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Some Iraqis Are Asking Russia to Bomb ISIS in Their Country
Frustrated by what they see as the U.S.'s failure to defeat ISIS militants who have seized as much as one-third of the country, some...
Why Is Money Still Flowing to ISIS?
Videos of Islamic State fighters driving brand-name S.U.V.s and pickup trucks in Syria, Iraq and Libya are graphic proof that efforts to squeeze the...
Pakistan Seeks More Afghan-Taliban Talks
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Saturday his country has renewed efforts to help reopen Afghan peace talks.
Sharif reiterated that Pakistan’s...
By evening, a hospital. By morning, a war zone
KABUL — The day after Taliban fighters swept through Afghanistan’s northern city of Kunduz, capturing a major urban area for the first time since...
Pakistan asks India to protect Muslims’ rights
ISLAMABAD: Commenting on the eruption of violence in India over the slaughter of cows, the Foreign Office of Pakistan on Thursday said the country...
Commanders discuss Afghan situation
ISLAMABAD: With security situation in Afghanistan deteriorating fast, military’s top brass on Thursday deliberated on controlling the long and porous border between Pakistan and...
US asks NATO allies for flexibility in Afghan drawdown plans
BRUSSELS: The United States asked NATO allies on Thursday for flexibility as the alliance reviews its plans to rapidly withdraw troops from Afghanistan, U.S....
Delhi-bound Samjhota sent back to Lahore from border
LAHORE: All passengers of Samjhota Express returned to the Lahore railway station on Thursday after having remained stranded at Wagah for about seven hours...
The key to solving the puzzle of Afghanistan is Pakistan
Recent setbacks in Afghanistan — from the fall of Kunduz to the errant U.S. bombing of a hospital in that city — again raise...
World acknowledges Pak economic stability: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the world has acknowledged the economic stability of Pakistan as the economic managers are committed...