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Pakistan reports 56% drop in exports to Afghanistan in second half of 2025

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 26, 2026

Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan declined sharply by 56.61 percent in the second half of 2025, according to data released by

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 23, 2026

The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned a deadly explosion at a Chinese-run restaurant in Kabul, saying terrorism in

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 22, 2026

Richard Lindsay, the UK’s special envoy for Afghanistan, met on Tuesday with Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, the Taliban’s representative in Islamabad,

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 21, 2026

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that all talks held with Taliban authorities have failed to produce results,

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 19, 2026

Tajik border troops killed four armed men who crossed into Tajikistan from Afghanistan overnight, Tajik authorities said on Sunday, while

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 16, 2026

The Taliban-run Commission for the Affairs of Migrants says more than 3,200 Afghan migrants were deported from Pakistan and Iran

Posted by Elsa Imdad - January 16, 2026

By freezing cross-border trade while managing a refugee influx, Pakistan and Afghanistan have created a perfect storm of economic pressure

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 15, 2026

Pakistan has allowed over 6,000 Afghan trade containers stranded at Karachi port to be exported, easing financial burdens on traders

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 12, 2026

As the deportation of migrants continues, 2,459 individuals returned to Afghanistan on Saturday, Jan. 10, the Taliban-run High Commission for

Posted by Shahana Naseer - January 9, 2026

FO says Kabul must give guarantees, rejects India’s claims and JF-17 deal reports. Pakistan will continue to be part of