Qatar has expressed concern over the escalation of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line, urging both sides to exercise restraint. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar said: “The State of Qatar expresses its concern over the escalation and tensions between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and More
Pakistan has closed the Torkham crossing for all types of movement, local officials in eastern Nangarhar said on Sunday. Qureshi Badloon, the information officer at the Information and Culture department of Nangarhar, wrote on his Facebook that the Pakistani side shut the Torkham crossing for all types of travel and transport this morning. Pakistan has More
India’s Ministry of External Affairs says New Delhi has provided food assistance to the recent earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesman for the ministry wrote on his X handle that the aid was handed over by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to his Afghan counterpart Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Muttaqi travelled to More
Former president Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on ‘Kabul and Paktika,” calling them a clear violation of international law and an invasion of Afghanistan’s territorial integrity. The former president wrote on his X page that “Pakistan’s policies towards Afghanistan and the region were ‘irresponsible’ and did not take into account their negative consequences. More
India will reopen its embassy in Kabul that was shut four years ago, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday. India closed its embassy in Kabul after the Islamic Emirate seized power following the withdrawal of US-led Nato forces in 2021, but opened a small mission a year later to facilitate trade, medical support, More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has successfully completed the first phase of a nationwide measles vaccination campaign, with approximately 8.9 million children aged six months to ten years vaccinated across 17 provinces of Afghanistan. In a statement, WHO said that together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and in collaboration with the More
The seventh meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan was held today (Tuesday) in the Russian capital, Moscow, bringing together representatives from regional powers to discuss the Afghan peace process and regional cooperation, TASS News Agency reported. According to officials, the participants focused on exploring ways to facilitate Afghanistan’s national reconciliation and expand More
The International Crisis Group (ICG) has claimed that Afghanistan is sliding deeper into poverty due to a reduction in humanitarian aid from the United States and other donors. In a report released on Thursday, the ICG said that the US and other major donors are cutting their assistance to Afghanistan. The organization stated: “Afghanistan is More
The United Kingdom’s special envoy has said the G7 convened a meeting of special representatives on Afghanistan this week. In a post on X, Richard Lindsay, the UK’s special envoy, wrote: “This week we convened G7+ Special Representatives for Afghanistan and reaffirmed our commitment to supporting the people of Afghanistan.” He urged Taliban to engage More
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has called for immediate reconstruction of homes destroyed in recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. In a post on its X handle, UN-Habitat said people lost everything, homes, livelihoods and many have lost lives. It said: “Reconstruction needs to start now. We must #BuildBackBetter in a more stable & earthquake-resilient manner.” More
