As Pakistan welcomes Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, on his visit to the country for the first time in over a decade, the region finds itself …
Clemency for the Taliban will not lead to peace in Afghanistan
They would choose safety over justice. In the case of Afghanistan, this has fed a continuous cycle of violence over the past few decades. The absence of any legal consequences for violence and war …
Nanda: Talk of peace is slow in Afghanistan, but the U.S. must not abandon them now
Afghanistan continues to suffer from deadly violence while the historic Taliban-Afghan peace talks are underway thousands of miles away in Doha, Qatar. These U.S.-brokered talks follow the …
World Bank: $100 Million to Stabilize Afghanistan’s Financial Sector and Spur Economic Recovery
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million grant to help Afghanistan stabilize its financial sector and support small enterprises as the country strives to spur its …
Pakistan Unveils New ‘Friendly’ Visa Policy for Afghanistan
Pakistan introduced Tuesday a new visa policy for Afghanistan to facilitate business and people-to-people contacts between the two countries. Officials said the travel document, approved by the …
World Bank offers Afghanistan 100 mln USD for small enterprises support
The World Bank provided a grant of 100 million U.S. dollars to help Afghanistan stabilize its financial sector and support small enterprises as the country strives to spur its recovery from COVID-19, …
Pakistan, Afghanistan shake hands as they aim to end mistrust
“We cannot afford to pursue business as usual. We need fresh approaches and our people demand it of us.” Afghanistan and Pakistan have routinely accused each other of allowing safe havens for armed …
Bomb blast in Central Afghanistan kills 15 people
At least 15 people were killed in a bomb explosion in the central Afghan province of Daykundi, a spokesman for the interior ministry, Tariq Arian, said on Tuesday. “A landmine, which was planted by …
Afghan peace negotiator urges new era in ties with Pakistan
The chief of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team says that the time has come for his country and Pakistan to shun the suspicion, “stale rhetoric” and tired conspiracy theories that have dogged past r …
Peace in Afghanistan will bring prosperity to northwest: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that trade and prosperity in the tribal areas depend on peace in Afghanistan, and that the tribal areas would flourish if the talks between Afghanistan and the …