Afghanistan frees detained US citizen Dennis Coyle as gesture of ‘goodwill’
US State Secretary Marco Rubio welcomes Coyle’s release as ‘positive step’ and thanks Qatar and the UAE for their help.

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




![Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, center, briefs journalists during a government's organized trip for media to Bella Noor Shah, a mountainous village near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, Monday, May 5, 2025. [Muhammad Yousuf via AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP25125365570509_cropped-1773791629.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




Afghan officials say a suspected Pakistani air strike hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing hundreds.
Afghan authorities say a Pakistani attack has killed hundreds of civilians; Islamabad rejects the claim as ‘false’.
![Taliban security personnel carry a body at the site of a damaged building after Pakistani airstrikes allegedly hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16, 2026. [Wakil Kohsar/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AFP__20260316__A3JM96A__v1__HighRes__AfghanistanPakistanConflict_cropped-1773711027.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Afghan officials say a Pakistani air strike has killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation centre.
Family, advocates call for full probe after Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal dies less than 24 hours after being detained.
Pakistan denies the claim, saying it targeted military sites in Kabul and Nangahar on Monday.
Islamabad hits Kandahar facility after Taliban drones strike civilian areas and military sites as conflict intensifies.
Women and children were among those killed in the attacks, according to the Taliban.
Cross-border clashes between the two countries intensified on February 26, two days before US, Israel attacked Iran.
UN migration agency warns that escalating violence on Afghanistan-Pakistan border risks further displacement.
The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK.