The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and China have expressed their readiness to continue utilising the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, visited China from 3 to 5 January 2026 at the official invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan More
An Afghan national, Abdullah Hajizada, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a United States court for planning an attack on the day of the 2024 US presidential election, media reports said on Monday. In a statement posted on its official X account, The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Hajizada, a More
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has expressed serious concern about the state of women’s human rights in Afghanistan. In a post on her X account, Mohammed said that millions of women and girls in Afghanistan are facing severe restrictions on their fundamental rights, including access to education, employment, personal security and freedom of More
Local sources in Herat province say that five members of a family lost their lives after the roof of a house collapsed in the Oba district of the province. Mufti Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi, spokesperson for the Herat provincial governor, confirmed the incident to Pajhwok, saying it occurred yesterday due to heavy rainfall, resulting in the More
Security forces have rescued passengers from a bus after it was swept away by floodwaters in Shindand district of western Herat province on Tuesday. In a statement, the 207 Al-Farouq Army Corps in western Afghanistan said that at around 3:00 a.m. today, a 580-model passenger bus in the Azizabad area of Shindand district was hit More
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has said there are opportunities to expand ties with the United States across various fields through sustained dialogue. He made the remarks during a meeting with former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Kabul, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Sunday. In More
The Afghan Embassy in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has announced it would suspend its activities after January 31, 2026 following consultations with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the embassy said all activities and services of the embassy, including political, economic, cultural and consular affairs, will be suspended after January 31, More
A jirga of Pashtun elders in Chaman has urged Pakistan to reopen the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to resolve the problems of thousands of stranded passengers and cargo vehicles, a media report said on Wednesday. Amanullah Khan and Malik Abdul Khaliq Lala Ghabizai, Pashtun tribal elders, told a press conference on Tuesday that trade had been More
A gathering of Pakistani clerics, led by Jamiati Ulema Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, voiced concern over recent tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stressing that the only sustainable and practical way to resolve disputes was through direct dialogue between the two neighbouring countries. The meeting, titled “Unity of the Pakistani Ummah”, was held in More
The Ghor-Kabul highway and Band-i-Bain pass, which link six district with Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, have been closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall. Public Works Director Mawlawi Abdul Karim Abu Shoaib said: “Kotal Bakak on the Ghor–Kabul main highway and Band-i-Bain pass, which connects six western districts with the provincial capital, More
