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  • Smoke and flames rise from an area hit by airstrikes, in Kabul on March 16, 2026.
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    Afghanistan says Pakistan hit Kabul rehab center killing 408, Islamabad rejects claim
  • People walk at the site of a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 15, 2026.
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    Live Updates Day 17 of Middle East conflict — Trump criticizes nations not committing to assist with Hormuz strait crisis
  • Afghan men gather near a damaged car after an overnight Pakistani airstrike hit a residential area at the Girdi Kas village in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, on February 22, 2026.
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    Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
  • Residents gather at the site, following the Pakistani airstrikes, in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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    Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
  • Afghan men search for victims after a Pakistani air strike hit a residential area in the Girdi Kas village, Nangarhar province on February 22, 2026.
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    Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
  • A teacher talks to students during a sex education class in Sindh province, Pakistan. Two young lawyers have brought a court case they hope will break reproductive health taboos in the country.
    Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
    A young lawyer is taking Pakistan’s government to court over ‘period tax.’ She hopes the case will break sexual health taboos
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  • Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
  • The US wants these critical minerals, but militants with American weapons stand in the way
  • More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan
  • Dozens missing, 21 killed after massive Pakistan mall fire
  • Pakistan and Afghanistan trade fire along the border but no casualties are reported
  • A trade deal with Washington and a warm welcome for Putin: Can India have it both ways?
  • ‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats
  • Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court
  • Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan’s capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year
  • At least 12 killed in Islamabad suicide attack – the most deadly assault in the Pakistani capital since 2008

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    Video Pro-Iranian protesters killed in Karachi after storming US consulate 1:30
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    Video Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border attacks 1:32
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    Video Huge blaze in Pakistan shopping mall 0:32
  • <p>US presidents have been moving closer to India diplomatically and away from Pakistan over the past 25 years. But President Trump seems to be reversing that trend. And nowhere was that more on display than at the Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the Pakistani prime minister gave a five-minute ode to the American president. Fareed explains what it all means.</p>
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    Video On GPS: Trump’s pivot to Pakistan 5:04
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    Video Hundreds killed in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal following heavy rains 1:54
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    Video Hear protesters around the world react to US strikes in Iran 1:02
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    Video Oil prices climb, Emirates makes a splash in Paris, and Careem exits Pakistan 2:05
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    Video Video shows Pakistani students returning home from Tehran 0:28

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  • Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, known by the nom de guerre Spin Ghul, is shown in this US Attorney’s office in Brooklyn evidence photo released in New York, on March 6, 2017.
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    The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps
  • Vance called Indian prime minister to encourage ceasefire talks after receiving alarming intelligence, sources say
  • Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis
  • Video Trump urges India-Pakistan attacks to ‘stop’ 0:27
  • Trump says US has apprehended ‘top terrorist’ responsible for 2021 Kabul airport bombing

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  • Spectators queue to enter the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakaistan on February 19, 2025, ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand.
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    This cricket-mad country spent years convincing international teams it was safe to come play. Now the party is in full swing
  • Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record
  • Against the odds, the USA cricket team has captured hearts and minds with historic run at Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
  • Pakistan succumbs to heartbreaking defeat against archrival India in T20 Cricket World Cup
  • How the USA’s shock cricket triumph reflects a global sporting and geopolitical transformation

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