Kovalchuk lifts Thrashers by Leafs in SO

The Buffalo Sabres have hired former defenseman Phil Housley to be their next coach.

Pakistan on Monday said the international community needed to look into the “meltdown” of Afghan security forces in the face of Taliban offensives across Afghanistan, instead of blaming Pakistan for the fast-deteriorating situation. Taliban fighters have swiftly gained territory across Afghanistan since May, including six provincial capitals in the last three days, as international forces near a complete withdrawal from the country after 20 years of fighting. “The capacity-building, the training, the equipment… where is it?” Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said at a news conference, referring to resources spent by the international community, particularly the United States, on bolstering Afghan national forces.