Afghanistan

Intra-Afghan dialogue vital for Afghan peace process: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan and fully supports… Read More

Zalmay Khalilzad lauds Pakistan’s role for enduring peace in Afghanistan

The visiting US Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad apprised the foreign minister about his recent delegation level… Read More

Washington Post claims America kept lying on Afghan War

Detailing the confidential documents, the news organisation claims that the papers encapsulate the reasons of… Read More

Gunmen kill head of Japan aid agency, 5 others in Afghanistan

The ambush comes a week after a grenade attack on a United Nations vehicle in… Read More

How Trump’s Afghanistan trip was kept under wraps

Notorious for leaks and chastened by previous security lapses, the White House went to unusual… Read More

Donald Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire

“The Taliban wants to make a deal and we are meeting with them,” Donald Trump… Read More

US welcomes western hostages release from Taliban captivity

Hostages freed by the Taliban after more than three years in captivity are receiving medical… Read More

Swap deal: Taliban release two Western hostages in Afghanistan

The Taliban released two Western hostages, Kevin King and Timothy Weeks, in southern Afghanistan Tuesday,… Read More

UK govt and military covered up war crimes: report

Leaks from two government-ordered inquiries into the conduct of troops in the conflicts implicated troops… Read More

At least 7 killed in Kabul car bomb blast: interior ministry

The spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said the bomb had gone off in a neighbourhood which is… Read More

Pakistan takes up diplomats harassment issue with Kabul govt

The recent episode of the harassment continued for the eighth consecutive day. Read More

Afghan poll results may be delayed again as candidates spar over recount: officials

Abdullah Abdullah, who currently shares power with Ghani in a unity government, said Ghani’s side… Read More

Afghan intelligence officials continue to harass Pakistani diplomats

Despite many assurances by the Afghan foreign ministry, intelligence officials continued to harass Pakistani diplomats… Read More

8-feet tall Afghan cricket fan denied accommodation in India

The fan identified as Sher Khan was denied room at different hotels in Lucknow, capital… Read More

FO summons Afghan envoy to convey concern on diplomats harassment

Afghan envoy was asked to convey to the Afghan authorities to immediately investigate these harassment… Read More

Pakistani diplomats facing harassment in Afghanistan: sources

The diplomats have also complained about facing difficulties in their movements in Afghanistan while being… Read More

CIA-backed Afghan units ‘carry out illegal killings, other abuse’

Human Rights Watch said it investigated 14 cases in which CIA-backed Afghan counterinsurgency forces committed… Read More

Pakistan expresses concern over Afghan foreign ministry statement on cross-border firing

At least six Pak Army soldiers among eleven wounded in firing by Afghan forces yesterday. Read More

Two of three polio viruses eradicated in ‘historic step’

The announcement by the Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication means that only… Read More

Bored of male heroes, Afghan girl coders build their own champions

They launched a phone app, Afghan Hero Girl, built over six months. Read More