The agreement was established during a top-level meeting in Kabul on Sunday between the Interior Minister of Pakistan, Mohsin Naqvi, and his Afghan counterpart, Sirajuddin Haqqani. The two leaders emphasised the importance of mutual respect, regional stability, and enhanced collaboration. Discussions mainly discussed Pakistan-Afghanistan border cooperation, anti-terrorism measures, cross-border penetration, and the prohibited activities of […]
Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. This news was shared by Zamir Kabulov, who is Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan. He spoke to Ria Novosti, a Russian state news agency, and said that the Russian government has now recognized the Taliban, which calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Later, Russia’s Foreign […]
More than 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April, while the number dropped to 67,000 in May, and more than 3,000 were sent back in the first two days of June, according to the ministry. Millions of Afghans have poured into Pakistan over the past several decades, fleeing successive wars. Hundreds of thousands have come since […]
Russia in April suspended its ban on the Taliban in a move that paved the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan. No country has formally recognised the Taliban’s government, which took over the country in 2021 as U.S.-led forces withdrew. “We hope this new phase will allow both countries to […]
This move follows concerns over millions of dollars reportedly sent to Afghanistan after the Biden administration’s withdrawal from the country. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett, aims to ensure the State Department doesn’t provide financial or material aid to the Taliban. “The United States has sent over $5 billion in cash to Kabul,” Rep. […]
The U.N. sanctions monitoring team released its annual assessment late Thursday amid a surge in TTP terror attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians, killing a number of them in recent weeks. “The ambition and scale of TTP’s attacks on Pakistan, though, had significantly increased, with over six hundred attacks during the reporting period, including […]
Around 25 militants attempted to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan’s side, utilizing Afghan Taliban border posts. However, Pakistani security forces swiftly responded, thwarting the infiltration attempts, the sources added. The militants, backed by the Afghan Taliban, opened heavy fire on Pakistani posts but were met with a robust and decisive response from Pakistan’s security forces. […]
Addressing the event held in Qatar’s Doha on Saturday, Ambassador Akram highlighted the dangers of allowing impunity for terrorist groups in Afghanistan. He noted that despite progress by the Afghan Interim Government in combating Daesh (ISKP), several other terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), continue to operate freely. He stressed that socio-economic development […]
According to diplomatic sources acquainted with the development, the Afghan Taliban government’s decision to boycott the most recent UN conference held in Doha was a “big blunder” and would further isolate it internationally. Special envoys from more than two dozen nations, including Pakistan, attended a two-day conference organized by the UN on February 18 and […]
The UN mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to open schools for girls, saying a year-long ban on keeping girls out of high schools was shameful and “entirely avoidable.” The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as “tragic and […]
