KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – Trying to lure him into the Islamic State group, the would-be recruiter told Pakistani journalist Hasan Abdullah, “Brother, you could be such an asset to the Ummah”- the Islamic community. Abdullah replied that he was enjoying life and had no plans to join the jihadis. “The …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – U.S. Army General John W. “Mick” Nicholson took command Wednesday of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, inheriting America’s longest war and a vicious Talban-led insurgency. Nicholson, 58, took over from U.S. Army General John F. Campbell, who oversaw the end of the international combat mission …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) – At least two civilians have been killed in an attempted car bomb attack on the Indian consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad, an Afghan official said on Wednesday. Another 19 civilians were wounded in the suicide bombing. He says all five attackers were killed, said …