AFGHANISTAN

World must maintain contact with interim Taliban govt, NSA Yusuf tells visiting US official

ISLAMABAD, OCT 8: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf, in a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday, stressed that the international community “must maintain contact”Read More

Pak rejects references in US senate bill

“We find all references inconsistent with the spirit of Pakistan-U.S. cooperation on Afghanistan since 2001,” says the FO spokesperson Ali Furqan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday described the draft legislation introduced Read More

‘Unwarranted’ references to Pakistan in US Senate bill inconsistent with spirit of cooperation: FO

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29: Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said on Wednesday that “unwarranted” references to Pakistan in a bill that was recently introduced in the United States Senate was “inconsistent” with Read More

Taliban accuse US forces of violating Afghan airspace, call for upholding commitments made in Doha

KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday warned of consequences if the US did not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace. “The US has violated all international rights and laws as well Read More

US generals express concern over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal in wake of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, SEPT 29: Top US generals are claiming that they had warned US President Joe Biden that a rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan could increase risks to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and Read More

Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan via Pakistan

ANKARA, SEPT 28: Turkey will send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by land via Pakistan, the country’s foreign minister said. “We will send humanitarian aid (to Afghanistan). We will take it Read More