Afghanistan

Taliban names Afghan UN envoy, asks to speak to world leaders

The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York… Read More

Int’l community should support Afghan people to prevent regional instability: FM

NEW YORK: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad called on Foreign Minister… Read More

Failure to form inclusive govt can push Afghanistan into civil war: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again warned that Afghanistan could descend into civil… Read More

No al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan, say Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Tuesday there was no evidence of Islamic State or al… Read More

Taliban appoint commanders to key Afghan posts

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers announced several senior appointments on Tuesday, naming two veteran commanders from the… Read More

Pakistan provides another batch of edibles to Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds

PESHAWAR: Pakistan on Sunday provided more humanitarian assistance comprising of basic food items to Afghanistan… Read More

Utility Stores Corporation denies sugar smuggling to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has rejected reports of sugar- provided to it on subsidized… Read More

COAS Bajwa, UN refugee chief discuss humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi called on Chief of Army… Read More

Afghan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban’s sudden return

The Taliban's abrupt return to power has left hundreds of Afghan diplomats overseas in limbo:… Read More

PM lands in Dushanbe to attend SCO Summit on Afghanistan

DUSHANBE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reached Dushanbe in Tajikistan on a two-day visit… Read More

PM Imran warns international community against abandoning Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that in order to achieve peace and… Read More

COAS Qamar Bajwa lauds PAF’s humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited Air Headquarters… Read More

Taliban seize $12.4 million from Amrullah Saleh, other former Afghan officials

Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled central bank said it had seized nearly $12.4 million in cash and gold… Read More

Afghan govt seeks CAA’s nod to operate flights

KARACHI: The new Afghan government has contacted the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Pakistan and sought… Read More

Afghan people should not be abandoned at crucial juncture: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has received a telephone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin… Read More

Blinken tells irate lawmakers the US was ready on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday insisted the Biden administration had prepared… Read More

US announces $64 million in additional aid for Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has announced nearly $64 million in additional humanitarian assistance for… Read More

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar lauds PM Imran Khan for opposing Afghan war, US bases

KABUL: Hezb-e-Islami chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for refusing bases… Read More

Mullah Baradar releases audio statement after death rumours

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar released… Read More

PCAA issues new instructions for flights using Afghanistan airspace

KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has issued a new set of instructions for flights… Read More