Tag: Taliban
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Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid
A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire yesterday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan ... -
A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills seven people
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25, police said. ... -
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns, the UN says
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said yesterday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of ...
