Afghanistan

There is no stocktaking on the part of the US viz challenges that may emerge in any post-US exit strategy

Central to negotiations is the fundamental question of a timetable for when US and foreign forces leave Afghanistan

Pakistan’s ‘assessment’ paints grim picture of peace in neighbouring country

PM Imran invites Afghan president to Islamabad

Gun battle ensues after Humvee packed with explosives blown up outside police headquarters in Pul-e-Khumri

Ceasefire and intra-Afghan dialogue remain elusive and reconciliation efforts have not yet yielded results

Khalilzad should convince the US to end use of force instead, Afghan Taliban say

3,200 religious and tribal leaders, politicians and representatives participate in meeting

Pakistan’s strategic and security interests in Afghanistan cannot be denied because for the last four decades

As the US and the Taliban engage in a sixth round of direct talks in Qatar

Three soldiers martyred after terrorists attacked Pakistani troops engaged in border fencing in North Waziristan

ISPR says 60 to 70 Afghanistan-based terrorists attacked Pakistani troops fencing border in N Waziristan

FM Qureshi tells visiting Afghan delegation that Islamabad will continue its efforts for peace in the region

US military has stopped tracking amount of territory controlled or influenced by Afghan government and Taliban

Talks mark sixth round of negotiations between the two sides in recent months

Trump’s aide says US has no information regarding military’s claims about PTM being funded by Afghan, Indian...

Adding to the slowdown, authorities have declared a week-long public holiday in Kabul

FM Says Islamabad making sincere efforts for Afghan peace

The US seeks peace in the form of a permanent ceasefire to be announced by the Taliban

Taliban vow any decisions made at loya jirga are 'never acceptable to the real and devout sons of this homeland'

The United States, in other words, is deeply involved in Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood

Khalilzad says Taliban's demands focused on the withdrawal of US forces

10-member delegation from Afghanistan reaches Islamabad for two-day dialogue

Zalmay Khalilzad terms consensus a 'milestone' in efforts to end Afghanistan war

The word of caution from Pakistan has come at a time when Washington and the Taliban

All stakeholders have to act fast

Results for 33 seats in Kabul province have not been announced yet amid allegations of rigging, other irregularities

PM Imran's statement on Afghanistan has the 'potential to positively transform the region'

Imran warns against derailing Afghan peace process

Dr Faisal announces meeting of Pak-Iran border commission will be held in Islamabad next month

Hybrid Warfare Leonid Savin says energy is the area where Pakistan and Russia can cooperate

Last year was the deadliest yet for Afghan civilians, with 3,804 killed

Set to be held in September after being pushed back twice

As the US tries to forge a peace deal with the Taliban

200-bed-state-of-art hospital was handed over to the Afghan government

There was no immediate word on further casualties and no claim of responsibility for the operation

Gen Hayat says Pakistan needs to focus on increasing its military exports

Intra-Afghan dialogue fell apart at the last minute in a row over a large number of delegates Kabul wanted to send

The ongoing attempts to resolve the Afghan imbroglio via negotiations have not yet been derailed

The sight of a seemingly endless expanse of opium-producing flowers is common across rural Afghanistan

Peace coming back to Afghanistan at the cost of women’s rights is legitimate talking point

With the Afghan Taliban deriding Kabul's plan to send 250 delegates for the upcoming peace talks in Qatar

Afghan trade delegation members lay bare hurdles in bilateral trade relations

The last time Taliban met Afghan government was at talks in Pakistan in 2015

The bloodshed came as the US pushes for a peace settlement with the Taliban

Group notorious for strictly conservative attitude to women’s rights

The blast occurred on the outskirts of Mehtarlam, capital of Laghman province

Trusting the Taliban to adhere to their words has been a foolish act these past years

FO confirms Pakistan not going to attend talks to be held in Doha between US and Taliban

The announcement is largely symbolic as in recent winters the Taliban have continued fighting Afghan and US forces