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Byline: Christina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad and David Guttenfelder While Lebanese are united against Israel's onslaught, some in southern towns where Hezbollah does not hold sway say they feel caught between [...]

While Lebanese are united against Israel's onslaught, some in southern towns where Hezbollah does not hold sway say they feel caught between Israel's firepower and Hezbollah's fighters. The patrol begins [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum For the better part of two decades, one name above all others inspired fear among ordinary Afghans: Sirajuddin Haqqani. To many, Mr. Haqqani was a boogeyman, an [...]

Israel's military warned civilians to leave Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley via three routes. The city had largely been spared Israeli bombardment until this week. The Israeli military widened its [...]

The barrage of Israeli airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley on Monday night killed at least 60 people, officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in the area since […]

For the better part of two decades, one name above all others inspired fear among ordinary Afghans: Sirajuddin Haqqani. To many, Mr. Haqqani was a boogeyman, an angel of death [...]

Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. For most of the three years since the Taliban [...]

Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. For most of the three years since the Taliban [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad and Diego Ibarra Sanchez The gas station is nestled on the side of the road, a lone hive of liveliness in an otherwise deserted stretch [...]

The mourners flooded into the graveyard in the coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. Women clutched one another's arms as they watched the coffins arrive: one, then another and […]

The gas station is nestled on the side of the road, a lone hive of liveliness in an otherwise deserted stretch of eastern Lebanon. By 9 a.m., a steady stream […]

Rescuers dug through rubble in Beirut as the caretaker prime minister implored the United Nations to adopt a resolution calling for an ''immediate'' truce between Israel and Hezbollah. Rescuers dug [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad Airstrikes targeting members of Hezbollah have brought the Dahiya neighborhoods south of Beirut to a standstill, its residents fleeing and businesses shuttering. There is [...]

Airstrikes targeting members of Hezbollah have brought the Dahiya neighborhoods south of Beirut to a standstill, its residents fleeing and businesses shuttering. There is little life left in the southern [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad, Vivian Yee and Jacob Roubai 'Nobody has any idea what to do,' said one of the many residents who fled the Dahiya, an area near [...]

As the hours passed with no word from Hezbollah’s leader after Israeli airstrikes shook Beirut on Friday evening, his followers, his critics and the many Lebanese who have lived in [...]

Few signs of life can be seen along the highway in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. Nearly every shop lining the road is shuttered and the sidewalks empty. The [...]

Few signs of life can be seen along the highway in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. Nearly every shop lining the road is shuttered and the sidewalks empty. The [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad With Monday's attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents. It [...]

With Monday's attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents. It began with messages sent by Israel [...]

Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next. The funeral drew thousands into the streets of the Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday afternoon, [...]

Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next. The funeral drew thousands into the streets of the Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday afternoon, [...]

Byline: Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum The resurgence is part of a global revival of a disease once close to being eradicated, but geographic and cultural factors magnify Pakistan's challenge. [...]

In an overnight raid on the Parliament, police arrested at least 10 members of Khan's party, deepening the political battle between the imprisoned ex-leader and the country's powerful military. Pakistani [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim Three years into its rule, the movement has codified its harsh Islamic decrees into law that now includes a ban on women's voices in [...]

Three years into its rule, the movement has codified its harsh Islamic decrees into law that now includes a ban on women's voices in public. No education beyond the sixth […]

At least 38 people have been killed in several assaults across Baluchistan Province since Sunday in what appears to be part of a campaign by armed separatists in the region. [...]

At least 38 people have been killed in several assaults across Baluchistan Province since Sunday in what appears to be part of a campaign by armed separatists in the region. [...]

Disruptions have fueled claims from rights groups that the Pakistani authorities are introducing technology to surveil and control the country's internet. When Shafi Naeem noticed internet speeds slowing in Pakistan [...]

Celebrations marking the third year since the U.S. withdrawal are amplifying a divide in Afghanistan over what principles it should be governed by. The parade of cars rolled through Kabul [...]

Celebrations marking the third year since the U.S. withdrawal are amplifying a divide in Afghanistan over what principles it should be governed by. The parade of cars rolled through Kabul [...]

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed is the first current or former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency to face court-martial proceedings. The Pakistani military announced on Monday that it had [...]

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed is the first current or former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency to face court-martial proceedings. The Pakistani military announced on Monday that it had [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood Unrest over a range of economic and security issues threatens to deepen the political turmoil that has plagued Pakistan for years. In almost every [...]

Unrest over a range of economic and security issues threatens to deepen the political turmoil that has plagued Pakistan for years. In almost every corner of Pakistan, anger at the […]

Byline: Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross. For most of [...]

Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross. For most of Abdul Manan's life, the border dividing […]

The move was widely seen as the latest effort by a weak governing coalition to squash Mr. Khan's political popularity. Pakistan's government plans to ban the party of the imprisoned [...]

The move was widely seen as the latest effort by a weak governing coalition to squash Mr. Khan’s political popularity. Pakistan’s government plans to ban the party of the imprisoned [...]

Byline: Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan. But a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment. In a busy [...]

A ruling by Pakistan’s top court strips the governing coalition of its two-thirds majority, and thrusts the party of Imran Khan back onto the political main stage. Pakistan’s top court [...]

China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan. But a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment. In a busy port city along Pakistan's southwestern coast, [...]

The meeting is the first between the Taliban and a United Nations-led conference of global envoys who are seeking to engage the Afghan government on critical issues. Taliban officials attended [...]

Pakistanis suspect the national intelligence agencies of being behind practically everything — even street performers working for tips in Islamabad. The street performers first appeared a few years ago along [...]

Pakistanis suspect the national intelligence agencies of being behind practically everything -- even street performers working for tips in Islamabad. The street performers first appeared a few years ago along [...]

One Afghan was also injured in the attack, which many expect will hinder the government's recent efforts to lure foreign visitors. Three Spanish tourists and one Afghan were killed by [...]

One Afghan was also injured in the attack, which many expect will hinder the government’s recent efforts to lure foreign visitors. Three Spanish tourists and one Afghan were killed by [...]

Heavy seasonal rains have set off floods in the northern province of Baghlan and in at least three other provinces. Heavy seasonal rains have set off flash floods across Afghanistan, [...]

Heavy seasonal rains have set off floods in the northern province of Baghlan and in at least three other provinces. Heavy seasonal rains have set off flash floods across Afghanistan, [...]

Pakistani officials warned of more flooding and heavy rainfall next week, stoking fears of a particularly brutal monsoon season to come. A deluge of unseasonably heavy rains has lashed Pakistan [...]