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Pakistan

Pakistan presses for mechanism to stop use of Afghan soil for terrorism

Second round of talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban continues in Istanbul

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 08:24pm

Pakistan

Khawaja Asif calls Pak-Afghan agreement a path to lasting peace

Defence minister says accord aims to dismantle border terrorist networks

Published 20 Oct, 2025 03:14pm

Pakistan

Analysts, diplomats laud Pak-Afghan ceasefire as breakthrough for stability

Observers say truce can ease tensions if Afghan Taliban honour commitments

Published 19 Oct, 2025 10:22pm

Pakistan

Captured suicide bomber exposes Afghan Taliban-Fitna Al Khwarij nexus

Detainee reveals young Afghan men are being brainwashed and trained for attacks against Pakistani forces

Published 19 Oct, 2025 06:16pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after peace talks in Doha

'The Afghan regime must rein in the proxies who have sanctuaries in Afghanistan,' says Field Marshal

Updated 19 Oct, 2025 09:51am

Pakistan

No attacks, no response, Pakistan tells Afghan Taliban as Doha talks first round concludes

Both sides agree to continue discussions on Sunday; Islamabad presses Kabul for verifiable action against cross-border terrorism

Updated 18 Oct, 2025 09:43pm

Pakistan

Taliban regime not legitimate ‘representatives of Afghan people’: FO

Foreign Office says Pakistan responded firmly to cross-border aggression

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 07:41pm

Pakistan

Field Marshal Asim Munir, President Zardari duscuss army’s response to Taliban aggression

COAS briefs president on border operations after cross-border strikes

Published 15 Oct, 2025 06:38pm

Pakistan

Army foils terror plot in North Waziristan, kills seven extremists

Slain Khawarij were planning to carry out terror attacks in region

Published 15 Oct, 2025 06:05pm

World

IOM reveals nearly 450,000 Afghans left Iran since June 1

Forcing or pressuring Afghans to return risks further instability in the region: UNCHR

Published 07 Jul, 2025 02:43pm

World

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

Afghan foreign minister hails 'courageous step' taken by Russia

Published 04 Jul, 2025 09:31am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan as Germany halts entry programme

Germany says intends to halt humanitarian migration programmes

Published 04 Jul, 2025 08:55am

World

Russia recognises Taliban government of Afghanistan

Russian ministry accepts credentials of Afghan ambassador

Published 04 Jul, 2025 12:13am

Pakistan

TTP poses grave threat to Pakistan’s security, says Ambassador Asim

Pakistan has long hosted millions of Afghan refugees: Asim Iftikhar Ahmad

Published 24 Jun, 2025 10:32am

World

BBC: Afghan Taliban sold 500,000 weapons to terrorists

Taliban reportedly admits that at least half of military equipment is now “unaccounted” for

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 01:51pm

World

US rejects Afghan Taliban’s plea of reopening embassy in Kabul

State Department reaffirms stance, no plans to reopen diplomatic mission

Published 06 Apr, 2025 07:44pm

Pakistan

Frontier Corps becomes National Reserve Police as Pakistan takes key counter terrorism decisions

Counter-Terrorism Committee categorizes explosive materials as the 'federal subject'

Published 29 Mar, 2025 11:38am

Pakistan

Taliban’s border provocations: A desperate attempt to shield terrorism originating from Afghan soil

A UN Security Council report says Pakistan has suffered more than 600 terrorist attacks in the past several months

Published 05 Mar, 2025 10:29pm

World

Afghan Taliban delegation arrives in Japan for first foreign diplomatic visit

The development marks a new chapter in the Taliban’s foreign relations

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:40pm

World

Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan’s mines

Foreign investors had largely abandoned the country, but security has drastically improved

Published 02 Feb, 2025 02:13pm

World

Taliban govt-run corporation takes over luxury Kabul Serena hotel

Hotel operations are now handled by Hotel State Owned Corporation, says statement

Updated 01 Feb, 2025 05:39pm

World

Iran, Afghanistan call for more ties in high-level Kabul talks

Araghchi praised countries' economic, trade and political relations in his talks with Muttaqi, says statement

Published 26 Jan, 2025 10:38pm

World

US may put ‘very big bounty’ on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021 following a chaotic U.S. withdrawal

Published 26 Jan, 2025 02:50pm

World

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Afghan supreme spiritual leader, chief justice

Accused of discrimination against women and girls

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:46am

World

Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US

Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year

Published 21 Jan, 2025 03:04pm

World

Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open

Says restrictions on girls and women’s education not in line with Islamic Sharia law

Published 20 Jan, 2025 01:03pm

Life & Style

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ summit

Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says Afghan Taliban government have been invited to attend

Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:13pm

World

Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting

Afghanistan’s says they had discussed expanding relations with Afghanistan and to boost trade through Chabahar Port in Iran

Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:39pm

World

India strengthens diplomatic relations with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Misri expresses India’s readiness to address the urgent needs of the Afghan populace

Published 09 Jan, 2025 11:06am

World

Hundreds of Afghans detained in Pakistan, claims Afghan embassy

Alleges number included 137 Afghans with pending visa extension requests or who are temporarily registered with UNHCR

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 11:33pm