Afghanistan
Islamic State claims twin blasts in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for two explosions that hit a heavily Shi'ite Muslim area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding…
Norway urges support for U.N. fund to aid Afghans
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway on Tuesday urged other countries to contribute to a United Nations fund by providing cash directly to Afghans so they can survive the…
Blast in Afghan capital wounds two
KABUL (Reuters) -A bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded two people on Monday, the Taliban's interior ministry said, just two days after a similar explosion that was…
Five security personnel killed in Pakistan attacks near Afghanistan
By Jibran Ahmad and Gul Yousafzai PESHAWAR/QUETTA (Reuters) - At least five security personnel – three soldiers and two policemen - were killed and six civilians were injured in three…
Blast hits Shi’ite area of Afghan capital Kabul
(Representative Image) KABUL (Reuters) -A magnetic bomb attached to a passenger minivan exploded in a heavily Shi'ite area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, causing an unknown number of…
Pakistan: Cooking Up Half-Baked ‘Raw’ Stories
In recent days, the Pakistani state and military establishment has had to make two stunning U-turns to kowtow before ‘Indian agents’. The first was a humiliating surrender to the Tehrik-e-Labbaik…
By Sushant Sareen
Blast in eastern Afghanistan mosque before Friday prayers wounds several
KABUL (Reuters) -An explosion hit a mosque just before Friday prayers in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam…
A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition, WHO says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at…
Regional Meeting of NSAs, A Timely Initiative
One of the prime reasons for the timely initiative on Afghanistan taken by India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) is the serious effort by both Pakistan and China to deny an…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India hosts first regional meeting on Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
By Rupam Jain MUMBAI (Reuters) - Diplomats and security analysts from Afghanistan's neighbours, with the notable exceptions of China and Pakistan, gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss how…
Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan
The Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held on 10 November 2021 in New Delhi in which National Security Advisers / Secretaries of Security Council of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz…
Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief begins a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and other ties as the Taliban seek global recognition and the unfreezing…
