Senior Pakistani and United States diplomats on Monday discussed progress on President Donald Trump’s Afghan strategy amid tensions over travel restrictions by both countries on diplomats, the US Embassy said. US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells met Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in Islamabad in her second visit to Pakistan in less than a […]

The Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called for a peace process in war-ridden Afghanistan while criticising the United Nations Security Council for its inability to handle the contemporary security challenges. Swaraj reiterated the need for bringing reforms in the UNSC to be able to respond to the ever-evolving security challenges in the world while focusing on the […]

Several Afghanistan security officials have been killed in separate clashes with the Taliban, police officials said on Tuesday. As per reports, at least five soliders were killed and two were wounded during an attack at their checkpoints in Bala Buluk district. Six Taliban fighters were killed and three others were wounded in the battle, which lasted several hours. Taliban insurgents […]

The United States and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the terrorist attack at a voter registration center in Kabul, with the White House insisting that it is moving forward on its South Asia strategy. “We’re continuing to move forward with the strategy that was announced. And I don’t have any other policy announcements at this time,” the White […]