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Deadly Blast During Friday Prayers Kills Multiple in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The suicide bomber was reportedly within the main hall of the mosque and blew himself up as the prayers were ending, according to early reports.
India-Taliban Talks Spark Concern in Pakistan, Prompt Calls to Reassess Afghan Strategy
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday met Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, discussing there a host of issues regarding bilateral relations and "regional developments".
Pakistan Launches Airstrikes on Suspected Taliban Faction Hideouts in Afghanistan; Taliban Threatens Retaliation
The strikes were conducted in a mountainous region of Paktika province, which borders Pakistan, said the officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the record. It was unclear whether the jets went deep inside Afghanistan, and how the strikes were launched.
Taliban Issues Directives Criticizing North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's Hairstyle as 'Fashion Sin'
The directives appear to target styles resembling those of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, known for a shaved head on the sides and back with longer hair on top—a nod to his grandfather's hairstyle.
Border Clash in Kunar: Three Fatalities as Pakistani and Taliban Forces Collide
The clash resulted in at least three fatalities and six injuries. Reports suggest that Pakistani forces, in violation of the border, engaged in conflict with the Taliban.
Taliban's Dam Construction Plans Escalate Tensions with Pakistan
A spokesperson from the Taliban's Water and Energy Ministry announced on December 18 that the project's survey and design had been finalized, signaling their intention to move forward.
Distracted by Gaza, Ukraine, world forgets Afghanistan as it courts China
After the Doha Accord, the US-Taliban peace deal of February 2020 that formalised the end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, appeared to be going defunct, the Taliban accused the US of not going by the agreement, whereby it would engage with the UN to remove Taliban members from the sanctions list.
Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum
Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those focused on Afghanistan, but the Belt and Road Forum is among the highest-profile multilateral summits it has been invited to attend, The News reported.
Taliban imposes restrictions on Afghanistan's Sikh, Hindu minorities
While Afghanistan's last-known Jew fled the country shortly after the Taliban takeover, the Sikh and Hindu communities are believed to have shrunk to just a handful of families, RFE/RL reported.
US, Pakistan failed to predict fall of Afghanistan to Taliban
It was not just the Kabul fall where Pakistan's assessment went wrong, Islamabad could not foresee the dangers of the Taliban’s return to power and the ensuing threats to its security, The Express Tribune reported.
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