Pakistan effectively shuts the key crossing into Afghanistan to truck drivers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers on Saturday, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said.
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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan but no damage is reported
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages, Pakistani officials and the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Air Arabia resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed the resumption of Air Arabia flights to Kabul’s international airport, two years after service stopped following the collapse of the Western-backed government.
Minivan explosion in Afghanistan kills at least 3; the Islamic State group claims responsibility
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minivan explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday that killed at least three people.