By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, March 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan's military resumed operations against Afghanistan after a temporary pause, Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Thursday, dashing hopes of a permanent ceasefire.

US State Secretary Marco Rubio welcomes Coyle’s release as ‘positive step’ and thanks Qatar and the UAE for their help.

Officials say renewed fighting has erupted along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan after a temporary ceasefire expired, killing at least two civilians and wounding eight others in eastern Afghanistan.

Within 24 hours of being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), former Afghan Special Forces soldier Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal was dead. While ICE seeks to paint the father of six as a criminal,

A US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year has been released, two US officials told CNN on Tuesday, weeks after the Trump administration declared the country a state sponsor of wrongful detention.

Both countries said they were suspending fighting before the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.

Coyle, a 64-year-old academic from Colorado, was detained in January 2025 on allegations of violating laws, although the Afghan government never publicly stated what laws he had violated