Pakistan appears to have had two major political goals with the fencing effort: to control cross-border movement of goods and people across what has long been a porous border, as well as to offer a demarcation fait accompli on a border which has been rejected by prior Afghan governments

A child was killed and four others were injured when a roadside bomb hit a Taliban vehicle in capital Kabul, according to Taliban officials.

Following the rapid spread of a new coronavirus (Omicron) variant worldwide, doctors in Afghanistan are expressing concerns, advising people to strictly adhere to health protocols as this variant may be deadlier than previous ones.

The real challenge ahead is how to avoid a mega-disaster resulting from a failing economy in Afghanistan that leaves no choice for Afghans other than to leave

The Taliban’s acting defense minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Akhund has warned Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to immediately return Afghan planes and choppers or face the consequences.

Heading a high-ranking delegation, Taliban’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Tehran Saturday night to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.

It is one thing to fund a guerilla campaign, and another to finance a conventional army. Afghanistan cannot afford to divert its scarce resources to the task of maintaining a large and mediocre army

The Iranian ambassador in Kabul says Tehran will recognize an inclusive government in Afghanistan, adding that the current rule is not inclusive.

Unrest and a new cycle of instability in Afghanistan would certainly put Pakistan’s strategy—pitching itself as a geo-economic hub—in jeopardy

Within the OIC, there have been other fissures at play too, specifically among the Gulf states, that are now spilling over on the issue of Afghanistan and determining influence over the country’s new rule led by the Taliban