The Taliban has said they “categorically reject” a statement made by the US commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan about “off-stage” dialogue taking place between Afghan officials and the armed group.

A Beninese student first heard about Islam in his country and was inspired by his teacher in Turkey to convert to Islam.

Ten-year-old Khaled lives in a refugee camp in the countryside of Idlib, Syria. He has wide gray eyes and looks serious in front of the camera, but his friends and caregivers call him the “head of mischief.”

Israeli forces detained 17 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army.

A Syria war-monitoring group says at least 12 pro-government fighters were killed in airstrikes the previous night in the country’s east.

At least 14 people have been killed by an explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that is being used as a voter registration centre, according to a health official.

Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire on border of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry.

At least 29 people, including nine journalists, have been killed and dozens wounded after two explosions hit Kabul, according to Afghan health officials.

Israeli soldiers on Sunday killed three Palestinians on claims that they crossed or were attempting to cross the southern Gaza border on Sunday.

Israeli warplanes struck a military target belonging to the armed wing of Hamas, a security source said Friday.