A soldier with NATO’s U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan was killed by a man in Afghan army uniform on Sunday, a spokesman for the mission said, in the latest so-called “green-on-blue” attack.

Amid hostile sentiments against Muslim minorities in several Western countries, the world’s largest Muslim group has called for concerted effort to stop growing campaigns against Muslims and their faith around the globe.

At least six people have been killed after a car bomb hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, just hours after US President Barack Obama left the war-torn country.

Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistani prime minister, has been convicted by the country’s Supreme Court of having committed contempt of court in a case that could see him thrown out of office.

Suicide bombers have struck across Afghanistan in co-ordinated attacks, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic area of Kabul as Taliban fighters took over buildings and tried to enter parliament.

Hundreds of prisoners are believed to have escaped from a jail in northwest Pakistan after it was attacked by anti-government fighters armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

Providing guidance for new reverts, a Pakistani Islamic school has established a multi-purpose camp to teach new Muslims the basic principles of Islam and provide them with legal counseling and financial support.

Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former Taliban leader considered an important interlocutor in negotiations to bring the armed group to the discussion table, has fled the country for safety reasons.

Two separate attacks in Afghanistan’s west and south have left at least 18 people dead and another 45 wounded, according to local police.

At least four US-led soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in Faryab province, northern Afghanistan, Press TV reports.