Abandoned US equipment and Afghanistan’s Bagram base

As per press reports, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan's Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke telephonically on 4th April, wherein both "agreed to resolve the issue of American weapons left behind in Afgh...

Pentagon chief orders review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday ordered a Pentagon review of the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which has long been a target of Republican criticism. “I have concluded that we need to con...

21-May-2025 Read More

Kabul ready for ‘dialogue’ with US, other countries on Afghan refugees

KABUL: The Taliban government said on Tuesday it was ready for “dialogue” with the Trump administration on the repatriation of Afghan refugees whose legal protections in the United States will be revoked in July. Citing a...

14-May-2025 Read More

Trump administration revokes temporary protections for Afghans

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump´s administration moved on Monday to end legal protections that temporarily shielded Afghans from being deported, citing an improved security situation in the Taliban-ruled country. Secre...

13-May-2025 Read More

Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State in Afghanistan

MOSCOW: Russia will help the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan fight against the Afghan branch of Islamic State, Moscow’s special representative for the country was quoted as saying on Friday. Zamir Kabulov, a former Russi...

03-May-2025 Read More

Marginalising women a major curb on Afghan economy: UNDP

KABUL: Restrictions on women and girls imposed since the Taliban authorities took power are projected to cost Afghanistan almost six percent of its GDP over two years, the UN development agency country director said on Thursday....

02-May-2025 Read More