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Afghan Shiite leader in Pakistan after killings of miners
January 12, 2021

Afghan Shiite leader in Pakistan after killings of miners

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An influential Afghan Shiite leader is visiting Pakistan where members of the minority sect are still reeling from the brutal killing of 11 Shiite coal miners, nine of whom were Afghan immigrants, earlier this month.…READ MORE

US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
January 8, 2021

US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. religious watchdog appealed Friday for the rights of a Pakistani woman from the country’s minority Ahmadis who has been jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring her a prisoner of conscience and urging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to immediately set her free.…READ MORE

New round of Afghan-Taliban peace talks off to a slow start
January 8, 2021

New round of Afghan-Taliban peace talks off to a slow start

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The latest round of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators that began this week in Qatar has been off to a slow start as concerns grow over a recent spike in violence across Afghanistan.…READ MORE