For all the fears it raised about a direct confrontation between South Asia’s nuclear-armed neighbors, the tit-for-tat that erupted between India and Pakistan in mid-February was relatively restrained compared to the political battle that unfolded around it in New Delhi.

VARANASI, India—On a recent morning, Hindu pilgrims in white robes scurried through the dusty stone alleyways of this city on the Ganges River. They moved back-and-forth between various temples and the ghats, or piers, on the riverbank, and occasionally one or more of them would wade into the sacred waters, which are said to cleanse the soul. As the sunlight […]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) foiled an attempted car blast during an operation in Zherai district of Kandahar province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Tuesday.

Twenty-two students and professors were killed when gunmen stormed the campus in Afghanistan’s capital last month. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. However, security officials say they have now arrested the alleged mastermind of the attack – and accused him of having links to the Taliban. BBC Minute’s Olivia Le Poidevin has spoken to three students, caught […]

The U.S. military and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) have launched two raids against Al Qaeda’s network in Helmand and Nimroz province over the past several days, killing at least eight operatives and capturing three more. The Taliban continues to maintain that Al Qaeda does not have a presence in Afghanistan, despite multiple raids against the terror group.

A car bomb exploded near the Daman district police HQ and the governor’s compound in southern Kandahar, wounding over 30 people–and at least 22 civilians–and the police chief, local officials said.

The US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson on Sunday attributed the breakthrough in Doha peace talks to the role played in helping to achieve this by Qatar, Pakistan and Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s peace envoy to Afghanistan.

At least 11 police personnel were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar province on Monday morning, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.

At least 18 militants have been killed in southern Kandahar province, the former stronghold of Taliban outfit, said a statement of Defense Ministry released here Sunday.

At least two Taliban insurgents were killed during an operation carried by the General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) in eastern province of Logar, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement Sunday.