Five Afghan volleyball players shot dead: Officials

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 18:48

Unknown gunmen shot dead five young Afghan men playing volleyball, officials said on Friday, but Taliban insurgents responsible for much of Afghanistan`s unrest denied any involvement in the killings.

Hafiz Saeed for talks between Taliban and Pakistan govt

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:02

Amidst speculation about a military operation against militants in Pakistan`s restive tribal belt, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed today asked the Taliban to declare a truce and hold talks with the government.

Taliban issue fatwa to Pakistan`s media

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 19:51

The Pakistani Taliban have issued a fatwa against the media, declaring it a "party" to the conflict in the country, and drawn up a hit-list of journalists and publishers, a media report said on Thursday.

Hardline cleric not tasked for talks with Pakistani Taliban

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:14

The Pakistan government said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S chief Samiul Haq had not been asked to broker talks with militants, a day after the cleric known as the "Father of the Taliban" distanced himself from the troubled peace process.

Six militants killed in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:58

At least six militants were killed and nine others injured in a gun battle between the Taliban and police in Afghanistan`s Saripul and Faryab provinces, officials said Thursday.

Senior Pak cleric distances himself form Taliban peace talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 20:34

A Pakistani cleric, known as the "Father of the Taliban", today distanced himself from a government-brokered peace talks with the militants, expressing his dismay over air strikes that killed 50 terrorists in the restive North Waziristan tribal agency.

15 killed, Spaniard injured in attacks in Pak`s restive areas

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 19:08

At least 15 people, including 13 Pakistani policemen and a child, were today killed and a Spaniard cyclist injured in three separate attacks in the country`s restive areas.

Former Pak Taliban head among 50 killed in military operation

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 13:35

The former interim chief of the Pakistani Taliban was among 50 militants, including 36 foreign fighters, killed in heavy air strikes in the lawless North Waziristan region, military sources said on Wednesday.

Gunmen kidnap 57 de-miners in west Afghanistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 17:24

A senior Afghan official says unknown kidnappers have seized 57 civilian de-miners on their way to work in western Afghanistan.

Pakistani jets pound militant bases, 25 killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:15

Pakistani combat jets pounded militant bases in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region, including the home of Taliban commander Adnan Rashid, and killed 25 terrorists in retaliation for a string of attacks on security forces.

NATO soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:48

Nine Taliban militants launched a suicide assault against a US base in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing one NATO soldier in a region where foreign troops are rapidly pulling out, officials said.

India may be next target of Taliban: MK Narayanan

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:06

India will be the next target of terror groups like Taliban operating in Afghanistan if they succeeded in capturing power in the war-ravaged country, former National Security Adviser MK Narayanan said here on Monday.