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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan judge on Tuesday sentenced 11 policemen to one year in prison for their role in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul. Judge Safiullah Mojadedi, presiding in Afghanistan’s Primary Court, found the policemen guilty of dereliction of duty. Another eight were released for lack …

The Pakistanigovernment and Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Wednesday agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire after fresh clashes erupted this week and saw more than a dozen civilians and troops killed. The terms of the ceasefire remain unclear, and neither the Pakistani nor the Taliban’s foreign ministries immediately responded to Fox …