ISLAMABAD – The deadly spate of violence in Upper Dir has spread to the adjoining district of Lower Dir, following the beheading of seven Pakistani soldiers by Afghan militants.The latest clashes, sparked by an ambush of Pakistan military convoy on Sunday night, have so far left 14 militants ...

The Afghan Taliban threatened on Tuesday to behead U.S. troops in revenge for the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a lone American soldier in southern Afghanistan, killings that sparked condemnation and Afghan calls for an early U.S. withdrawal. ''The Islamic Emirate once again warns the American ...