Geopolitics
Washington/Xinhua: US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien on Friday reaffirmed that US troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to 2,500 level by early 2021. more
Pakistani army chief, US special envoy discuss Afghan peace process

Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Rawalpindi ...

UN condemns deadly suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan

New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government building in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, and underlined that the perpetrato ...

Soldiers recruited to Afghan army amid increased violence

Kabul/Xinhua: A total of 959 newly graduated soldiers on Sunday joined the Afghan National Army (ANA), boosting the force amid an increase in the Taliban-led unrest, an army source said. ...

Afghanistan group in letter to US politician says Taliban used Pakistan as launching ground to attack US, NATO, Afghan forces

Kabul: Afghanistan's Milli Gato Saatonko Group, a national interests preservation body, has sent a letter to US politician Stephen F. Lynch and claimed that Taliban used 'Pakistan ...

US Embassy in Afghanistan warns of extremists' attacks on women

Moscow/Sputnik: The US Embassy in Afghanistan has issued a security alert for its citizens, warning about an increased risk of attacks on women by the extremist organizations.

Afghan government team seeks to end ongoing war, violence via talks with Taliban: Kabul

Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan government's team intends to put an end to the longstanding war and violence in the country and ensure lasting peace via the ongoing peace talks with the Tal ...

Taliban ceasefire negotiations will take time:   Afghanistan’s Abdullah warns government

Doha/Sputnik: The ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha will be lengthy, as a decades-long war cannot be concluded in a matter of ...

Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold bilateral talks

Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistani and Afghan officials will hold talks in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday to review bilateral cooperation in various fields including security and econ ...

US to probe Pakistan’s ISIS terrorists in Syria

Islamabad: Making the situation tough for PM Imran Khan, United States has started an investigation into the role of Pakistanis in the Islamic State movement in Syria, media reports said. ...