US special representative Zalmay Khalilzad has almost stuck a peace deal with the Taliban during the recently-concluded Eighth Round of talks at Doha. Although violence by Taliban has not come down, the US displaying extraordinary zeal to end its 18-year-old military engagement in Afghanistan is bending over backwards to reach a face-saving deal when the country goes to elections next year.

Any role for Pakistan-backed extremists in Afghanistan is bad news for South Asia

The Islamic State group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their "caliphate", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday.

Islamic State persists despite territory loss: Mike Pompeo

China's Syria envoy said on Tuesday that "terrorist organisations" including the Islamic State group are being revived in the war-ravaged country, urging the international community not to ignore the "early warning" signs.

China warns on Islamic State revival in Syria

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday vowed to eliminate Islamic State from the country and said that he "will take revenge" for his people. Ghani made the statement while addressing the nation on its 100th Independence Day.

Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani vows to eliminate Islamic State; says 'will take revenge for our people'

The groom of a wedding in western Kabul that was hit by a suicide blast that killed dozens told media on Monday his happiness has been "taken away".

'They took my happiness away'- Afghan groom after Islamic State attack on his wedding

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul which killed at least 63 people and injuring over 180. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the horrific 17 August terrorist attack on a wedding ceremony in Kabul, claiming the lives of 63 people and injuring over 180," Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement cited by media reports.

Afghanistan: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns Kabul attack that killed 63

A series of bombings struck restaurants and public squares on Monday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 34 people, officials said, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence.

Serial blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on Independence Day, 34 injured

At least 63 people are feared dead and over 182 injured following a deadly suicide-bomb blast in Darulaman area of Kabul city on Saturday night, a senior Afghan official said.

63 killed, 182 injured as blast rips through wedding party in Afghanistan's Kabul

The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul which Afghan authorities said killed at least 63 people. IS said one of its fighters blew himself up at a "large gathering" in Kabul while others "detonated a parked explosives-laden vehicle" when security forces arrived, in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for wedding suicide attack in Kabul

At least 20 people were wounded in a blast at a Kabul wedding late Saturday, a local hospital said, while a witness said he had seen many dead bodies at the scene.

Many feared dead as bomb rips through wedding party in Afghanistan's Kabul

Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Kabul on Saturday. A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday.

Islamic state claims responsibility for wedding suicide attack in Kabul

A deal between the Taliban and the United States for US forces to withdraw from their longest-ever war in Afghanistan could drive some diehard Taliban fighters into the arms of the Islamic State militant group, Afghan officials and militants say.

Taliban, US pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic State: Afghan officials

Sri Lanka's tourism industry, badly hurt by Easter day bombings, is showing signs of gradual recovery, industry executives say, although a national election later this year is likely to weigh on holiday season arrivals.

Sri Lanka tourism industry begins to recover after attacks

Al-Qaeda's post-Osama strategy: Hamza bin Laden's 'voice' used to blunt Islamic State

Islamic State said via its Amaq news agency that it killed or wounded more than 40 soldiers in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno in two separate attacks on Tuesday.

Islamic State says killed or wounded more than 40 Nigerian soldiers: Report

An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said Sunday.

Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65

Sri Lanka`s Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people were carried out by local groups who drew inspiration from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group, a top investigator said on Wednesday.

Attackers of Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings were inspired by ISIS

Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local terrorists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the Islamic State(IS) group, a top investigator said Wednesday.

Easter attack bombers not linked Islamic State, NTJ persuaded terror group to claim blasts: Sri Lanka investigators

Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lanka extends emergency for fourth month after Easter bombings

The United Nations has called on the international community to take urgent action to help children living in a camp in north east Syria, warning they remain the most vulnerable to violence and extremism.

UN seeks support for children in Syria's camps

An Islamic State terrorist, Abu Huzaifa al-Bakistani - whose name had figured during the probe of IS module in Kashmir and parts of India - has been reportedly killed.

Islamic State terrorist, 9 others killed in US drone strike

At least five people were killed and many more wounded Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, an official told AFP. The Taliban, who have pledged to try to reduce civilian casualties, denied responsibility for the blast in Nangarhar province.

At least five dead in suicide blast at Afghan wedding

India Calls Out Pakistan's Bluff Over Dawood Ibrahim's Whereabouts

Gravitas: The resurgence of Islamic state

A Sri Lankan court Tuesday rejected prosecution demands that the country's police chief and a top defence official face murder charges for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks.

Sri Lanka court rejects Easter bomb murder charge against officials

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