Cross-Border Engagement Archives - Afghan Studies Center

China Urges Taliban To Reopen Schools For Girls In Afghanistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - June 9, 2026

China’s representative at the UN Security Council called on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools to girls. He said that

Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 13, 2026

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities dismissed on Tuesday Pakistan’s claim that a deadly suicide attack last week was planned on Afghan soil.

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

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 4, 2026

Pakistan’s foreign office said this week that there is currently no ceasefire in place with Afghanistan, as tensions surge between

Pakistan’s Trade Recalibration and the Afghanistan Factor

Posted by Elsa Imdad - April 27, 2026

By Elsa Imdad Pakistan is steadily recalibrating its trade map by expanding connectivity with Central Asia and Iran while reducing

SCO Calls For Peaceful Afghanistan, Revives Contact Group Talks

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 27, 2026

Deputy foreign ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states met in Moscow to discuss multilateral cooperation and the situation in

Russia warns of regional security risks from Afghanistan, Middle East

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 22, 2026

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, warned that growing threats in Eurasia, including challenges linked to Afghanistan and ongoing crises in

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

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 20, 2026

Officials from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the United Nations have underscored the significance of the “Afghanistan factor”

Peshawar High Court halts deportation of Afghans awaiting resettlement abroad

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 13, 2026

The Peshawar High Court has temporarily restrained law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from deporting an Afghan family whose asylum case for

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

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 8, 2026

ASC Report China has concluded a week of informal trilateral talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan in Urumqi (April 1–7), signaling

Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

Posted by Shahana Naseer - April 3, 2026

Pakistan said Thursday that the burden of ending its conflict with Afghanistan lay with Kabul, as the two sides held