India says five soldiers killed in attack on border with Pakistan
It was not who clear who carried out the attack in the Poonch sector and a Pakistani security official denied involvement
Floods kill dozens in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Severe flooding kills dozens in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Paul Chapman reports
A police officer keeps watch at the site of an explosion in Kandahar province
A police officer keeps watch at the site of an explosion in Kandahar province, August 5, 2013. A bomb went off in a weekly bazaar outside Kandahar city, killed four civilians and wounded 22 others, provincial officials said. REUTERS/Ahmad Nadeem (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
A plainclothes police officer investigates the site of an explosion in Kandahar province
A plainclothes police officer investigates the site of an explosion in Kandahar province August 5, 2013. A bomb went off in a weekly bazaar outside Kandahar city, killed four civilians and wounded 22 others, provincial officials said. REUTERS/Ahmad Nadeem (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Dozens dead, stranded after flash floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Flash floods caused by unusually heavy rain have killed more than 160 people and stranded villagers in remote areas without shelter, food or power in one of South Asia's worst natural disasters this year
Working Afghan women worry about future
With foreign troops set to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, many women fear they may loose hard-earned jobs. Andrew Raven reports.
Afghan policemen inspect vehicles wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad
Afghan policemen inspect vehicles wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad, August 4, 2013. A lawyer who prosecuted Taliban militants was seriously wounded by the roadside bomb in Afghanistan's east on Sunday, police said, a day after a deadly attack on the Indian consulate in the same city. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Afghan policemen inspect vehicles wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad
Afghan policemen inspect vehicles wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad, August 4, 2013. A lawyer who prosecuted Taliban militants was seriously wounded by the roadside bomb in Afghanistan's east on Sunday, police said, a day after a deadly attack on the Indian consulate in the same city. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Afghan policeman inspects vehicle wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad
An Afghan policeman inspects vehicle wreckage at the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad, August 4, 2013. A lawyer who prosecuted Taliban militants was seriously wounded by the roadside bomb in Afghanistan's east on Sunday, police said, a day after a deadly attack on the Indian consulate in the same city. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)