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Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor is dead
The leader of the Taliban has been killed in a U.S. airstrike, Afghanistan’s government confirmed Sunday.
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Lahore bombing: Suicide attack kills 72 in park on Easter Sunday
“Mostly women and children are killed and injured in the blast,” Lahore Police Chief Haider Ashraf said.
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Suicide bomber kills dozens, mostly women, kids celebrating Easter in Pakistan park
The attack killed mostly women and children in a park in the city of Lahore on Sunday that was particularly busy due to the Easter holiday weekend.
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Gunmen storm Pakistan University, shoot at least 80: official
Gunmen stormed a university in northwest Pakistan Wednesday morning, killing some 20 people and injuring around 60, according to a local lawmaker.
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Scores killed as earthquake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 150 people there and in neighboring Pakistan and flattening at least 1,400 buildings.
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New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour vows continued insurgency
The new Afghan Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message released on Saturday.
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Mullah Omar: Afghanistan claims Taliban leader has died
The Taliban’s longtime leader Mullah Omar was dead, the Afghan government announced Wednesday after a day of feverish speculation.
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US strike reportedly kills senior ISIS militant Hafiz Saeed Khan
The leader of ISIS in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, Afghan officials told NBC News.