Pamela Constable

Pakistani officials and conservation groups say the high fees have helped save the long-horned markhor from potential extinction.

The Afghan president called on Taliban insurgents to “begin serious talks” with his government and reach a “speedy peace” following six days of negotiations between U.S. and Taliban officials.

A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire Thursday on participants in a meeting with the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, killing three top officials and wounding at least three Americans.

After Islamic State forces captured and beheaded five of its members, Afghan officials reported, the militia retaliated by decapitating four Islamic State prisoners, later placing their heads on piles of stones along a main road.