Tension prevails in South Waziristan, after a jirga (assembly of elders) of the dominant Wazir tribe set December 5 as a deadline for Mehsud tribesmen, who live as refugees, to vacate the area. But......
Taliban commander Mullah Nazir has been killed in a United States drone strike in South Waziristan agency.Nazir, a'good Taliban' commander,was reportedly killed along withsix other terrorists when......
Pakistan's flush-out operation in South Waziristan Agency is in full swing. Tahir Ali unravels the rigamarole behind what Pakistan calls the mother of all operations. Calling it......
Afghan policemen arrive near the site of an attack in Kabul. Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters Four gunmen trying to storm a guesthouse in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan’s Kabul have......
Afghanistan’s political district was rocked by violence on Thursday when Taliban terrorists blew up a British embassy vehicle and later gunfire broke out at an army base. Earlier in the day,......
Maria Toorpakai Wazir. Photograph Courtesy: Facebook South Waziristan, in north-west Pakistan, is regarded as the home of the Taliban. Forget playing any sport, but girls here rarely go to school.......