China’s foreign minister, meeting with the Taliban on Chinese soil, urged the group to distance itself from terrorist groups and take steps to establish peace in Afghanistan.
China Hosts Meeting With Taliban, Calls Them ‘Important to Peace’ as US Leaves Afghanistan
The visit is likely to further strengthen the Taliban on an international stage during a time when violence is reportedly increasing in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: World doing business with Taliban, why shouldn’t India?
With the Taliban capturing large parts of Afghanistan, many believe that the fall of Kabul could be just months away. Under these circumstances, what should India do to protect its interests in the …
With US withdrawal, countries scramble to have a hold in Afghanistan
Pakistan National Advisor Moeed Yusuf and ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed are visiting Washington even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in New Delhi. With less than a month left before the US …
Why the US war in Afghanistan was a resounding success
The point of this invasion and occupation was never to bring peace and prosperity to Afghanistan. It was to bolster the US military machine …
The Endgame in Afghanistan: Darker Clouds Gather
US “Really Messed It Up” In Afghanistan, Says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that US “really messed it up” in Afghanistan as he questioned American motive for the 2001 invasion of the country in the first place.
China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
China’s foreign minister has met with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan …
China hosts Taliban leaders as U.S. withdraws troops from Afghanistan
China expressed support for the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan’s future while warning it to cut ties with a separatist movement in the Xinjiang region, in a clear expression of Beijing’s geopolitical …
Pakistan reopens Spin Boldak border crossing held by Taliban; Afghanistan loses $33 million in customs revenues
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have reopened the Chaman-Spin Boldak border, one of the major border crossings with Afghanistan, that has been held by the Taliban since early this month, local media …