KABUL: The Taliban is set to participate in China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesperson confirmed on Saturday. This development underscores Beijing's increasing official ties with the Taliban administration, even though it hasn't received formal recognition from any government. While ...

The Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, held a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in Tibet, where they discussed mutual cooperation on addressing the challenges to regional security and stability. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani is in China for a two-day visit, ...

In Islamabad, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Ministry of Commerce have recently implemented a more stringent policy regarding Pakistan's role as a transit country for commercial imports heading to Afghanistan. Under SRO 1397(1), the Ministry of Commerce has prohibited the transit ...

Two civilians, including a 12-year-old, lost their lives in an incident of indiscriminate firing by Afghan forces directed at the civilian population near an outbound checkpoint along the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan, as confirmed by the deputy commissioner of Chaman. The bodies of the child ...

On Wednesday, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban, expressed strong disapproval of Pakistan's decision to expel undocumented Afghan nationals and called for a reconsideration of this policy. This statement came following the Pakistani caretaker government's ultimatum, ...

The Afghan Taliban have imposed restrictions on trading in foreign currencies throughout the country, giving a 10-day deadline to switch businesses to the local currency. According to reports, the transitional Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned trading in foreign currencies, including the ...

Former United States Central Command Marine Corps General (retired), Frank McKenzie, voiced his skepticism regarding the reliability of the Afghan Taliban in light of their connections with al-Qaeda. General McKenzie, who played a pivotal role in overseeing the US withdrawal from ...

Afghanistan government has banned the Pakistani currency across the country. The Taliban government imposed a ban on Pakistani currency in Afghanistan. According to reports, Afghan citizens were given a deadline of 2 months to exchange Pakistani currency for Afghan currency. Keeping Pakistani ...

The interim rulers of Afghanistan signed the Doha agreement link with the United States, not Pakistan, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday. His reaction came after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s accusations pertaining to the use of Afghan soil by militants for cross ...

Afghanistan interim Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is likely to visit Pakistan in the next month, media reports said on Monday. The two governments have had sour relations since the PDM-led government came into power in Islamabad in 2022. However, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul ...