US on Saturday announced additional $204 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. Reaffirming its commitment US Secretary of State Secretary Antony Blinken on his Twitter handle made the announcement. He wrote: “Today we announced nearly $204 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people. We’ve provided more than $720 million since August 2021 and remain committed to the Afghan […]

Stability is a must for achieving regional prosperity and development, says the Pakistan army chief. Gen. Asif Bajwa, speaking at the Islamabad Security Dialogue on Saturday, voiced Pakistan’s grave concern at the conflict in Afghanistan. He insisted that Pakistan continued to work with global fraternity for lasting peace in Afghanistan. “However, sanctions and lack of financial flows are creating a […]

Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday (April 1, 2022), Pakistani media outlets reported. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release said that the two discussed issues related to mutual interest and regional security situations including Afghanistan and […]

It is critical that the international community remain united in its approach to Afghanistan, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday. Price said this after China hosted the meeting of the so-called extended “Troika” that included the United States, China, Russia and Pakistan. He said that the countries have a good degree of leverage with the Islamic Emirate […]