Two top Trump administration officials will be in New Delhi this week for talks with their Indian counterparts to improve bilateral ties and look into further areas of cooperation, including a visit by President Donald Trump, possibly in January, as the chief guest at India’s annual Republic Day parade. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with Defence Secretary James […]

During a three-day visit to Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, the UK’s defense secretary Gavin Williamson said Daesh fighters in Afghanistan are communicating with cells in the UK with the aim of potentially carrying out attacks. This was the first time the British government has stated Daesh in Afghanistan poses a direct threat to the UK, Britain’s Independent reported. The US has […]

The Afghan and Pakistani foreign ministers held talks over the phone regarding the closure the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province. “The issue of closure of the Pakistan Consulate General in Jalalabad due to a security crisis was also discussed. Mr. Qureshi requested the Afghan Government for restoring the previous security arrangements existing till 28th […]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford departed the U.S. on Sunday for a week-long trip focused on shoring up Afghanistan’s new strategy by pressing key neighbors Pakistan and India to do more to help stabilize the country. Dunford will first visit Pakistan, alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to meet with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. […]