ALBAWABA – In a move that stunned regional markets and policymakers alike, Afghanistan has abruptly halted all trade with Pakistan, severing one of Sout …
Afghanistan shifts trade to Iran route to avoid Pakistan closures
By Ariba Shahid KABUL (Reuters) -Landlocked Afghanistan is leaning more heavily on trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on Pakistan, officials said, as tension between the neighbours escalates,
20 dead as powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan
At least 20 people died and scores injured as a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, just months after another deadly tremor left the …
Deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, provincial authorities said on Monday.
Afghanistan Urges Traders To Cut Ties With Pakistan
Baradar also accused Pakistan of repeatedly exploiting trade ties by arbitrarily shutting border crossings, harming Afghanistan’s economy, and turning nonpolitical matters into instruments of …
Afghanistan Urges Traders To Cut Ties With Pakistan
Baradar also accused Pakistan of repeatedly exploiting trade ties by arbitrarily shutting border crossings, harming Afghanistan’s economy, and turning nonpolitical matters into instruments of …
Pakistan ‘ready for war’ with India, Afghanistan: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif
The assertion came mere hours after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that a suicide bombing attack in Islamabad had originated in Afghanistan with “backing” from India.
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium
In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.
Pakistan’s prime minister offers talks to Afghanistan after deadly militant attacks
Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday offered talks to Afghanistan’s Taliban government in a renewed peace overture, about a week after negotiations between the two sides collapsed in Istanbul, …
Taliban Sets 3-Month Deadline For Traders To End Reliance On Pakistan Routes
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has advised traders in Afghanistan to reduce business with Pakistan and use other routes for the transit of goods.