Police in northwest Pakistan say two militant attacks have left nine people dead.

Volunteers have distributed 10,000 pink balloons to residents in Kabul, after a day of explosions and gunfire in the Afghan capital.

Pakistani officials say a gas cylinder blast on a school bus has killed at least 16 children and a teacher in eastern Pakistan.

The Pakistani government has reiterated its view that U.S. drone attacks on its territory remain illegal, after President Barack Obama unveiled new rules for their use.

Police say Taliban gunmen have targeted a UN compound in central Kabul in a coordinated attack, which included explosions and a gunbattle.

A Peshawar city police superintendent said local religious leader Haji Hidayatullah survived the attack but his driver and bodyguard were killed.

Reports say gunmen have taken positions inside a building in the Afghan capital after an attack that apparently began with at least two large blasts.

Two men were arrested after a Pakistan International Airlines plane sent British fighter jets scrambling to escort it to a London airport following an unspecified incident on board.

Anthony Cordesman is a former director of intelligence assessment for the U.S. secretary of defense’s office and a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He now holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He gave RFE/RL Washington Bureau Chief Heather Maher his thoughts about President Barack Obama’s May 23 national security speech.