war-torn country. → Read More
Plane carrying more than 100 people crashes in Pakistan
A rescue-and-recovery operation is underway after a passenger plane carrying more than 100 people crashed near Karachi, the Pakistan's capital, on Friday. → Read More
Blast kills 26 at Afghan election rally, aide says president unhurt
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. NBC News could not confirm the claim and the Taliban often exaggerates claims in the wake of attacks. → Read More
'The suffering will continue': Groom mourns 63 killed at Afghan wedding amid U.S. withdrawal talks
Suicide attack on Afghan wedding hall kills 63 amid hopes for U.S., Taliban peace talks. → Read More
The U.S. is eager to end its longest war. In interview, Taliban gives little sign it's ready to change.
The Trump administration’s rush to withdraw from Afghanistan will leave it at the mercy of an ascetic Islamist movement that has done little to change its ways. → Read More
U.S.-Taliban talks inch America closer to withdrawing from Afghanistan
Senior Taliban officials and Afghan notables issued a “road map to peace" earlier this week. Within hours, U.S. diplomats resumed talks with the militants. → Read More
With rising cases, question mark hangs over anti-polio efforts
PESHAWAR: Rising polio cases in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year, is a question mark on the performance of national and international authorities who until now used to make... → Read More
Transmission of polio virus interrupted in Peshawar: WHO
PESHAWAR: The years-long efforts and incessant vaccination campaigns against polio finally helped interrupt the transmission of its virus in the provincial capital, the World Health Organisation ... → Read More
CAA set to start night-time operations at Peshawar airport
PESHAWAR: The Civil Aviation Authority is set to restore night-time operations from the Bacha Khan International Airport as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has agreed to allow night-time landing... → Read More
Pakistan, India tension
Govt puts KP hospitals on high alertBy Mushtaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR: In the wake of escalating tensions between Pakistan and India, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has put all public and private... → Read More