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.
Border clashes escalate: Afghanistan blames Pakistan for closures; $200 million trade loss prompts search for new routes
Afghanistan’s Taliban government is seeking alternative trade routes through Central Asia as border closures with Pakistan cripple commerce, costing n …
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry …
Pakistan blames neighbors Afghanistan and India as bomb blast kills 12 outside Islamabad courts
Pakistani officials implicate Afghanistan and India as explosion hits courts in Islamabad, killing at least a dozen people.
U.N. Security Council passes Afghanistan resolution
With events in Afghanistan rapidly unfolding, U.N. Security Council members unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday warning anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan against revenge killings and …
The reason Afghanistan is so at risk of earthquakes after latest devastation
Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most fatalities, killing about 560 people on average each year and causing annual …
Pakistan says troops killed 20 militants in a region bordering Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces have killed 20 Pakistani Taliban insurgents in raids on hideouts in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
TTP seizes ground in Bannu, other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Pakistan’s control crumbles
Analysts told CNN-News18 that since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan in 2021, the TTP has steadily rebuilt its networks, exploiting weak governance and security vacuums.