Afghanistan

SYDNEY: Australia on Saturday announced financial sanctions and travel bans on four senior officials within Afghanistan’s Taliban government, citing a worsening human rights situation, particularly for women and girls. Foreign Minister…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt have agreed to enhance cooperation in defence and several other key sectors during a high-level meeting between the foreign ministers of both countries. A delegation-level meeting was held between Pakistan’s…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar Criticizes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, Highlights Security and Governance Failures. Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has strongly criticized the Khyber…

MOSCOW: Russia has offered to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan in an effort to reduce rising tensions between the two neighboring countries. The offer comes shortly after Iran also expressed willingness to mediate.…

ISLAMABAD – Situation remained tensed between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and now Defence Minister Khawaja Asif hinted at military operations inside Afghanistan after the recent wave of deadly terror attacks in Islamabad and Wana. As the…

ISLAMABAD/KABUL – Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains tensed and now Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar disclosed that Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, called him six times.…

KABUL – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday morning, leaving at least seven people dead and around 150 injured, according to provincial officials. The US Geological Survey reported…

ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL – Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at brokering a long-term truce ended without any agreement, in another setback for peace in the region after deadly clashes along their shared border earlier this month. The…

ISTANBUL – As tensions continue unabated between Pakistan, and Afghanistan with innocent civilians and armed forces personnel losing lives, leaders of both sides are engaging in Istanbul to chalkout strategy to counter terrorism. The third…