Afghanistan

RAW operators hurry to leave their nest in Kandahar due to fear of IEA fighters knocking at their door

Pakistan govt and military have taken several preventive measures to mitigate the ill effects of the possible fallout

Lawmakers urge speaker to help empower parliament

Reaches out to regional players for devising a consensus strategy to prevent another civil war

Information minister says govt has keen eye on changing situation; wants consenus-based govt in Afghanistan

Insurgents dismiss fake statements, videos as ‘enemy’s propaganda’, say they did not impose restrictions on Afghans

New Delhi says it has 'temporarily' brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar

Fighting stateless terror groups like al Qaeda consumed US security establishment, trillions of dollars

System has proven useful in the world in repelling missile attacks, says Afghan interior ministry

Enemy suffered heavy and unprecedented casualties, says governor of Takhar province Abdullah Qarluq

Identities of those killed in the accident were not immediately clear

India is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in Afghanistan, says ministry

Insurgents may also sneak into the country in the guise of refugees

Reduction in external aid; depleting political & diplomatic interests; and increasing involvement of other countries

FM says Pakistan, US agree to improve coordination and cooperation for peace in Afghanistan

Taliban claim its fighters had seized two crossings in the country's west as US troops continued their withdrawal

Afghanistan is on its way back to the 90s when USSR withdrew under intl pressure and internal economic mess

India moved its spoilers in different directions to blame Pakistan for Afghanistan unrest, says Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar

FM Qureshi discusses bilateral and regional issues in call from US secretary of state

Spokesperson says port of Islam Qala now under full control, will try to put it back in operation

The US president reiterated his commitment to pulling out US troops, acknowledges that a new civil war could erupt

Afghan situation is ‘bad and out of control’, Senate panel told

US military 'achieved' its goals in the country — killing Osama bin Laden, degrading al Qaeda, says President Biden

There has been a rapid deterioration in security as US withdraws its forces after 20 years

Afghanistan’s neighbours need to play constructive role to bring durable political settlement, says State Department

Attacks committed by insurgents in apparent retaliation for cooperating with the Kabul government

Pressure grows from critics to give a more expansive explanation for US president's decision to withdraw

The noise of the coming American war could be heard very distinctly

Islamabad frets over the estimated 6,500 TTP fighters, joining hands with the Afghan Taliban

Bonded carrier regime system changed for Afghan transit trade to meet the traders' demand, says envoy Mohammad Sadiq

Patients and students in emergency cases to be granted special permissions

Afghan military officials complain they were not told in advance US forces would leave in the early hours last Friday

The military base headquartered the US military since it took control of Afghanistan in 2001

Islamabad will extend all possible assistance to Kabul to cope with pandemic, says custom collector

CentCom says it had officially handed over seven former US bases to Afghan security forces

Spokesperson Zabihullah says peace talks will be accelerated in the coming days

Says constantly planning for contingencies; will adjust presence to address security challenges

As dominos topple and Afghan Taliban seize district after district, Ghani govt again looks for a way to blame Pakistan

The insurgents have pressed on with their campaign to capture territories

PM tells Iran president-elect, situation in Afghanistan can have repercussion for Pakistan and Iran

The United States has a history of unceremonial and abrupt military withdrawal from various conflict zones

Islamabad stands with Kabul in its fight against coronavirus, says envoy Mohammad Sadiq

The quiet departure from Bagram Air Base brings an effective end to the longest war in US history

As the US completes a hastily planned troop withdrawal, months ahead of schedule

Some troops will remain in September as part of a ‘rational drawdown with our allies’, says American president

After a war that costed US and Nato $2.26 trillion, and costed the Afghans over three million casualties

Ghani refuses to clear the stables and prepare for curtains to his propped rule

Delhi has acted as spoiler throughout history, wants Afghanistan to be an irritant for Pakistan, says President Alvi

The closure of Bagram airbase ends the US military presence at Afghanistan’s most significant airfield

French foreign ministry's move has invited criticism, seen as sending the wrong signal at a crucial time