Religion
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
Officials say senior Taliban members and U.S. representatives are to hold talks about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country
IS claims Afghan mosque attack, says it targeted Shiites
The militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 46 people and wounded dozens
US, Pakistani officials in strained talks over Afghanistan
The United States and Pakistan have held difficult talks over the path forward in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan at a time when relations between the two countries are shaky
Blast at Afghan mosque kills many, witnesses and Taliban say
Witnesses say a powerful explosion in a mosque in northern Afghanistan has left several casualties
Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, 'a number of civilians' dead
A bomb has targeted the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital leaving a “number of civilians dead,” said a Taliban spokesman
Taliban spokesman says bomb targeting entrance of a mosque in Afghan capital leaves a 'number of civilians' dead
Taliban spokesman says bomb targeting entrance of a mosque in Afghan capital leaves a 'number of civilians' dead
AP PHOTOS: Life in a madrassa as Afghanistan enters new era
Attention is turning to the future of education in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, with calls among urban educated Afghans and the international community for equal access to education for girls and women
IS claims responsibility for gunning down Sikh in Pakistan
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community earlier in the week in the northwestern city of Peshawar
Pakistani police: Gunmen kill Sikh man in northwestern city
Pakistani police say gunmen shot and killed a member of the minority Sikh community in an attack in the deeply conservative northwestern city of Peshawar
Rohingya refugee leader shot dead in Bangladesh camp
An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen