Pakistani security forces overnight killed six militants of a separatist group in a raid at their hideout in the mountains of southwestern Baluchistan province, the military said Saturday.
Counterterrorism police arrested three others from the same (...)
Be realistic. Show patience. Engage. And above all, don't isolate. Those are the pillars of an approach emerging in Pakistan to deal with the fledgling government that is suddenly running the country next door once again _ Afghanistan's resurgent, (...)
Pakistan's national security adviser said Wednesday that his country cannot host any more Afghan refugee for several reasons, including financial constraints.
``Pakistan is in no condition right now to accept any more refugees,'' Moeed Yusuf told a (...)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan is "serious."
Guterres was here in Geneva on Monday to convene a high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian (...)
Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmed Massoud wrote on Facebook on Sunday that he welcomed a proposal by religious scholars to negotiate a settlement with the Taliban to end the fighting in the provincial capital of (...)
On 31 August, the United States ended the longest war in the history of the American Republic when the last US soldier left Afghanistan.
The moment was not one of jubilation and the declaration of victory, however, and nor was it one where moral and (...)
As Afghanistan enters a new period of uncertainty following the withdrawal of US forces from the country this year, many people's thoughts may be turning to events 20 years ago before the US invasion of the country after the attacks on New York and (...)
The United Nations says its Humanitarian Air Service is resuming air operations in Afghanistan to enable 160 aid organizations to continue activities in the country's provinces.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that the air passenger (...)
Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul on Tuesday as Taliban fighters took control of the airport seconds after the last US military aircraft had taken off, marking the end of a 20-year war that has left the extremist militia stronger than it (...)
Pakistan's prime minister has called on the international community to continue engagement with Afghanistan, saying it was a ``way forward to avert any humanitarian crisis and secure peace and stability.``
Imran Khan made his comment during a (...)
"The Taliban of today are not very different from the Taliban of the 1990s. They might act differently for now, but I think in gradual terms we will be seeing a replay of Taliban rule in Afghanistan as it unfolded in the 1990s," commented Ahmed (...)
For nearly four decades, the Middle East has been picking up the pieces of the US strategic folly in Afghanistan and paying the price for its unending wars in the region.
The debacle led to the creation of Islamic jihad by CIA proxies that rose (...)
Over the last few days, the Taliban have swept across Afghanistan and taken control of Kabul, the capital, and the second and third-largest cities in the country, Kandahar and Herat. The rapid advance of the Taliban has taken the international (...)
Washington's point man in talks aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan made a brief visit Monday to Pakistan as relations between Islamabad and Kabul reached a new low.
Zalmay Khalilzad's visit came just hours after Afghanistan withdrew its (...)
A powerful roadside bomb targeting security forces killed two soldiers in southwest Pakistan, the military said Thursday, a sign of increasing violence in the region.
The overnight attack happened in Pasni, a district in the impoverished Baluchistan (...)
Pakistan's national security advisor has accused India of orchestrating last month's deadly car bombing in the eastern city of Lahore, saying Sunday that an investigation has shown it was organized by an Indian intelligence operative.
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In the past two weeks Egypt participated in four multi- and bi-lateral military manoeuvres. The Phoenix Express drills resumed this year, after having been cancelled last year due to Covid-19. Conducted off the coast of Tunisia, Phoenix Express 2021 (...)
Egypt is known for its enriched and large civilization that evolved more than 5000 years ago. It is one of the oldest and exceptional civilizations. Following the ancient civilizational roots, Egypt has emerged as an important state in today's (...)
The Taliban on Monday announced a three-day cease-fire for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan this week. But hours later, a roadside bombing killed 11 passengers on a bus in eastern Afghanistan _ the (...)
Egypt and Pakistan discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Gwadar Port Authority, according to statement by the Pakistani maritime affairs ministry
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Pakistan's powerful army chief on Thursday urged for a peaceful resolution in the disputed region of Kashmir and for peace talks with archrival India, a rare conciliatory call amid a weeks-long cease-fire across the volatile territory.
Unsettled (...)
The end of February 2021 marked one year of the US-Taliban Peace Agreement signed in February 2020 in Doha. This was the most recent major attempt to bring an end to the two decades of protracted war and bloodshed that have plagued Afghanistan. (...)
The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan proposed a shakeup of the stalled peace process this week, including an interim government and a conference of key players, according to diplomatic and political sources, but his plan faced immediate objections (...)
With violence spiking, Afghanistan's warring sides have returned to the negotiation table, ending more than a month of delays amid hopes that the two sides can agree on a reduction of violence - and eventually, an outright ceasefire.
Taliban (...)
With talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban stalled and the new administration in Washington mulling its options, Russia is stepping up efforts to try and find a way forward in the peace process.
Moscow's emissaries have been making the (...)
