Security
Washington: Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement, as the United States seeks to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old war. The News, Dawn
Socioeconomic
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said a major shift had occurred in the policy and thought of the US leadership in the last 11 months and now it was seeking political solution to the Afghan issue. The News, Dawn, Tribune
Kabul: Candidates jockeying to become Afghanistan´s next president lashed out at the incumbent Ashraf Ghani after deadly violence cast a shadow over the first official day of campaigning. The News, Tribune
Washington: US President Donald Trump has ordered US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan by the 2020 election, said Mr Pompeo. Dawn, Tribune
