ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. The truce, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, came into effect immediately and is intended to pause hostilities.

Afghanistan's internet has been partially restored after a two-day nationwide telecoms blackout, an internet watchdog said on Wednesday.

The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan are international pariahs. But after a visit to India and the promise of normalised relations, that may be about to change.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border

Police say a suicide car bomber backed by the Pakistani Taliban has attacked a sprawling compound of security forces in the country’s northwest near the Afghan border, triggering an intense shootout t