Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban
From BBC Afghanistan has extended its unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban following an initial truce observed by both sides over the Eid festival period. President Ashraf Ghani appealed to the militants to follow the government’s lead and enter peace talks….
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70 [Christians targeted]
From Newsmax Pakistani authorities on Monday hunted members of a Taliban faction which once declared loyalty to Islamic State after the group claimed responsibility for an Easter suicide bomb targeting Christians that killed at least 70 people. The brutality of…
Pakistan Taliban: Peshawar school attack leaves 141 dead
BBC News The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil reports from Peshawar: ”It started as a normal school day… but it turned into a massacre” Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them…
