BLA-led attacks against security forces, settlers from other Pakistani provinces, particularly Punjab, increasing in Balochistan
Trump claimed during his election campaign speeches that Bagram was under the control of China’s People’s Liberation Army, and he reiterated it before his first Cabinet meeting last Wednesday
Attack happens during afternoon prayers at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is accused of suppressing political rivals, curtailing dissent and violating human rights
The three neighboring countries signed an agreement in February 2021 to construct a railway line connecting landlocked Central Asia to Pakistani seaports
The number of Afghans publicly flogged this month has reached 86 with 17 women among the victims
President Trump last month stalled refugee applications and travel plans until further notice
US official doesn’t think it is a pre-9/11 landscape but adds there are places that create opportunity for groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State
Decision follows ICC chief prosecutor’s announcement last month, seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban supreme leader
The plan targets nearly three million Afghans, including legal refugee families
Massacre occurred in Balochistan province hours after Pakistan's military claimed killing of 30 Islamist militants near Afghan border
Since the beginning of February, 61 Afghans have been publicly flogged for crimes such as adultery and sodomy
Persistent high poverty levels, unemployment, limited resources, and weak purchasing power continue to leave millions of Afghans vulnerable in a country reeling from years of conflict and natural disasters
The violence comes amid allegations that terrorists are using Afghan territory for cross-border attacks
No group takes immediate responsibility
Hibatullah Akhundzada's assertions came days after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced he was seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban leader
Attack comes 2 days after an Islamic State group suicide bomber killed 5 people in Kunduz
US Embassy in Islamabad issues alert following emergence of social media video earlier this week featuring purported militant operative at city’s Faisal Mosque
The blast killed civilians and members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement, police said
Taliban authorities have not responded to the UN assertions but have downplayed the Islamic State affiliate’s activities in the country
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