AFGHANISTAN

Taliban visit China to gain government support

Ground breaking of Sui gas scheme in Hafizabad

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Taliban are expected to “play an important role in the process of peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan” BEIJING: China told a visiting Read More

US very much engaged in Afghanistan: Blinken

New Delhi, (AFP/APP): Afghanistan would become a “pariah state” if the Taliban take control of the country by force and fail to respect the rights of its people, US Secretary Read More

PM calls for inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized for an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan. In an interview with a US media outlet, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), he said the Read More

‘Close friend of Pakistan’s enemies’: PTI ministers blast Nawaz Sharif for meeting Afghan NSA

ISLAMABAD – Several ministers from the ruling PTI on Saturday strongly criticised PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for meeting Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, saying it Read More

Afghan rivals agree to meet again after inconclusive Doha talks

DOHA: Delegations from Afghan government and Taliban have agreed to meet again and to expedite peace negotiations after two days of inconclusive talks in Doha. In a joint statement, both Read More

Russia to hold military drills near Afghanistan border next month

Russia says that it will stage military drills next month with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan. In a statement today (Monday), the Russian defence ministry said that Read More