Russia warns of regional security risks from Afghanistan, Middle East

Russia warns of regional security risks from Afghanistan, Middle East

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, warned that growing threats in Eurasia, including challenges linked to Afghanistan and ongoing crises in...
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CSTO, UN stress ‘Afghanistan factor’ in Central Asia security discussions

CSTO, UN stress ‘Afghanistan factor’ in Central Asia security discussions

Officials from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the United Nations have underscored the significance of the “Afghanistan factor”...
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Mujahid rejects claims alleging links between Islamic Emirate officials and Al-Qaeda

Mujahid rejects claims alleging links between Islamic Emirate officials and Al-Qaeda

The spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, has strongly denied claims that members of the administration maintain...
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Afghan Women at Crossroads of Conflict: Understanding Gendered Impact of Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation

Afghan Women at Crossroads of Conflict: Understanding Gendered Impact of Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation

By Elsa Imdad Like all catastrophes, this escalation exposes pre-existing fault lines, with Afghan women bearing its most acute and...
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Deadly Floods Devastate Families Across Afghanistan

Deadly Floods Devastate Families Across Afghanistan

Heavy rainfall and devastating floods in recent weeks have upended the lives of hundreds of families in Afghanistan. The National...
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Peshawar High Court halts deportation of Afghans awaiting resettlement abroad

Peshawar High Court halts deportation of Afghans awaiting resettlement abroad

The Peshawar High Court has temporarily restrained law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from deporting an Afghan family whose asylum case for...
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Urumqi Talks Advance Counterterrorism Focus and Sustained Dialogue on Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations

Urumqi Talks Advance Counterterrorism Focus and Sustained Dialogue on Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations

ASC Report China has concluded a week of informal trilateral talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan in Urumqi (April 1–7), signaling...
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Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

Pakistan said Thursday that the burden of ending its conflict with Afghanistan lay with Kabul, as the two sides held...
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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a...
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Pakistan reopens Torkham crossing to repatriate Afghans under temporary arrangement

Pakistan reopens Torkham crossing to repatriate Afghans under temporary arrangement

Pakistan has temporarily reopened the Torkham border crossing to allow the repatriation of Afghan nationals, a police official said on...
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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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