ISLAMABAD-In Afghanistan, twenty-five civilians and two Taliban militants were killed while fifteen civilians wounded during a mortar shell attack and car bomb explosion in a local bazaar in Sangin district of southern province of Helmand today (Monday). A provincial government spokesman Omar Zwak ...

ISLAMABAD-The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on a visit to Qatar, Islamabad, and Tashkent to support sustained peace and stability in the region and advance economic recovery of Afghanistan. According to a press release of the US ...

ISLAMABAD-NEW YORK,A Russian military unit secretly sought to offer rewards to Taliban-linked militants to incentivize them to hunt and kill NATO troops in Afghanistan, which include American forces, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing unnamed U.S. intelligence officials. The report said ...

ISLAMABAD-The top UN envoy for Afghanistan has said that talks between the government and the Taliban could begin next month. UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, expressed these remarks during a Security Council session. She also recognized the efforts of ...

ISLAMABAD-Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has emphasized the need for intensifying contacts between legislatures, people and business communities of Pakistan and Afghanistan for their common benefit. Talking to Pakistan’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq Khan in Islamabad, he ...

ISLAMABAD-Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said building close cooperative relations with Afghanistan is a high priority of Pakistan's foreign policy and a vital component of our vision of a peaceful neighborhood. Talking to Pakistan's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq ...

ISLAMABAD-In Afghanistan, at least 10 government soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province. Government officials said the attack took place when the security forces were going outside their base to review the security situation.

ISLAMABAD-The government of Pakistan has decided to open the third border terminal at Ghulam Khan on Monday (today) for bilateral trade and to allow transit trade and import from Afghanistan through Torkham and Chaman border terminals as well.“This arrangement on trade will be in operation ...

ISLAMABAD-Pakistan will open its border terminal at Ghulam Khan for bilateral trade with Afghanistan from Monday. According to a press release issued from Foreign Office Spokesperson today [Saturday], the decision was made in view of strong fraternal ties and due to renewed Afghan government's ...

Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood says Ghulam Khan crossing point is being opened as third major trading route with Afghanistan to immediately clear the backlog. In a tweet after his meeting with Afghan ambassador Atif Mashal in Islamabad today [Saturday], the Advisor said ...