Rashid Khan was named Afghanistan captain of a 15-man squad announced on Wednesday for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib were included after both were left out of the white-ball tour of Bangladesh in October. Pace bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who played his last T20 […]
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Haqqani expresses gratitude for support from Pakistan
KABUL: Interim Afghan Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani on Sunday expressed gratitude to religious organisations and personalities in Pakistan, including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), for what he described as goodwill and positive intentions towards Afghanistan amid strained bilateral relations. Read More: Thousands attend funeral of Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani Addressing an event in Kabul, Haqqani referred […]
Five killed in armed clash on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border
An armed clash along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border has left five people dead, according to Tajik state media, heightening concerns over security along the volatile frontier. Read More: Tajikistan reports deadly cross-border attacks from Afghanistan Tajikistan’s state news agency Khovar, citing the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security, reported that three armed individuals crossed into Tajik […]
Beyond Kabul’s Claims: UN Assessment of Terrorism in Afghanistan
Sixteenth Report of United Nations Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team was released on 8 December 2025, offering one of the most authoritative and troubling assessments to date of Afghanistan’s security environment under the Taliban Regime. Contrary to repeated assurances by Kabul that Afghan territory is not being used for militant activity, UN […]
11 Afghan nationals killed in Chagai road crash
At least 11 Afghan nationals lost their lives and nine others were injured in a collision between a pick-up and an oil tanker near the Nokundi area of Chagai district, Balochistan, on Sunday. Officials said the victims were attempting to illegally migrate to Europe via Iran with the help of human smugglers. Read More: Most […]
Pakistan protests Afghan Taliban over North Waziristan attack
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday issued a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban following a deadly attack on a military camp in North Waziristan. Four security personnel were martyred when terrorists attempted to storm a camp in the Boya area, with the attackers identified as members of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, affiliated with […]
Afghanistan: Hub of Terrorism: TTA Facing Uprising; Avoiding CT Talks
Proofs of Taliban regime actively supporting, facilitating, sheltering and funding international terrorist groups are surfacing with each passing day. Quarterly UN Monitoring Team Reports are repeatedly providing evidence of growth of international terrorist organizations in Afghanistan. Similarly, SIGAR reports are pointing towards the same fact. Pakistan was already suffering from its effects, now terror has […]
Radicalised Seminaries in Afghanistan
In August 2021, after taking over the Kabul throne in a dramatic way, the Afghan Taliban strategised the national education system by establishing more religious seminaries, and the number had swelled to 23000 in May 2025. Experts and human rights observers describe this as a systematic effort to exploit religious education for long-term ideological control […]
Pakistan calls on world to press Afghanistan to rein in militants
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the peaceful settlement of global disputes, while urging the international community to press the Afghan Taliban to honour their international obligations and curb terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil. “Peaceful resolution of disputes is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign diplomacy. It is in the same […]
New terror threat grows across Afghan border, says PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned that a new wave of terrorism is rising from Afghan soil. He urged the world to press Afghan authorities to act against militancy. He highlighted the issue while speaking at a forum marking Turkmenistan’s neutrality anniversary. Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan remains committed to regional peace as it serves on the […]