Afghanistan
Military execution of Foot Hood gunman will not be livestreamed, Trump says
According to multiple officials, Trump was not initially aware that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be announcing the livestream of the execution.
Retired US military officers urge government to cancel livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Middle East economy to shrink 2.1% in 2026, Gulf economies by 4.3%, World Bank forecasts
On this day: US, Britain strike Afghanistan over September 11 attacks, kickstart War on Terror
ICC provides more details on arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders
The precise contents of the warrants had previously been sealed. Now the court has given more information about the findings of the judges who issued the warrants.
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, UAE back railway linking Central Asia to Pakistan’s seaports
The proposed Central Asia-South Asia railway would pass through Uzbekistan and Afghanistan before reaching Pakistan.
Day one for the new Iraq after US Forces leave - analysis
The US's 23-year presence in Iraq ended as both sides offer their characterization of the conflict and look to the future.
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Taliban government says
At least nine people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes targeting Kunar and Helmand provinces, the Afghan Taliban said.
Pakistan urges US Afghanistan war commission to hear its side of 20-year conflict
Pakistan’s military leadership urged a US congressional panel reviewing the 20-year Afghan war to incorporate Islamabad's perspective, emphasizing its heavy security burden and Taliban blowback.
UK home secretary to restart resettlement program prioritizing Palestinian refugees, Afghans
According to the report British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce the reopening of the UK resettlement scheme at the Labour Party conference tomorrow.
Afghanistan says it killed 28 fighters, wounded 32 after group crosses over from Pakistan
The ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel.
Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30
Eleven people were killed and 30 injured after an explosion in northwestern Pakistan. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack.
Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say
The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following a deadly attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week.
Pakistan launches precision airstrikes on Afghanistan following thwarted drone attack from border
Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring militants who stage cross-border attacks, but Afghanistan's Taliban government denies harboring anti-Pakistani insurgents.
