NEW YORK - Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund has announced a general amnesty for Afghans who fled the country after the fall of the Western-backed government in 2021. In a message marking ...

A top Taliban official says Afghans who fled the country can return home, offering a a general amnesty to those who left ...

In a meeting last month in Beijing, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to reinstate diplomatic ties after years of deteriorating ...

However, this development should not be viewed in isolation. New Delhi’s recent warming of relations with the Taliban may be ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan yesterday agreed to restore full diplomatic ties, eying regional connectivity through the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Line Project.Deputy Prime Minister and ...

Pakistan's Foreign Minister says Islamabad is upgrading its diplomatic representation in Afghanistan from chargé d'affaires ...

Does this warming of ties raise alarm in Islamabad? Sayed doesn’t think so. “Pakistan doesn’t mistrust Kabul. But Pakistan has asked for action. The rulers there need to walk the talk ...

Islamabad has long accused Kabul of harboring TTP fighters, who were blamed for a 70pc increase in attacks inside Pakistan in 2024. Recent diplomatic efforts have aimed to turn the tide.

However, Pakistan's own ties with the Taliban government deteriorated within a few months of the change of government in Kabul, forcing Islamabad to change its stance. Pakistan then decided to ...

Kabul assured Islamabad of maintaining a peaceful western border during the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India, following a diplomatic meeting in Kabul. Pakistan’s special envoy for ...