Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Taliban soldier stands next to an anti-aircraft gun while on lookout for Pakistani fighter jets, in Khost province, Afghanistan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A State Department spokesperson said: “The United States supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against attacks from the ...

An Australian court granted bail on Friday to former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, charged with murdering unarmed prisoners ...

Afghan Taliban soldiers look toward the Pakistani side, on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar) ...

KABUL/ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in "open war." ...

Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul and other cities early Friday, declaring "open war" after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border positions, in a sharp escalation of ...

Afghan Taliban soldiers look toward the Pakistani side, with one peering through the sight of his rifle, on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday ...

The United States has affirmed Pakistan’s “right to defend itself” after Islamabad reported major clashes with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers. A State Department spokesperson said: “The United States ...

Instead, he said the Taliban had turned Afghanistan “into a colony of India,” with which Pakistan has periodically engaged in wars, clashes and skirmishes since gaining independence from British ...