Nine Islamist militants attacked an air force training base in the central Pakistani area of Mianwali on Saturday damaging three “non-operational” aircraft, the military said, adding that all assailants had been killed by security forces. Three militants were killed before they entered the base while the others had been cornered before the clearance operation began, the military said in a […]

Heavily armed insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing at least 14 soldiers. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent years, occurred in the district of Gwadar, where China runs a deep-water Arabian Sea port. The Pakistani military’s media wing confirmed the incident, saying “perpetrators of this heinous act will be hunted down and […]

If China is not firing a single bullet, that does not mean China is not fighting. See the ports and military bases in Africa, where China docked its military warships and built huge bases even without firing a bullet. China, under the disguise of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is part of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, is […]

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, met with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the Chairman of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in Tehran. During their meeting, both sides engaged in discussions pertaining to political and economic relations, effective coordination between the respective nations, water resource management, transit agreements, and the enhancement of Afghanistan’s imports and exports through Iran. […]

While condemning the forced expulsion of refugees and their mistreatment by Pakistan, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, deputy foreign minister for political affairs, on Monday warned the country of strong reaction and said that Afghanistan now has a strong army. Speaking at a conference on economic development in Kabul, Stanikzai said that Pakistan’s expulsion of refugees is cruel and a unilateral […]

The ambassador of China, Zhao Xing, called on the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday and discussed a number of issues including Islamabad’s move to expel undocumented Afghan migrants. During the meeting, talks were held on enhancing bilateral diplomatic relations, recent regional developments and other issues pertaining to bilateral security […]

An IEA delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks on expanding economic relations between Kabul and Tehran. The meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was held at the foreign ministry compound in the capital Tehran. According to Iranian media reports, a meeting of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic and Trade Commission was also held in Tehran. The formation […]

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says since the start of the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan, about 150,000 migrants have returned home. Mujahid said that the IEA is prepared to deal with the problems of returnees and that their issues are now being addressed on a daily basis. He added that the provision of services for immigrants […]

At the annual Boao Forum for Asia held last year on 21 April 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping decisively launched the concept of Global Security Initiative (GSI) to embrace the principle of “indivisible security” that the academe has been discussing for decades since the end of the cold war. Indivisible security contends that one nation’s security is inextricably linked with […]

The South China Sea has become a problematic arena, with rising tensions between several states, mainly China and its neighbours. The conflict over this strategically important territory has evolved into a complicated and multifaceted issue. In this essay, we will look at the origins of the South China Sea conflict, China’s claims to the entire region, and the numerous reasons […]