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A Taliban security personnel stands guard near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing at the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Monday. Photo: AFP
Central Asia

‘We miss our parents’: Afghanistan-Pakistan border closure leaves thousands in limbo

The colonial-era Durand Line has been largely closed since the October clashes that killed more than 70 people.

Pakistan

5 killed in latest clash at Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing

Central Asia

Afghan boy, 13, executes family’s killer in echoes of worst days of Taliban rule

Gun violence in the US

National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed

The judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the ‘sheer terror’ of the fatal ambush in Washington.

Tributes are seen on Tuesday at the scene where two National Guard members were shot in Washington. Photo: EPA
Pakistan

Pakistan rejects UN warning over legal immunity for military chief

A constitutional amendment approved by parliament earlier this month shields Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other top officials from prosecution for life.

Gun violence in the US

Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack

The sweeping new policy follows Wednesday’s attack in Washington by an Afghan national that has caused one death.

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Gun violence in the US

National Guard member dies as Afghan attacker’s past CIA link emerges

Shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a former member of a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit who entered the US under a special programme.

Pictures of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, who were shot on November 26 in Washington, next to a picture of the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Photo: Reuters
Central Asia

3 Chinese citizens killed in Tajik-Afghan border clash

Tajik officials claim the workers were killed in a drone and gun attack from Afghanistan, raising tensions in Tajikistan’s volatile border region.

Pakistan

Can mediators prevent war between Afghanistan, Pakistan as tensions spike?

Prolonged proxy warfare could create space for terrorist groups such as Isis-K to regenerate and plot overseas attacks, analysts warn.

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India

India, Afghanistan close ranks against Pakistan, marking South Asia power shift

Direct air cargo links reflect New Delhi’s efforts to reassert influence and could help Kabul reduce dependence on Islamabad, analysts say.

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Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Afghanistan’s minister of commerce and industry, during a week-long visit to New Delhi on Monday. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

3 Pakistani security officers killed in suicide bombing near Afghan border

One attacker detonated his explosives at the main gate of the paramilitary headquarters while a second was shot and killed in its compound.

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Paramilitary soldiers secured the entrance of their headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday after suicide bombers attacked it. Photo: Reuters
Central Asia

Taliban says Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire will hold, despite failed talks

Afghanistan blamed ‘irresponsible and uncooperative’ Pakistan for the failure while Islamabad said Kabul was not clamping down on terrorism.

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Earthquakes

International condolences pour in after deadly Afghanistan earthquake

A powerful 6.3 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 20 and injuring hundreds.

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Pakistan

Afghan, Pakistani negotiators to strengthen truce in Istanbul

Islamabad has repeatedly accused its Afghan neighbour of ‘harbouring’ groups it views as ‘terrorist’, primarily the Pakistani Taliban, which Kabul denies.

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif (right) and Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to ceasefire after deadly fighting

Mediated by Qatar and Turkey, the truce came into effect immediately and is intended to pause hostilities that killed dozens and injured hundreds.

Men look out from a damaged building hit during an alleged Pakistani strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after Doha peace talks

The two sides are seeking a way forward after border clashes killed dozens and wounded hundreds.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan hold peace talks in Qatar after latest clashes

Kabul accused Islamabad of violating a recent ceasefire following cross-border clashes that killed dozens of troops and civilians.

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Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to ceasefire amid escalating tensions

Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring armed groups, resulting in violence that has killed dozens along the border.

Taliban security personnel on a Soviet-era tank are followed by motorcyclists as they ride towards the border, as clashes take place between Taliban security personnel and Pakistani border forces on Wednesday. Photo: TNS
Pakistan

‘Stalemate’: is prolonged Pakistan-Taliban hostility new border reality?

Though an all-out war between Islamabad and Kabul is unlikely, a diplomatic solution also remains elusive, analysts say.

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Pakistan

Dozens killed in firefights between Pakistani, Afghan forces along border

Taliban troops attacked border posts in retaliation for a Pakistani air strike in Kabul this week.

Afghanistan

Mobile and internet restored in Afghanistan after Taliban-ordered cut

The 48-hour outage caused chaos, disrupting finance, trade and online learning.

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An Afghan man speaks on a mobile phone in Kabul on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Taliban

US citizen released by Afghanistan’s Taliban after visit by envoy

The foreign ministry identified the prisoner as Amir Amiri and said he had been handed over to Adam Boehler, US special envoy on hostages.

US citizen Amir Amiri, second from left, poses before boarding a plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday after being released from an Afghan prison. With him, from right, is Deputy Assistant to the US President Sebastian Gorka, an unidentified Qatari diplomat, Charge d’Affaires of the Qatari embassy in Afghanistan Dr Mirdef al-Qashouti, centre, and, US Special Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler. Photo: Qatar Foreign Ministry via AP
Central Asia

Trump demands Bagram airbase, ‘not possible’ Taliban says

Trump threatened punishment against Afghanistan if the base was not returned, four years after it was abandoned by US troops in a deal he brokered.

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Donald Trump

Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram base

The US president has often lamented the loss of access to the facility, noting its proximity to China.

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Afghanistan

Taliban free UK couple held for months in Afghanistan on undisclosed charges

There has been no explanation for the detention of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, aged 80 and 75, who remained after the Taliban seized power.

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Peter and Barbie Reynolds at an unknown location. The British couple have been freed in Afghanistan after several months in detention following mediation by Qatar. Photo: AFP/Family handout
Afghanistan

WHO urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women aid workers

Restrictions are hampering the humanitarian response for women following last week’s deadly earthquake, WHO says.

A man holds his elderly mother as a doctor checks her, in quake-hit Kunar province. Photo: Reuters
Earthquakes

Taliban asks world for help in wake of deadly Afghanistan earthquake

China among nations ready to provide disaster relief as the Taliban-ruled country struggles with a sharp drop in foreign aid.

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Afghanistan

China calls for joint patrols on Afghan border and counterterror cooperation

Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasises Beijing’s security concerns on a trip to Kabul, focusing on the Wakhan Corridor that borders Xinjiang.

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