The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday said the Khateeb (preacher) of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and head of Islamic Scholars Council of Palestine has termed the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan as illegitimate.

The Afghan ambassador in Islamabad says the use of Afghan territory will not be allowed against Pakistan. Najibullah Ali Khel held out the assurance at a meeting with Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Dr Moeed Yusuf.

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has underlined an end to the war in neighbouring Afghanistan. At a massive rally in Balochistan’s border town of Chaman on Friday also sought an immediate end to extrajudicial killings in Pakistan.

Thirty-six Taliban insurgents have been killed and several others wounded in clashes in Herat and Nangarhar provinces, local officials said on Saturday. Attaullah Khogyani, the Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, said the Afghan Air Force (AAF) raided Taliban’s hideouts in the Zavi area of Khogyani district last night.

At least 535 kilograms of narcotics have been seized in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.

NATO foreign ministers concluded a two-day meeting on December 2 that paves a path for reforms within the transatlantic alliance as it faces twin challenges from Russia and China, as well as key decisions about the situation in Afghanistan.

ANALYSIS/OPINION: On Friday, Nov. 27, Israel was presumed to have been responsible for the targeted killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Unfortunately, the United States under a Biden presidency, will most likely abandon this maximum pressure strategy, in favor of reentering a nuclear deal with Iran instead.

A spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Australia on Tuesday urged the Australian side to “face up to the crimes committed by the Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, hold those perpetrators accountable and bring justice to the victims.”

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said: “We call on Taliban to reduce violence, but of course, that’s only the first step.” “What we need to see is a lasting peace agreement. And part of that has to be a ceasefire. So, the reduction of violence should only be […]

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) on Monday held a demonstration in protest against the shooting incident on Sunday in Chaman-Spin Boldak on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According to Pakistan media reports, Pakistan security forces opened fire on unarmed Pashtuns near the border gate area after a clash between Pashtun traders and border officials broke out.