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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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Crowds of people waited for the Afghan Taliban foreign minister’s arrival at the Deoband Islamic seminary in northern India last month.
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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

© Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Crowds of people waited for the Afghan Taliban foreign minister’s arrival at the Deoband Islamic seminary in northern India last month.
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Modi’s Coalition Sweeps Indian State Election Criticized Over Voter Rolls

The coalition was on course to form a government in Bihar, a state of 130 million people, where the opposition had claimed foul play over deletions from voter lists.

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Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance on Friday celebrating the early results of vote counts in Bihar State elections in Patna, India.
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Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge

The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.

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The blast site near the historic Red Fort in the old part of New Delhi on Monday.
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India’s Prime Minister Vows Justice After New Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8

Those responsible for the explosion “will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said. The blast killed at least eight people near a subway station at evening rush hour.

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Family and friends on Tuesday mourning a victim of the explosion in New Delhi.
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India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup

A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.

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Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.
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