An ambulance drives past a checkpoint leading to the site where Pakistani Taliban militants attacked police officers in Bannu, Pakistan, on Monday. South China Morning Post

Pakistan: Islamist Militants in Burkas Storm Police Headquarters in Bannu: Four Policemen and Civilian Killed

In a deadly assault, Islamist militants disguised as women in burkas stormed the district police office in Bannu, located in northwestern Pakistan, on Monday, resulting in the deaths of four police officers and one civilian. The five attackers, who were...
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Police Eradicate Hashish Fields in Eastern Afghanistan

Jalalabad, Afghanistan The Afghan police have destroyed 23 acres of hashish in Nangarhar province and 2,070 acres in neighboring Paktia province. The operation began in Achin district and aims to prevent the cultivation of illegal crops. The Afghan caretaker government...