Afghanistan

Peace in Afghanistan vital to long-term stability of Pakistan: US diplomat

ISLAMABAD: Special Representative of the US for Afghanistan reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said peace in… Read More

Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad resumes visa operations today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Consulate General in Jalalabad, which remained closed for over one month, is set… Read More

Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad set to resume visa operations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province will resume its visa operations… Read More

Afghanistan prepares for election amid fraud allegations, fear of Taliban

KABUL: Najibullah, a 47 year-old shopkeeper in the main bazaar of Kabul’s old city, is… Read More

Pak-US ties should not be seen in context of Afghanistan: foreign minister

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said relations between Pakistan and the United States… Read More

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack killing 13 in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack on an election rally in Nangarhar, Afghanistan… Read More

Afghan election campaigning kicks off amid violence, fraud claims

Campaigning for Afghanistan's long-delayed parliamentary elections kicks off Friday, as a crescendo of deadly violence… Read More

FM Qureshi reaffirms support for peace in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reiterated Pakistan’s support for political initiatives to achieve… Read More

Trafficking of women to Afghanistan has stopped, FIA tells court

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday informed that Supreme Court that the practice… Read More

UNHCR lauds PM’s plan to grant refugees citizenship

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan's… Read More

Pakistan renews commitment to Afghan peace process

NEW YORK: Pakistan has stressed the need for serious peace efforts in Afghanistan, reiterating its… Read More

Pakistan, Afghanistan to advance reconciliation process: foreign minister

ISLAMABAD: Terming his visit to Kabul very advantageous, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday… Read More

Pakistan gifts 360 tons wheat to Afghanistan as goodwill gesture

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has gifted 360 tons wheat to Afghanistan as a gesture of goodwill. The… Read More

ICC ‘undeterred’ after US sanctions threat

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said its work would continue "undeterred" after Washington… Read More

Dozens killed and injured in suicide attack at Afghan protest

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 120… Read More

At least 20 killed in twin blasts on Kabul wrestling club

KABUL: At least 20 people have been killed including two Afghan journalists after twin blasts… Read More

Pompeo meeting: FM Qureshi says no ‘do more’ demand made from US

ISLAMABAD: Briefing media after a meeting with a US delegation led by Secretary of State… Read More

Ex-Ambassador Khalilzad to become US adviser on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will join the State Department as an… Read More

US commando takes helm of forces in Afghanistan

General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as… Read More

Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills three

KABUL: A helicopter crash in northern Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least three people including… Read More