The bombing in the southwestern city took the lives of nine Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim minority group that has repeatedly been the target of Sunni extremists.
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Pakistan Premier: ‘No Use’ for Armed Militias Anymore
Imran Khan, praised for his statesmanlike handling of a recent standoff with India, said Pakistan can’t allow the powerful groups to operate any longer.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Supreme Leader’s Military-Industrial Complex
Iran has used the Revolutionary Guard Corps to project power abroad through arming and funding paramilitary groups that target Iran’s enemies.
German Woman Goes on Trial in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Held as ISIS Slave
In one of the highest-profile cases against a female ISIS member, German prosecutors accused the defendant and her husband of holding a 5-year-old Yazidi girl as a slave and letting her die of thirst.
Three Americans Killed in Afghan Blast, Despite Continuing Peace Talks
Three American service members were killed after a bomb exploded near Bagram Air Base, the Defense Department said.
Trump Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Foreign Terrorist Group
The designation is the first one by the United States against part of a foreign government. The Pentagon and C.I.A. oppose the move, citing risks to Americans.
Trump Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Foreign Terrorist Group
Top Pentagon and C.I.A. officials oppose the designation for the unit, which has carried out military operations across the Middle East.
Taliban Attack Kills Dozens in Afghanistan Despite U.S. Efforts in Peace Talks
At least 30 members of the Afghan security and police forces were killed in the attack, a sign of intensifying spring fighting across the country despite American efforts to reach a peace deal.
He Built a Holocaust Memorial by a Far-Right Leader’s Home. Now He’s Under Investigation.
The artist Philipp Ruch built a section of the Holocaust memorial outside the bedroom window of a far-right politician, Björn Höcke. Now he is the subject of a state investigation.
Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy
Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had predicted that the Taliban would set an ambush for him, and they did, killing at least one of his bodyguards.