Term 'Takfiri' often used in Muslim world to brand opponents as 'enemies of Islam'
In its self-proclaimed caliphate, IS is schooling thousands of children in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and other places in radical, anti-Western thought and ways of terror, VOA has found
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, two mosques in northern Virginia talk about the dangers of Islamist extremism and how to keep young people from becoming victims of propaganda
U.S. Congress members and staff honored the victims of a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, with a vigil Monday. The observance, held at the U.S. Capitol, included Muslim and LGBT staffers.
Seddique Mateen, the self proclaimed Afghan president, has no idea why his son carried out the deadly shooting
Government appears confident that it will effectively combat IS, yet plan for what military, political and social tools would be used remains unclear
Mysterious incident hints at IS struggle to retain territory, conflict with Taliban
'The whole movement is premised upon a lie,' Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison says, adding that 'I would like to destroy' its ideology
Afghan government officials and Hezb-i-Islami negotiators have agreed on a draft peace agreement which could end the group's longstanding war if approved
Radio channel broadcasts from remote mobile transmitter in mountains along Pakistan border, offers programming in Pashto and Dari
IS reportedly destroying opium plants used for heroin production in areas of Nangarhar; has warned farmers to find another cash crop
For decades Abdul Rashid Dostum, now one of country's vice presidents, has been powerful player in remote north of restive country
Rape and murder of an Afghan refugee girl, 6, in poor suburb of Varamin has fueled outrage in Afghanistan and drawn diplomatic protest from Kabul
Moscow is pursuing contacts with Afghanistan's Taliban group in an effort to counter rise of Islamic State militants in Central Asia
Isobel Yeung was questioning Afghan parliament member Nazir Ahmad Hanafi about his opposition to the Elimination of Violence Against Women Act
Former Indian navy officer accused of planning subversive activities against multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Kamran Aslam, who had a $24,000 reward on his head, previously had long association with al-Qaida and Taliban, police official say
Revelations underline discrepancy between those who join Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, and fighters in Afghanistan
Millions of residents in bitterly cold Afghan capital have been living mostly without power for two weeks
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