A militant attack on a police post in northern Pakistan left four people dead, officials said Saturday, the second violent incident this month in the relatively peaceful region of Gilgit-Baltistan. The mountainous area, whose peaks attract climbers and tourists from around the world, has been comparatively free of the deadly ...
Taliban militants launched an attack early on Friday on the capital of the southeastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan. Officials and witnesses said Friday the heavily-armed militants had gained control of parts of the city center, from where they were shelling houses and business areas. Ghazni in central Afghanistan is a ...