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Lessons learned?

EDITORIAL: In candid remarks during his recent visit to Berlin, Khawaja Asif once again placed Afghanistan and...

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:36am

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Backchannel efforts begin to ease Pak-Afghan tensions?

ISLAMABAD: Prominent religious and political leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to step in with informal...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

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The sounds of silence in age of ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ extremism

In a world awash with radical ideas and spiralling violence, the “sounds of silence” from Simon & Garfunkel’s...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 05:53am

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Credible warnings, unfinished work

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s warning that Afghanistan is sliding back into conditions resembling the pre-9/11 era did not...

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:16am

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Afghanistan's ban on poppy cultivation leads to rise in meth production: ANF director

ISLAMABAD: The ban imposed by Afghanistan’s interim government on poppy cultivation was a calculated business move...

Updated 23 Jan, 2026 08:20am

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PM lashes out at Afghanistan for failure to tackle terrorism

Says 'if they do not care for peace with Pakistan, they should at least show mercy towards their own people and not oppress them'

Updated 21 Jan, 2026 07:15am

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Afghan Taliban envoy posted to Indian capital

India has not officially recognised the Taliban government

Published 13 Jan, 2026 12:32pm

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Spiritual guides have the capacity to reach beyond a jail cell?

“The conduct of war has undergone a change and perhaps we need to learn some lessons.” “We did win from India as you...

Published 09 Jan, 2026 05:41am

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Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

DHAKA: Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met leaders who are seeking to increase their political...

Published 30 Dec, 2025 05:48am

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Afghanistan says working with Tajikistan to investigate deadly border clash

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Saturday they were working with neighbouring Tajikistan to investigate...

Published 28 Dec, 2025 03:08am

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A refusal to engage

EDITORIAL: Walking away from a regional forum rarely looks like confidence; more often it signals avoidance. The...

Published 25 Dec, 2025 06:17am

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Trump imposes full travel bans on seven more countries, Palestinians

The White House in a proclamation said it was banning foreigners who "intend to threaten" Americans

Published 17 Dec, 2025 11:21am

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Six soldiers martyred in Kurram attack

PESHAWAR: Militants stormed a security checkpoint in northwest near the Afghan border, martyring six soldiers, three...

Published 10 Dec, 2025 03:28am

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UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on women in its offices

KABUL: The United Nations called on the Taliban authorities on Sunday to lift its ban on Afghan women working in its...

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

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Afghan man arrested in Texas threatened suicide attack: Justice Dept

WASHINGTON: An Afghan man has been charged in Texas with threatening to build a bomb and carry out a suicide attack,...

Published 02 Dec, 2025 11:38pm

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National Guard soldiers shot in ‘targeted’ attack near White House

Investigators identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national from Washington State

Published 27 Nov, 2025 08:25am

Business & Finance

India and Afghanistan to launch air cargo services to boost trade

Kabul seeks access to grains, medicines and industrial goods

Published 21 Nov, 2025 03:38pm

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Afghanistan urges India to scale up trade, expand use of Iran’s Chabahar Port

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government urged India on Thursday to scale up trade and open cargo hubs in its...

Published 20 Nov, 2025 09:06pm

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Taliban minister arrives in Delhi: Afghanistan seeks Indian investments, goods

KABUL/NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s Taliban trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday on a maiden visit to draw...

Published 20 Nov, 2025 03:13am

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IT, materials stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

CSE All-Share index settled 0.09% lower at 23,029.86 points

Published 19 Nov, 2025 05:10pm

World

Afghanistan seeks Indian investments, goods as Taliban minister arrives in Delhi

KABUL/NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s Taliban trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday on a maiden visit to draw...

Published 19 Nov, 2025 05:02pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Millat Tractors shifts focus to new markets as exports to Afghanistan decline

MTL sales to Afghanistan have decreased due to political instability

Published 18 Nov, 2025 01:13pm

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Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says

A United Nations Development Programme report said nearly one in 10 overseas Afghans has been forced back home, with more than 4.5 million returnees since 2023

Published 12 Nov, 2025 11:14am

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Taliban govt says ceasefire to hold, despite talks failing

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Saturday its ceasefire with Pakistan would remain even though their...

Published 09 Nov, 2025 03:22am

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India ramps up support after Afghan quake, vying with China for influence

NEW DELHI: India is ramping up aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and branding itself as the region’s “first...

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

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The dishonest and untrustworthy Afghan leadership

The latest round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Turkish capital has collapsed. The talks were aimed at...

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Taliban not really known for adhering to peace treaties

“I don’t understand why the Pakistan-Afghan peace talks are being negotiated by two countries - Qatar and ...

Published 22 Oct, 2025 06:02am

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The ball is still in Kabul’s court

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s military response along the western frontier was not sudden, impulsive, or unprovoked. It...

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 07:42am

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Bilawal urges Afghan govt to act with restraint, responsibility

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed deep concern over the recent...

Published 13 Oct, 2025 05:59am

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Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: At the recent Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Special Envoy Mohammad Sadiq...

Updated 11 Oct, 2025 08:12am