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Afghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terrorAfghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terror

Afghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terror

The verbal war between Pakistan and Afghanistan over terrorism and the implementation of the Doha Agreement intensified over the weekend.…

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India becomes major wheat supplier of Afghanistan using Iran’s Chabahar portIndia becomes major wheat supplier of Afghanistan using Iran’s Chabahar port

India becomes major wheat supplier of Afghanistan using Iran’s Chabahar port

Ten thousand tonnes of Indian wheat reached Afghanistan's western Herat province. On Monday, the World Food Program (WFP) posted a…

2 years ago
Kabul’s efforts to pacify Pakistan by relocating TTP fighters triggers protestsKabul’s efforts to pacify Pakistan by relocating TTP fighters triggers protests

Kabul’s efforts to pacify Pakistan by relocating TTP fighters triggers protests

The Afghan regime's announcement of the relocation of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadre from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Durand Line, to…

2 years ago
Afghan diaspora to brainstorm ways to change ‘regime behaviour’ in Afghanistan during London meet Afghan diaspora to brainstorm ways to change ‘regime behaviour’ in Afghanistan during London meet 

Afghan diaspora to brainstorm ways to change ‘regime behaviour’ in Afghanistan during London meet

In a season of conferences by countries concerned with the situation in Afghanistan, a London-based Afghan diaspora group is organising…

2 years ago
Tensions simmer between Pak, Afghanistan over arrest of Afghans for May 9 violenceTensions simmer between Pak, Afghanistan over arrest of Afghans for May 9 violence

Tensions simmer between Pak, Afghanistan over arrest of Afghans for May 9 violence

Pakistan's Interior Ministry has decided to crack down on Afghan nationals staying illegally in capital Islamabad in wake of the…

2 years ago
People-centric policy will guide India’s engagement with Taliban – JaishankarPeople-centric policy will guide India’s engagement with Taliban – Jaishankar

People-centric policy will guide India’s engagement with Taliban – Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hinted at the possibility of heightened interaction with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He…

2 years ago
China, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in BeijingChina, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in Beijing

China, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in Beijing

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in…

2 years ago
Will Norway host Taliban for talks as West looks to re-engage with Afghanistan?Will Norway host Taliban for talks as West looks to re-engage with Afghanistan?

Will Norway host Taliban for talks as West looks to re-engage with Afghanistan?

Western nations and Afghan stakeholders will meet in Norway in mid-June to discuss Afghanistan's current situation and the Taliban's governance…

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EU, Central Asian leaders fret over Afghanistan’s deteriorating security and humanitarian situationEU, Central Asian leaders fret over Afghanistan’s deteriorating security and humanitarian situation

EU, Central Asian leaders fret over Afghanistan’s deteriorating security and humanitarian situation

European Union (EU) and Central Asian nations have expressed concern about the "deteriorating situation in Afghanistan" while stressing upon the…

2 years ago
Qatari PM Abdulrahman Al Thani visits Kandahar, meets Taliban officialsQatari PM Abdulrahman Al Thani visits Kandahar, meets Taliban officials

Qatari PM Abdulrahman Al Thani visits Kandahar, meets Taliban officials

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Kandahar on Friday and met with…

2 years ago
Pak Army, ISI chiefs brief Shehbaz on China, Afghanistan ministers’ meetPak Army, ISI chiefs brief Shehbaz on China, Afghanistan ministers’ meet

Pak Army, ISI chiefs brief Shehbaz on China, Afghanistan ministers’ meet

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum briefed…

2 years ago
How fusion of Deobandi ideology and Pashtun Nationalism is driving Taliban 2.0How fusion of Deobandi ideology and Pashtun Nationalism is driving Taliban 2.0

How fusion of Deobandi ideology and Pashtun Nationalism is driving Taliban 2.0

One year and eight months after their capture of Kabul, the Taliban 2.0 has painted a picture of Afghanistan that…

2 years ago
Five Pakistani soldiers killed as spring offensive with TTP fingerprints gathers steamFive Pakistani soldiers killed as spring offensive with TTP fingerprints gathers steam

Five Pakistani soldiers killed as spring offensive with TTP fingerprints gathers steam

At least four Pakistani security force personnel are believed to have been killed and seven injured in a suicide bombing…

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Nepali security guards who protected British in Afghanistan now face deportationNepali security guards who protected British in Afghanistan now face deportation

Nepali security guards who protected British in Afghanistan now face deportation

KATHMANDU: Nepali security guards who protected British embassy staff in Afghanistan, and who were airlifted to safety in the UK…

2 years ago
Pakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: ReportPakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: Report

Pakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: Report

Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan as the country with the most terrorist attacks and deaths in South Asia, a position held…

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How armed groups in Afghanistan are killing Pakistani forces using American weapons

The nearly $7 billion worth of sophisticated weapons that the US left behind in Afghanistan in the wake of Taliban…

2 years ago

Is Pakistan spooked after Taliban kills terror kingpin who belonged to Kashmir?

Within days of the killing by the Taliban of Aijaz Ahmad Ahangar, a Pakistani delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja…

2 years ago

NSA Doval backs people of Afghanistan, urges Taliban to eliminate terror sanctuaries

In a major statement, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval asserted on Wednesday that India will never abandon the people of…

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Taliban threat tops Moscow regional security meeting on Afghanistan

Less than two years after seizing power in Kabul, the Taliban movement, banned in Russia and unrecognized in the world,…

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Russia hints headway in TAPI gas pipeline project after Putin key aide visits Kabul

A week after Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov returned home from another trip to Kabul,…

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Former Afghan woman MP shot dead at Kabul home

A former Afghan member of parliament and her bodyguard were shot dead by unidentified attackers at her home in Afghan…

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