Pakistan's capital and the neighbouring city of Rawalpindi are witnessing a surge in deportations, arrests and detentions of ...

No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed influential cleric Maulana Hamid ul-Haq.

In a crowded control centre, surrounded by dozens of TV screens, the Taliban's police force proudly shows off its ...

THE BBC is paying money to the Taliban’s propaganda wing so it can keep broadcasting in Afghanistan. The public broadcasting ...

despite the Afghan units having fought with the British on life-threatening missions against the Taliban. The MoD had ...

Ms Entwistle, who lives in Daventry, Northamptonshire, told the BBC: "It's been over two weeks since the messages stopped, and they were taken into custody. "We would like the Taliban to release ...

Two Americans held by the Taliban were exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on narco-terrorism charges.

Afghanistan's players know "full well" things are "not correct" in their home country, says coach Jonathan Trott amid ...

England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan will go ahead, despite calls for a boycott. A cross-party letter, signed ...

Image caption, Taliban spokesperson Khalid Zadran says the surveillance system is being used to reduce crime The surveillance system the BBC is shown in Kabul features the option to track people ...