The US military has confirmed one of its planes crashed in Taliban-held territory in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, south of the capital. According to the Afghan official, two pilots were found dead amid the wreckage. Officials told the media there were no indications it had been brought down by enemy activity. The official further said the … Read more
A passenger plane has crashed in eastern Afghanistan. A provincial spokesperson informed local media that the plane was crashed in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province to the south-west of Kabul. The spokesperson said that the passenger plane came down and caught fire due to technical issues. It was informed that the plane belonged … Read more
Eight Taliban were killed during a gunfight with government forces in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. According to the provincial governor spokesman, fighting happened when Taliban launched an attack on government forces’ checkpoints in Qahwa Khana area of the province. Three policemen were also injured in the attack. Earlier on December 30, key commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan … Read more
JEDDAH: Visitors to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan will need to be vaccinated against polio at least 12 months before their arrival under a new Health Ministry edict. According to the details, the same notification is issued for the visitors to Saudi Arabia from Afghanistan. Vaccination has been made mandatory because of the prevalence of the … Read more
A soldier martyred and four other injured in a landmine explosion near Landi Kotal along the Pak-Afghan border. According to the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), a landmine exploded along the Pak-Afghan border, killing one soldier and injuring 4 others. DG ISPR says explosion on Pak-Afghan border occurred during fencing on Pak-Afghan border. The martyred soldier … Read more
The United States will announce the withdrawal of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan later this week. According to US media reports, talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban resumed a week ago while the parties sought a way to reduce violence or even reach a ceasefire. The reports further stated that Washington has … Read more
The Taliban have killed at least twenty-five Afghan soldiers in an insider attack in central Afghanistan, underscoring the dangers Afghan forces face from within their own ranks. The overnight insider attack happened in the Qarabagh district where a group of seven security personnel Friday night turned their guns on fellow soldiers at a local Afghan … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday, underscored the need for achieving the goal of a secure and stable Afghanistan for the economic progress and prosperity of the entire region. He made these remarks while addressing the 8th Ministerial meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process held earlier today at Istanbul. Speaking on the occasion, … Read more
The United States has restarted peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar after three months halt. According US State Department spokesperson, US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad held the first official talks with the Afghan Taliban in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Three month before US. President Donald Trump had abruptly halted peace talks and all the diplomatic … Read more
U.S. special representative Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul for amelioration of talks and to end the war in Afghanistan. He met President Ashraf Ghani and discussed steps that could lead to a peace deal. According to a statement, Khalilzad will fly to Doha, where he will rejoin talks with Taliban negotiators to discuss steps that could … Read more
United States to resume the peace talk with Afghan Taliban. According to the details, U.S. President Donald Trump made an unannounced Thanksgiving visit to American troops in Afghanistan. Trump informed there that the peace talks has been resumed. The news comes less than three months after Trump abruptly halted the yearlong U.S.-Taliban dialogue just as … Read more
Munir Akram, permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations spoke about the peace in Afghanistan at UN. Pakistan has expressed hope that the resumption of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban would lead to a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Munir Akram was speaking … Read more
Pakistan’s representative at the United Nations Munir Akram has said that Pakistan has supported the Afghan Peace Process. At the United Nations, he has expressed hope that the resumption of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban would lead to a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, … Read more
At least seven people killed and other seven are injured when a car bomb detonated at Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul. According to interior ministry spokesman, the bomb had gone off in a neighborhood which is near the interior ministry and north of Kabul airport. The blast was detonated by a suicide bomber in the car, … Read more
Moscow: The representatives of Russia, US, China and Pakistan had a meeting In the wake of the long war in Afghanistan for 18 years and international peace talks. According to the International News Agency, Russia hosted a joint meeting between the four countries in Moscow on the establishment of peace in Afghanistan. At the meeting, … Read more
President Arif Alvi held an important meeting with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani in Baku. According to sources, the meeting was held on the sidelines of the 18th non-aligned movement summit in Baku, while the meeting discussed the Afghan peace and reconciliation process. Both the dignitaries also discussed improving Pak-Afghan relations and the situation in … Read more
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that it is our effort to get the Kartarpur agreement signed tomorrow. Condemning Indian blatant human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, the spokesperson said the humanitarian nightmare in the held valley is worsening with continued military lockdown and complete communications blockade. The spokesperson once again strongly rejected the … Read more
Car explosion killed 3 policemen and injures 2 in Wardak province of Afghan. According to Afghan media, the blast took place at Wardak’s governor’s ceremony. Afghan media said Wardak’s governor, Zafar Uddin Yemeni, was safe in the attack. Afghan media also said the rescue team arrived at the scene as soon as the explosion was … Read more
A suicide bomb targeted a minibus of recruits for the Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring 27, a local government source said. The recruits were travelling to Kabul. The bomb detonated in a small motorized vehicle used to haul goods. Last month, a … Read more
A Taliban delegation met US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday. According to sources, the first known contact between the two sides since US President Donald Trump called off talks last month. Trump halted the talks, which aimed at a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban security guarantees, … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said it is utmost effort of Pakistan that the Afghan peace process resumes and reaches its logical conclusion to cultivate the benefits of peace and prosperity in the region. Addressing a ceremony, he termed his meeting with the Afghan Taliban today as positive and satisfactory. The Foreign Minister also … Read more
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Faisal stated that Afghan Taliban delegation agreed to review progress under the stalled US-Taliban peace talks. The meeting with senior Afghan Taliban delegation was led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Foreign Affairs Secretary Sohail Mahmood and … Read more
A 12 member contingent of the Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Baradar arrived in Islamabad here on Wednesday. Official spokesman for the Taliban in a tweet confirmed their arrival prior. American Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is already in Islamabad indicating a possible restart for the recently ‘called off’ Afghan peace … Read more
United States (US) Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad along with his five-member delegation arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday. Sources said that Zalmay Khalilzad, during his stay in Pakistan, will hold meetings with Pakistan’s top military and civil leadership and would share new development on Afghan peace process. Khalilzad likely to visit the … Read more
In view of the upcoming Presidential election in Afghanistan, Pakistan on Thursday decided to close all passageways and cargo terminals, except for emergency patients, along the Afghanistan border for two days from Friday, September 26. In view of the upcoming Presidential election and in support of domestic transition in Afghanistan, it has been decided to … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the north of Afghanistan is becoming a new springboard for international terrorist organizations. According to Afghan media, Sergey Lavrov, while addressing the United Nations Security Council, said that the north of Afghanistan risks becoming a new springboard for Daesh and other international terrorist organizations. Lavrov said that the … Read more
At least 35 members of a wedding party, including women and children, were killed and multiple wounded in an airstrike in southern Afghanistan. An airstrike and raid were conducted by Afghan Special Forces against of Taliban in southern Helmand province. Deputy provincial councilman Abdul Majed Akhund, said that initial reports showed 24 civilians were killed, … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan held meetings with the US special envoy for Afghanistan, US senators and the Amnesty International secretary general Komi Naidoo, in New York. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed various issues, including the Afghan peace process with the premier. In a meeting with Amnesty International Secretary General Kumi Naidoo, … Read more
