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US peace envoy in Pakistan seeking end to 17-year Afghan war
January 17, 2019

US peace envoy in Pakistan seeking end to 17-year Afghan war

ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan on Thursday, the last leg of a regional tour aimed at finding a negotiated conclusion to Afghanistan’s 17-year war, which would end the U.S.’s longest military engagement.…READ MORE

Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
January 16, 2019

Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release from death row, awaiting a final ruling on her fate.…READ MORE

Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan
January 9, 2019

Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Afghan president’s special peace envoy expressed hope Wednesday that the war that has ravaged this country for over 17 years and cost the United States about $1 trillion will end in 2019.…READ MORE