It was -20C (-4F) in Ottawa on the night of Feb. 1, one of the most bitterly cold days in Canada’s winter of discontent.

Two hostile families in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province have reconciled through the mediation of religious scholars and tribal elders, an official said . . .

Pakistan has threatened to deport Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers, raising fears of potential reprisals from the Taliban, especially among Afghanistan’s nationals who worked with the US or NATO ...

KABUL, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government's Ministry of Public Works has signed a contract worth 264 million afghanis (3.6 million U.S. dollars) to conduct a survey and design for the ...