Taliban claim Pakistani air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 9 children and a woman. Tensions rise amid cross-border attacks and accusations involving militants and India.

The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.

Tajikistan, the only Central Asian country that publicly opposed the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, is now attempting to mend fences with the hard-line Islamist group.

A former member of the Afghan army, Mohammad Ali Dadfar aided the U.S. military during battles with the Taliban. He's now being detained at the Greene County Jail.

Pakistan has repeatedly urged Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to prevent TTP militants from using Afghan territory to launch attacks. Kabul denies the accusation, but relations further deteriorated after Afghanistan blamed Pakistan for the October 9 drone strikes on its capital and threatened retaliation.