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As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner (washingtonpost.com) As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner By Rick Noack; Christian Shepherd; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025060506001200 As Pakistan and India exchanged strikes last month, bringing the nuclear-armed nations to the brink of all-out war, regional diplomats worked quietly to end a different conflict — with help from China.
In Pakistani-administered Kashmir, security fears grow after Indian attack

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan

In Pakistani-administered Kashmir, security fears grow after Indian attack (washingtonpost.com) In Pakistani-administered Kashmir, security fears grow after Indian attack By Rick Noack; Haq Nawaz Khan 2025052106000000 KOTLI, Pakistani-administered Kashmir — More than a week after a ceasefire between Pakistan and India brought calm to this disputed borderland, the dead have been buried and much of the rubble cleared in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan and India accuse each other of drone attacks as tensions mount

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shams Irfan |Karishma Mehrotra

Pakistan and India accuse each other of drone attacks as tensions mount (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan and India accuse each other of drone attacks as tensions mount By Haq Nawaz Khan; Rick Noack; Shams Irfan; Karishma Mehrotra 2025050809565300 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of further hostile acts, including drone attacks, as the nuclear-armed neighbors edged closer to a head-on military confrontation.
Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain |Karishma Mehrotra |Shams Irfan |Haq Nawaz Khan

Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes By Shaiq Hussain; Rick Noack; Karishma Mehrotra; Shams Irfan; Haq Nawaz Khan 2025050707335300 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India and Pakistan were on the brink of direct conflict Wednesday for the first time since 2019, after India launched its deepest and deadliest strikes inside Pakistan in decades and Islamabad claimed to have...
U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage (washingtonpost.com) U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage By Rick Noack; Alex Horton; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025041406003300 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Jan. 9, 2018, an M4A1 carbine rifle left the Colt's Manufacturing plant in Connecticut, bound for Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as militants hijack train, take hostages

Mar 12, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

By Haq Nawaz Khan, Shaiq HussainISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A battle between separatist militants and Pakistani soldiers over a hijacked passenger train entered its second day on Wednesday, with dozens of people killed in clashes and an unknown number of passengers still believed to be held hostage by the militants. Militants belonging to a Baluch separatist group, the Baluch Liberation Army, or BLA, stopped and boarded the train, the Jaffar Express, in a mountainous part of Baluchistan on Tuesday.
Polio outbreak spreads in Pakistan as militants target vaccination teams

Jan 29, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — After years of decline, polio is surging again in this populous South Asian nation, dimming hopes that the viral disease — eradicated nearly everywhere else on Earth — can be stamped out here.
Afghan refugees feel abandoned after Trump executive order halts flights

Jan 22, 2025 | msn.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Abigail Hauslohner

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Afghan refugees feel abandoned after Trump executive order halts flights

Jan 22, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Abigail Hauslohner

President Donald Trump’s executive order this week suspending the U.S. refugee admissions program has left in limbo tens of thousands of Afghans who were hoping to start new lives in America. Under President Joe Biden, nearly 200,000 Afghans were resettled in the United States, according to the State Department — most of them evacuated during or soon after the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal in 2021, when the Taliban seized control of the country.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes

Jan 8, 2025 | postguam.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

When Kabul fell to the Afghan Taliban in 2021, the head of Pakistan’s intelligence service was one of the first foreign guests to visit the new regime, telling reporters that “everything will be OK.” But less than 3-1/2 years later, relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have dramatically deteriorated. In the most severe confrontation between the countries so far, Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan in late December, according to the Afghan government.