Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country after most foreign combat troops leave in 2014.

It appears that a Pakistani doctor will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in aiding the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. But loopholes in the tribal justice system that sentenced him could offer a way to freedom.

Five bomb blasts have killed five people and wounded about a dozen in several Afghan cities.

Gunmen have killed at least seven passengers in an attack on a bus in Pakistan's southern Sindh Province.

New French President Francois Hollande has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to discuss the upcoming withdrawal of French combat troops from the country.

U.S. senators have reacted to Pakistan’s jailing of a doctor who helped the United States find Osama bin Laden by slashing $33 million worth of aid to the country -- $1 million for every year of Shakil Afridi’s sentence.

In a new report, the U.S. State Department calls last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa “inspirational," with citizens in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria standing up and demanding their universal rights, greater economic opportunity, and participation in their countries’ political future.

A drone strike on suspected militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border has killed at least 10 people, according to unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials.

Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an "endemic failure of leadership" from local and international authorities.