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UNITED NATIONS: The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday where UN-appointed rights experts warned of systematic “gender apartheid” and “gender persecution”. Volker…

KANDAHAR (AFP): Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions Sunday while insurgents swarmed major cities as they stepped up their nationwide offensive. Hundreds of commandos were deployed to the western city of…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan foreign affairs spokeperson Ayesha Farooqi on Thursday once again has denied American foreign affairs' accusations of providing safe havens to terrorists, while said Pakistan will never allow any group or organization…