A soldier and 11 Taliban fighters were killed during operations by security forces in the volatile tribal belt in northwest Pakistan today, security officials said.

The Taliban have set up “schools” on the outskirts of the city, where they deliver lectures and sermons in an attempt to brainwash innocent youngsters and convince them to join their ranks, revealed 1

Iran acknowledged on Tuesday giving "assistance" to Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai admitted receiving bags of cash from Tehran, sparking US concerns about its arch-foe's expanding influence.

Karachi: The Taliban have set up 'schools' on the outskirts of the city, where they deliver lectures and sermons in an attempt to brainwash innocent youngsters and convince them to join their ranks, r

London: Observers of the evolving situation in war-torn Afghanistan have said the recent moves by the U.S.-led NATO coalition force to facilitate peace talks between a council appointed by President H

Houston: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that the US could have avoided the nine-year long war in Afghanistan, had it recognised the then Taliban regime there.

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Air strikes by helicopter gunships on Saturday killed 10 pro-Taliban militants in the restive Orakzai tribal region of northwest Pakistan, a day after six soldiers, including an officer, died in a bom

The United States has warned Pakistani leaders that continued inaction against the Taliban and Al Qaeda havens bordering Afghanistan could jeopardise some large US cash payouts to Islamabad, the Wall

Washington: The United States has warned Pakistani leaders that continued inaction against Taliban and Al Qaeda havens bordering Afghanistan could jeopardise some large US cash payouts to Islamabad, t

Six Pakistani soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed and two more injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was targeted with a roadside bomb in the Orakzai tribal region on Frid