Cross-Border Engagement Archives - Afghan Studies Center

Regional Peace Is Impossible While Terrorists Use Afghan Soil, Says Pakistan PM

Posted by Shahana Naseer - September 2, 2026

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Tuesday that lasting regional peace would

Pakistan open to Afghan bilateral security mechanism, demands ‘verifiable’ action against militants

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 28, 2026

Pakistan said on Thursday it was open to a bilateral mechanism proposed by Afghanistan’s Taliban government to address security disputes

Four mediators struggle to secure lasting Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 24, 2026

A ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains fragile despite sustained diplomatic efforts by Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and China, according

Taliban regime has itself become a proxy trying to destabilize the region, Pakistan’s UN envoy tells Arab News

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 17, 2026

Five years after the Taliban swept into Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, is not walking back

Pakistan rejects Afghanistan’s weapons smuggling allegations, demands action against militants

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 10, 2026

Islamabad on Sunday rejected Kabul’s allegations that it seized light and heavy weapons smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan, demanding the

Pakistan Plans to Reopen Border Trade Routes With Afghanistan After 300 Days

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 10, 2026

Pakistan has reportedly decided to reopen its major border crossings and transit routes with Afghanistan after nearly 300 days of

Mujahid: Islamic Emirate Seeks to Ease Tensions With Pakistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 3, 2026

Zabihullah Mujahid says the Islamic Emirate does not seek continued tensions with any country, particularly Pakistan, and is working to

Pakistan rejects Amnesty International’s call for investigation into Kabul airstrikes

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 24, 2026

Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson on Thursday rejected Amnesty International’s call for an investigation into an Islamabad airstrike in Kabul months

Pakistan, Canada discuss Afghanistan, pledge closer security cooperation

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 22, 2026

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Canada discussed the situation in Afghanistan and regional security during talks in Islamabad, with

Transit trade with Kabul hits historic low

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 20, 2026

• Falls to 11,592 containers worth $367m in FY26• Afghanistan increasingly relies on Iran, Central Asian trade routes• Reverse transit