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Washington, February 28 – The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban. President Donald Trump praised Pakistan's leadership, and a State Department spokesperson told IANS that...

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...

On Friday, Pakistan stated that it was in an "open war" with Afghanistan after its forces killed more than 270 Taliban fighters and injured over 400 others in airstrikes in response to what Islamabad described as the cross-border attacks by the Afghan Taliban.The spokesman for Afghanistan's...

Kabul, February 27 – Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed that a "special group" in Pakistan has initiated a mission to destabilize the region after tensions escalated between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday.Addressing a press conference in Kandahar on...

Tel Aviv, February 27. Pakistan is not targeting militants in Afghanistan, but rather terrorizing civilians and undermining Afghan sovereignty. This, according to a report, exposes the stark hypocrisy of Islamabad, which decries its losses while simultaneously bombing Afghan schools and homes...

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...

Kabul, February 27 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, called for calm and respect for human rights and humanitarian law, particularly the protection of civilians, amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have claimed...

Islamabad, February 27 – Pakistan on Friday stated that it considers itself in an "open war" with Afghanistan, as its forces killed more than 130 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia in response to what Islamabad described as the cross-border attack by the Afghan...

Moscow, February 27 Amid escalating armed clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Russia on Friday urged both countries to end the conflict and resolve their differences through diplomatic means.Pakistan launched a retaliatory operation late Thursday night in response to alleged border...

Kabul, February 27 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan risk regional instability and has urged the two nations to hold dialogue and protect civilians, local media reported on Friday.Guterres expressed concern over the...

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...

New Delhi, February 27. Pakistan has declared an all-out war against the Afghan Taliban, thus putting a fragile Qatar-mediated ceasefire under immense strain. Just hours after Afghanistan said that it had launched retaliatory strikes across the shared border, Pakistani forces carried out...

New Delhi/Kabul, February 26 – Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have entered a dangerous new phase, marked by deadly airstrikes, mounting civilian casualties, and a steadily deepening diplomatic rift. Recent Pakistani air operations in Afghanistan's eastern provinces – particularly...

Kabul, February 26 – The Taliban has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, calling it a "shameful act" and warning of a military response, adding that Islamabad targeted civilians instead of militants.In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid...

Kabul, February 26 – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and cuts in international funding have severely affected Afghan women's access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on...

Kabul, February 25 – Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have sharply declined in the first seven months of the current fiscal year due to trade disruptions and political tensions, local media reported on Wednesday.According to official data from the State Bank of Pakistan, exports from Pakistan...

Islamabad, February 24 Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of "unprovoked firing" along the border on Tuesday, while warning of a severe response to any further such attacks.The firing came just days after Pakistan launched airstrikes against the alleged hideouts of the terrorists inside...

Washington, February 24 – Pakistan has the right to protect itself from terrorism, the US said on Monday after Islamabad carried out strikes against alleged militant camps along the Afghanistan border."Pakistan has the right to protect itself from terrorism," a State Department spokesperson...

Islamabad, February 23 – The suicide bombing by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) targeting a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which claimed 36 lives and injured over 160 others during Friday prayers on February 6, should raise concerns within the state on several levels, as it...

Ayodhya, February 23 – Responding to the Taliban’s new penal code concerning atrocities against women and children in Afghanistan, spiritual leaders on Monday condemned the move, saying they are deeply saddened by the cruelty inflicted on mothers, women, and children in the name of religion...