The reopening of India’s mission in Kabul, followed by announcements of revived cargo corridors and fresh Afghan invitations to Indian firms to build dry-ports and hubs on Afghan soil, marks a dramatic shift in regional alignments. For Pakistan–as for any conscious nation– these are not ordinary diplomatic gestures. Where once Kabul depended on Karachi and […]
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Kabul’s Blame Game
Kabul’s latest allegation of a Pakistani airstrike in Khost feels less like a factual claim and more like a frantic attempt to shift the narrative. When a government insists a strike occurred yet fails to offer coordinates, casualty records, satellite verification, or even neutral observers, it raises an immediate question: what exactly are they trying […]
Pakistan’s Kabul strikes create ‘new deterrence’
Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes in Kabul last month targeting senior commanders of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have created a “new deterrence”, triggering unease within the Afghan Taliban ranks and contributing to a noticeable decline in terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, official sources told. The cross-border operation, conducted in the heart of Kabul, was aimed at sending […]
Turkiye delegation to visit Pakistan amid Taliban tensions
ISLAMABAD – A high-level delegation from Turkiye is scheduled to visit Islamabad next week to discuss escalating tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban regime, aiming to explore a peaceful resolution, The News reported on Saturday. The delegation, confirmed by Turkiye’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu, will include the Turkish intelligence chief and key ministers, […]
Lasting peace only possible by reining in terrorists, PM tells Kabul
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Kabul to rein in militant groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from Afghan soil, framing it as the prerequisite for durable peace in the region. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference on Tuesday, he said a stable Afghanistan is essential for connectivity, growth and […]
Pakistan-Afghan Taliban peace talks in Istanbul end without breakthrough
ISTANBUL – The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul ended without progress. The discussions, which lasted nearly 18 hours, aimed to reach a comprehensive peace deal but failed to produce any positive outcome. Diplomatic sources said the Afghan Taliban delegation frequently contacted Kabul, and their stance kept changing […]
Post-Doha Choice for Kabul
It’s a sad truth that sometimes, the deepest wounds are inflicted by those you’ve helped the most. For years, we in Pakistan have watched with a growing sense of frustration and grief as the very Afghan brothers we sheltered have allowed their soil to be used for attacks against us. The recent border tensions weren’t […]
India reopens embassy in Kabul to boost ties with Afghanistan
India has reopened its embassy in Kabul, marking a step toward better relations with Afghanistan. The embassy had closed in 2021 after the Taliban took control of the country. Since then, India maintained a limited mission focused on trade and humanitarian aid. Now, this mission has been upgraded back to a full embassy. This move […]
Pakistan tells Kabul to halt cross-border terror as Doha talks enter second round
Amid the heightened tensions between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan held the first round of talks mediated by Qatar in Doha, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. They said the next round of Pak-Afghan talks – focusing on cross-border infiltration by militant groups based in Afghanistan – will be held in Doha tomorrow morning. […]
Pakistan agrees to truce on Kabul’s request
The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday announced that a temporary ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan for the next 48 hours amid recent border hostilities between the two countries. “A temporary ceasefire has been decided between the Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime, with the mutual consent of both parties, for the next 48 […]