Afghan Government

SCO urges Afghan govt to curb terrorism

ASTANA: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has urged the Afghan government to fulfil its commitments towards… Read More

Pakistan urges UNSC to ask Afghan govt to cut ties with TTP

UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to… Read More

Pakistan to work with Afghanistan to fight terrorism in region: FM

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that Pakistan will work with the Afghan… Read More

Taliban name new Afghan government, interior minister on U.S. sanctions list

The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new… Read More

Shah Mahmood Qureshi calls for all-inclusive Afghan government

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stressed the Afghan Taliban and former rulers to… Read More

Afghan delegation in Pakistan calls for inclusive Afghanistan govt

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga Mir Rehman Rahmani on Thursday stressed the need for… Read More

U.N. Security Council pushes for talks to form new Afghan government

UNITED NATIONS- The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for talks to create a… Read More

Taliban says it has killed Afghan government’s top media officer

KABUL: Taliban fighters on Friday assassinated the Afghanistan government's top media and information officer in… Read More

Pakistan welcomes Afghan govt-Taliban ceasefire for Eidul Fitr

While extending Eid greetings to our Afghan brethren, we pray for a peaceful, stable and… Read More

Pak embassy successfully holds Kashmir event despite Kabul admin’s obstacles

Pakistan's Embassy in Kabul remained successful on Wednesday in holding the Kashmir Solidarity Day event… Read More

Taliban reject direct talks with Afghan government

Earlier this week, the Afghan Taliban in a statement had expressed desire to visit Pakistan… Read More

Pakistan hands over 200-bed Jinnah Hospital to Afghan government

Jinnah Hospital has been completed at a cost of 24 million US dollars. Read More

Afghan peace talks in trouble as Taliban slam 250-person guest list

According to a roster issued by the presidential palace, the Afghan delegation comprises 250 people Read More

Facing hurdles from US, war crimes judges reject Afghanistan probe

Neither the Taliban, the Afghan government, nor the United States will face any investigation at… Read More

World powers meet in Geneva on Afghan reforms, peace prospects

KABUL: Afghan leaders and international diplomats meet in Geneva on Tuesday to evaluate whether strategies… Read More

Afghan Taliban not serious about peace, says govt chief

The Taliban in Afghanistan have not yet shown any sign they are serious about ending… Read More

US special envoy Khalilzad on four-nation visit including Pakistan

WASHINGTON: U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the… Read More

Afghan Taliban to ‘join’ Moscow peace talks

PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban will join multilateral peace talks being hosted by Rus­sia on Friday,… Read More

Afghan envoy to India steps down during President Ghani’s Delhi visit

DELHI: Resignation of Afghanistan ambassador to India came as a flabbergasted announcement for the Afghan… Read More

Pakistan wants voluntary return of Afghan refugees to home: Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has said that… Read More