Security
Kabul: At least 25 pro-government militias were killed in a Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan, as the United States was due to start a new round of talks with the militants in Qatar. The attack happened in Nahrin district of northern Baghlan province before dawn when the militia members attempted to rescue a group of soldiers surrounded by Taliban militants. The News, Tribune, Dawn
Socioeconomic
Peshawar: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa home and Tribal affairs has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Khyber, Orakzai and South Waziristan to transfer their offices from settled are to their respective tribal districts within three months. TNN, The News, Dawn
Doha: The United States and the Taliban opened fresh negotiations, a Taliban spokesman confirmed, as Washington eyes a breakthrough before Afghanistan’s September presidential election. The News, Dawn
