Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Former US envoy urges Joe Biden to engage with Pakistan

NEW YORK: Former US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker urged the Biden administration to engage with Pakistan on ways to assess and deal with the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, saying that the ‘American disaster’ in the war-torn country is due to the incumbent American president’s impatience. In an opinion piece for The New … Read more

Govt forces repel Taliban attack on Aybak, 20 killed 

Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 20 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded when government forces repelled a militant attack on Aybak city, capital of Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan, on Sunday night, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Monday. The ministry said in a statement that Taliban fighters fled surrounding areas of the city after … Read more