Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities dismissed on Tuesday Pakistan’s claim that a deadly suicide attack last week was planned on Afghan soil....
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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over suicide attack in northwest, warns of ‘decisive’ response

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over suicide attack in northwest, warns of ‘decisive’ response

Pakistan on Monday issued a demarche to Afghanistan’s Chargé d’Affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb after a deadly suicide attack on a...
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TTP Relocation Signals Adjustment, Not Resolution in Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions

TTP Relocation Signals Adjustment, Not Resolution in Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions

By Elsa Chandio The reported movement of TTP leaders away from Kabul highlights tactical shifts under pressure, but the deeper...
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Australia Outlaws BLA: Implications for Kabul?

Australia Outlaws BLA: Implications for Kabul?

By Imtiaz Gul Australia’s decision to impose counterterrorism financing sanctions on the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) marks a significant...
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High-profile terrorist killed in Bannu was Afghan special forces member: security sources

High-profile terrorist killed in Bannu was Afghan special forces member: security sources

BANNU: A high-profile terrorist who was killed in a recent operation by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district was...
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Pakistan ambassador urges Afghan authorities to act against militant threats

Pakistan ambassador urges Afghan authorities to act against militant threats

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, has urged the Afghan authorities to take concrete action against militant threats that Islamabad...
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Pakistan says cross-Durand Line communities seek peace and stability

Pakistan says cross-Durand Line communities seek peace and stability

Pakistan says communities living along the Afghanistan-Pakistan Durand Line want peace and stability, despite ongoing security concerns in the region....
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UK envoy says male support for girls’ education “vital” in Afghanistan

UK envoy says male support for girls’ education “vital” in Afghanistan

The UK Special Representative for Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, has described male support for girls’ education as “vital” for Afghanistan’s future,...
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Pakistan says no temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan in place as tensions rise

Pakistan says no temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan in place as tensions rise

Pakistan’s foreign office said this week that there is currently no ceasefire in place with Afghanistan, as tensions surge between...
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Pakistan’s Trade Recalibration and the Afghanistan Factor

Pakistan’s Trade Recalibration and the Afghanistan Factor

By Elsa Imdad Pakistan is steadily recalibrating its trade map by expanding connectivity with Central Asia and Iran while reducing...
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Clerics from Pakistan, Afghanistan appeal to authorities to extend pause in fighting till Eidul Azha

A group of clerics from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday appealed to the authorities on both sides to extend the…

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Experts Call for Renewed Dialogue, Humanitarian Easing, and Stability in Pakistan-Afghanistan Ties

Religious scholars, tribal elders, and policy experts from Pakistan and Afghanistan called for an urgent revival of dialogue, practical confidence-building…

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Eminent Pak-Afghan Ulema Voice Support for Girls Education in Afghanistan

The return of the Taliban in Afghanistan meant that the nature of relevant stakeholders in the region had changed, and…

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AFGHANISTAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY UNHAPPY WITH PAKISTAN

In this interview with Matrix Media, veteran economist Haroon Sharif sheds light on what lies behind the Afghans’ (especially the…

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Girls’ Education: The Major Unfulfilled Commitment

Depriving Afghan girls of education was one of the Taliban regime’s systematic and devastating abuses against women, which has been…

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