Militants armed with guns and rockets stormed a police station and set fire to two banks in restive southwestern Pakistan.

The B-2 bomber is believed to have a top speed of around 630 mph, and can carry 40,000 pounds worth of bombs in various ...

The Taliban have severely restricted the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan since returning to power in August 2021. Nearly 2.2 million girls are deprived of education, with girls banned from ...

Perhaps the most egregious symbol of this diluted sovereignty is Noor Khan Air Base — a base nominally in Pakistani hands but ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

Chess in Afghanistan isn't madly followed like cricket or the national game — buzkashi — a polo-like sport, except the jockeys have whips and they have to dash across a field holding the carcass of a ...