يتزين ملعب "باركن" من أجل استضافة مجريات اللقاء الناري الذي سيجمع بين المنتخب الدنماركي مع نظيره النمساوي، في إطار منافسات الجولة الرابعة من المجموعة الأولى التي تضم فرقًا من العيار الثقيل، هي: كرواتيا - فرنسا - الدنمارك والنمسا؛ حيث شهدت تلك (...)
Abandoning the people of Afghanistan would be a repeat of the mistakes of the past and a monumental failure on part of the international community as a whole, said Sajid Bilal, Ambassador of Pakistan in Egypt.
His remarks came during a press (...)
The "Peace Mission 2021" counter-terrorism military drill of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states wrapped up on Friday in Russia.
The military exercise was successful and all the tasks were finished, Commander of the Russian (...)
The top U.S. military officer met with his Russian counterpart Wednesday, against the backdrop of U.S. struggles to get military basing rights and other counterterrorism support in countries bordering Afghanistan, a move Moscow has flatly (...)
The "Peace Mission 2021," a counter-terrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, officially started on Monday in Orenburg, Russia.
The participants are from eight SCO member states, including China, Russia, (...)
Pakistan's prime minister says he has ``initiated a dialogue`` with the Taliban to prod them to form an inclusive government that would ensure peace and stability not only in Afghanistan but also in the region.
Imran Khan tweeted on Saturday that (...)
Pakistan's prime minister has met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Afghanistan.
The Foreign Ministry's statement on Friday said the two leaders met on the sideline of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's meeting in Tajikistan's city of (...)
Pakistan is hosting a virtual meeting of foreign ministers from countries neighboring Afghanistan to discuss the situation there.
A foreign ministry statement said Wednesday's meeting will be attended by China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and (...)
"The lands beyond the river" conjures up the history of the early Islamic conquests of the area between the Jayhun (Amur Darya) River in the south and the Sihun (Syr Darya) River in the north of Central Asia.
Today, this area roughly comprises the (...)
Germany says it is committed to helping people still in Afghanistan seeking to get out, as well as those who have already fled as refugees.
At the start of a four-day, five-country trip focused on evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister (...)
Russia is preparing to evacuate more than 500 people on four military planes from Afghanistan _ its first airlift operation since evacuations from Kabul began.
The Defense Ministry said Wednesday that it will airlift the nationals of Russia, (...)
Pakistan`s foreign minister has urged the Taliban and other leaders in neighboring Afghanistan to try to reach an inclusive political settlement as soon as possible.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi issued the appeal Monday at a news conference ahead of his (...)
Russia's president has criticized Western nations for seeking to temporarily house Afghan refugees in Central Asian countries, citing security concerns for Russia.
Speaking at a meeting with top officials of the Kremlin's United Russia party on (...)
An Afghan military plane was downed by Uzbekistan's air defense system on Sunday over an attempt to illegally enter the country's air space, Uzbek authorities said Monday.
The downing took place in southeastern Uzbekistan, in the Surkhandarya region (...)
No diplomats are crowding the rooftop of the US Embassy in Kabul to evacuate the city by helicopter, as was the case during the Fall of Saigon in 1975. The total withdrawal of US troops, expected to end by the 20th anniversary of the 11 September, (...)
Who could have predicted or even imagined for a second that after 20 years of war in Afghanistan the Taliban would be more entrenched than ever in the country and gaining in the international legitimacy that was denied them before the US decided to (...)
The situation in Afghanistan is like a domino game. Every day, a new state falls into the hands of the Taliban, and it is almost controlling the entire country. It is as if time goes back to before 11 September 2001, when the movement was tightening (...)
Indian and Chinese soldiers have pulled back from another area along their disputed border as part of moves to lower tensions amid a 15-month standoff that has sometimes led to deadly clashes, India's army said Friday.
An Indian army statement said (...)
Iran's newly-elected President Ebrahim Raisi late on Wednesday said establishing extensive interaction with neighboring countries constitutes one of his government's main foreign policy principles.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Nurdinjon (...)
The U.N. humanitarian chief in Afghanistan appealed for $850 million Thursday to help the war-torn country cope with the impact of the Taliban offensive, protracted malnutrition for a third of the country, a severe drought, and the return of 627,000 (...)
American diplomats are escalating a charm offensive with Central Asian leaders this week as they work to secure a close-by spot to respond to any resurgence of outside militants in Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdraws.
But even as (...)
Nuclear strategic stability talks between Russia and the United States will take place in a week, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing sources in a Russian delegation at talks in Tajikistan.
Russia wants to discuss all types of weapons, (...)
Russia has strongly warned the United States against deploying its troops in the former Soviet Central Asian nations following their withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior diplomat said in remarks published on Tuesday.
Russia's Deputy Foreign (...)
A high powered Afghan government delegation, which will include the head of the country's reconciliation council, is to meet the Taliban in Doha to jump-start a long-stalled peace process, two Afghan officials said Tuesday.
The two officials, who (...)
The top US commander in Afghanistan is to hand over his command at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on Monday, as America winds down its 20-year military presence and Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country.
Gen. Scott (...)
