Afghanistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan extend transit trade agreement for six months

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have extended their transit trade agreement for six months in a… Read More

Pakistan not to take sides in Afghan conflict: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday once again reiterated that Pakistan would not… Read More

Pentagon defends secretive exit from Afghan airbase

WASHINGTON: The US military confirmed Tuesday that it did not give Afghan officials the precise… Read More

U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 90 % complete

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it completed approximately more than 90 percent… Read More

Govt taking steps to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is taking steps to bring back its nationals stranded in… Read More

Hundreds of Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE/KABUL: More than 1,000 Afghan security personnel fled across the border into Tajikistan on Sunday… Read More

Govt, Opp, armed forces on single page over Afghan issue: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Monday said that the opposition, government and armed… Read More

PM Imran, Iran president-elect discuss Afghanistan’s worsening security situation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday telephoned President-elect of Iran Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and… Read More

US forces leave Bagram base in Afghanistan after two decades

KABUL: American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a… Read More

One more session of PCNS to be held before Eid: sources

ISLAMABAD: One more session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) will be held… Read More

Pakistan to play its responsible role for peace in Afghanistan, PCNS told

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will continue to play its responsible role for peace establishment in Afghanistan just… Read More

Germany completes troop pull-out from Afghanistan: minister

BERLIN: Germany has completed its troop pull-out from Afghanistan, started in May, the defence ministry… Read More

Afghan situation can affect Pakistan, warns Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday has… Read More

FO rejects Kabul’s remarks on presence of TTP in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan rejected on Monday the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs'… Read More

TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud ‘killed in drone attack in Afghanistan’: sources

The chief of banned outfit Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, has reportedly… Read More

MoU signed for medical tourism between Pakistan, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to launch a medical tourism plan that will facilitate… Read More

Pakistan ready to be partner for peace in Afghanistan, but cannot host US bases: PM Khan

He hoped that the Afghan government will show flexibility in talks with the Taliban for… Read More

FM Qureshi, Turkish counterpart discuss withdrawal of int’l troops from Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavusoglu in… Read More

Pakistan seeks Afghan settlement before foreign troop pullout: Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan is pushing for a political settlement in Afghanistan before… Read More

US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days

The vast base, built by the Soviets in the 1980s, is the biggest military facility… Read More