Former U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said both Afghanistan and the United States stand to gain from improved ties, identifying counterterrorism as a key area of...
Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has said that under the newly signed Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense pact, any militant strike launched from...
Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, its government said, the latest in a...
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has called on the international community to step up assistance for those affected by the recent earthquake...
Beijing has reaffirmed its support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that he is seeking to regain access to former U.S. air base...
The United States has decided to revoke the sanctions waiver for Iran’s Chabahar Port, effective September 29, exposing individuals involved in its operations to penalties under...
A British couple who had been imprisoned by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) for nearly eight months have been released. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has deployed international female staff to its encashment centre in Kabul after Afghan women staff were barred from working under instructions...
Zakir Jalaly, Director of the Third Political Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has dismissed the prospect of a renewed U.S....
U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring more than 10,000...
Afghanistan bowed out of the Asia Cup on Thursday after suffering a six-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi. Chasing 170, Sri Lanka sealed victory...
Israeli tanks advanced along two gateways to the centre of Gaza City on Thursday while internet and phone lines were cut off for several hours, signaling...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States is trying to regain control of Bagram Air Base from the Islamic Emirate, though details of the...
Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to take stronger action against alleged terrorist groups it says are operating from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan. Addressing a Council...
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has strongly condemned the irresponsible remarks of Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations regarding the ban on women...
Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that Afghanistan will be able to participate as an observer in upcoming meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation...
On the humanitarian front, Geng appealed to traditional donors to increase funding and “stop politicizing humanitarian relief.”
Afghanistan is facing one of its worst humanitarian crises yet, with child malnutrition reaching unprecedented levels and international aid sharply declining, according to the UN World...
