This effectively meant all work stopped on processing the paperwork of people fleeing to the U.S. because of persecution. One ...

Following a deadly ambush on a Pakistan convoy bringing supplies to Kurram, a region bordering Afghanistan , social media ...

The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.

Ahmad Habibzi pauses to pray at the top of the halfpipe hill on a mountain at the Yabuli Ski Resort in northeastern China.

A group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police post in restive northwestern Pakistan before dawn on ...

The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most ...

The military said troops suffered casualties when they engaged the insurgents who erected barricades on a key highway in Kalat, a district in Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan. The security ...

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, the fundamentalist group has banned education for women and girls post-primary school. Women cannot go to parks, and beauty salons and ...

A Republic Day flag decoration at RVITM in Bengaluru, featuring Karnataka's map in place of the Ashoka Chakra, sparked online controversy. A flag decoration created for Republic Day celebrations ...

A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...