pakistan-afghanistan relations

Beijing, April 7 Talks brokered by China between Pakistan and Afghanistan to end their current military conflict continued a week after they began, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.“China has been making active efforts to facilitate dialogue between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The...

Kabul, April 3 – More than 9,000 families have been forced to leave their homes due to rocket attacks conducted by Pakistani forces on areas near the Durand Line in Kunar province, Afghanistan, according to local media reports.Officials from Kunar's Directorate of Information and Culture said...

Kabul, April 3 – Local residents in Afghanistan's Khost province have accused Pakistani soldiers of targeting civilian homes in the Tani district on Thursday evening, as fighting continued along the country's border with Pakistan.According to sources, many local residents have started leaving...

Islamabad, April 2 Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that it was holding talks with the Taliban government of Afghanistan to end the ongoing conflict, while demanding that Kabul must "demonstrate visible and verifiable actions" against terrorists.Speaking at a weekly press conference here...

Islamabad, April 1 – Participants in a jirga (tribal council) have urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop the border clashes and resolve their differences through dialogue, local media reported on Wednesday.A "Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga" was organized in Pakistan's...

Islamabad, March 29 Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that a Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge the leaders of the two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.Addressing a press...

Kabul/Islamabad, March 28 China’s efforts to mediate between Islamabad and Kabul appear to have reached a dead end, raising significant doubts about its influence in both countries – especially in Pakistan, a report has revealed.According to a report in the international magazine 'The...

Islamabad, March 17 – Pakistan conducted "precision airstrikes" overnight, targeting what it described as terrorists and their support infrastructure locations across Afghanistan. However, the Afghan government accused Islamabad of bombing a rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, resulting in the...

Peshawar, March 12 At least five members of a family were killed after a mortar shell exploded in a residential area in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Wednesday night, police said.The tragic incident occurred in the Serri Kandao area of the Tirah Valley, in...

Islamabad, March 11 Pakistan said on Wednesday that its security forces have killed 641 Afghan Taliban operatives and injured over 855 in the ongoing military operation launched two weeks ago.Pakistan launched military action, codenamed Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (righteous fury), on February 26...

Canberra, March 7 – The ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations that have been simmering since the Taliban regained power in August 2021. Islamabad has previously conducted significant airstrikes targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...

Peshawar, March 5 Security forces conducted coordinated ground and air strikes against militant positions along the border with Afghanistan in southwest Pakistan, targeting dozens of posts used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij militants, officials said on Thursday...

Islamabad, March 2 Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that his country was forced to take punitive action against the Afghan Taliban after they refused to act against the militants operating from their soil against his country.He was briefing members of the diplomatic corps...

New York/Washington, February 28 Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has said he gets along very well with Pakistan and that the country is doing “tremendously well”.“I do, but I get along very, very well with Pakistan. You have a great Prime...

Islamabad, February 27 Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar accused the Afghan Taliban regime on Friday of sponsoring cross-border terrorism that "institutionalizes slavery and orchestrates the systematic erasure of women and minorities."Addressing a press conference, Tarar said...

February 27, New Delhi – Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that there is now an "open war" between Pakistan and Afghanistan, following months of tit-for-tat clashes.Pakistan bombed Afghan cities, including the capital Kabul, on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked...

February 27, New Delhi – Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated following cross-border airstrikes and military exchanges along the Durand Line.Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul, on Friday, with Islamabad's defence minister...

Karachi, February 12 The Afghan players withdrew their names from the first-ever player auction held ahead of the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).A franchise owner initially confirmed that players like Mujeeb ur Rehman, Seddiqullah Atal, Muhammad Nabi, Waqar Salamkheil, and...