A US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), believed to be an MQ-9 Reaper, has crashed in central Afghanistan; its fate, whether due to a malfunction or being shot down, remains unclear.
Officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan report fierce border clashes between their forces, with each side accusing the other of initiating hostilities.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was once an Afghan counter-terrorism operative, but a stalled refugee life in the United States and psychological trauma turned this veteran into a murderer.