In yet another indication of the Taliban new regime would not be any different from the previous rule, the hard-line Islamist government has banned shaving and trimming beards in southern Afghanistan …
China, NATO officials discuss Afghanistan, regional tensions
NATO’s chief Jens Stoltenberg discussing the situation in Afghanistan, amid longstanding disagreements between Beijing and the U.S.-led alliance over regional policies. Andy Wong/AP BEIJING (AP) — …
Mark Milley Testimony Live Updates: Military Leaders Grilled Over Afghanistan and China Calls
General Mark Milley, the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S., will be grilled by Republicans on Tuesday in his first Congressional appearance since revelations about his controversial …
What’s next for Afghanistan?
It has now been over a month since the Taliban seized Kabul. As attention inevitably shifts elsewhere, the painful question arises: What’s next? Is this another ‘back to the future’ moment? The signs …
Humanitarian crisis: FM Qureshi again urges world to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets
ISLAMABAD: Monday once again urged the world to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets and make it available for Afghan people, The News reported. Speaking on a foreign media outlet’s talk show, FM Qureshi …
Experts ask Pakistan to avoid oversimplifying threat emanating from Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover
Professor Zafar Nawaz Jaspal of Quaid-i-Azam University reminded that TTP and other terrorist groups were former allies of the Taliban. He said that the best option for Pakistan was to strengthen the …
Taliban Victory in Afghanistan Fuels Terror Attacks in Pakistan
Deadly terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased to the highest level in over four years as U.S. troops left Afghanistan and the Taliban took power, a sign of growing instability in the region that …
Taliban: Afghanistan bank boss warns sector near collapse
Afghanistan’s banking system is near to collapse, the boss of one of the nation’s biggest lenders has told the BBC. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, …
Pakistan discussing expansion of CPEC to Afghanistan -ambassador
Pakistan has discussed Taliban-led Afghanistan joining the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure project, the Pakistani ambassador to the country said on Monday.
Afghanistan Speaker Pulls Out of U.N. Meeting Amid Taliban’s Recognition Effort
“We hope the U.N., as a neutral world body, recognize the current government of Afghanistan,” the Taliban’s newly nominated ambassador said.