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Taliban on diplomatic blitz after Afghan peace talks stall
February 3, 2021

Taliban on diplomatic blitz after Afghan peace talks stall

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have been on a diplomatic blitz since peace talks with the Afghan government stalled in Qatar last month and the Biden administration said it plans to review a U.S.-Taliban agreement signed last February.…READ MORE

Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death row
February 2, 2021

Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death row

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house.”…READ MORE

EXPLAINER: What’s next if Pakistan frees man in Pearl murder
January 31, 2021

EXPLAINER: What’s next if Pakistan frees man in Pearl murder

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is scrambling to manage the fallout from a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to free the Pakistani-British man accused in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl.…READ MORE