Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan followed the disintegration of Earlier USSR in early 1990s and on account of its internal dissension, conflict and rivalry China remained in inactive position for a long time. On the other hand, Russian withdrawal from Afghanistan witnessed large-scale chaos, anarchy and instability in the country and Taliban, a terror militia group, taking benefit of the prevailing […]

At the COP 26 Glasgow, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined more than 100 countries in signing a methane emission reduction pledge. Rice production contributes almost half of Vietnam’s total methane emissions and is the centre of action for reducing the powerful greenhouse gas. Reaching the goal of reducing methane emissions from rice by 30 per cent will require […]

The situation in Afghanistan was the focus of a telephone conversation between Tajik and Russian Presidents, Emomali Rakhmon and Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the telephone conversation between Putin and Rahmon was at the request of the Tajik president. “The presidents exchanged views on developments in Afghanistan, primarily in terms of […]

The international community could recognize the new government in Afghanistan once it has been recognized domestically, the European Union’s special envoy said on Thursday. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Ariana News, Tomas Niklasson said the EU wants Afghanistan to develop in a positive way where it is not a threat to other countries and where the rights of its […]

The Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that a delegation from the Ministry of Defense and Iranian officials met this week to discuss border tensions between the two countries. According to the ministry, based on previous agreements between the Afghan and Iranian delegations, the two sides met Friday in the Iranian city of Taybad to […]

At least three people were wounded in a blast inside a mosque in the Qambar Square locality of capital Kabul on Friday afternoon, an official said. The blast happened during Friday prayer inside Ayub Sabir Mosque in the Fifth Police District, Police Spokesperson Khalid Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News. According to initial information three people were wounded in the blast, […]

Police in Pakistan said Thursday that a bomb blast in the southern city of Karachi killed at least one person and wounded 13 others. An improvised explosive device planted on a motorcycle went off just before midnight in the busy Saddar commercial area of the port city, said police and hospital officials. The victims were mostly passersby. The bombing was […]

Embers of resistance against the Taliban’s brutality are flaring up in Afghanistan, with clashes reported across the north and west of the country this week as armed resistance groups frontally take on the Islamists. Fighting has been reported in a number of provinces, including Panjshir, Ghazni, Herat, and others, as anti-Taliban groups make good on pledges of a “spring offensive” […]

Milad is packing his rucksack for the first time since his school in the west of Kabul was attacked by extremists last month. The 15-year-old pupil wasn’t hurt when the first bomb went off, but his father raced to the scene to try to find him, only to be killed in a second explosion. A poster commemorating Mir Hossein hangs […]

Frequent and violent border clashes have created political tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This may surprise observers, since Afghanistan is being ruled by the Afghan Taliban, long supported by Pakistan’s security establishment. Recent incidents illustrate, however, that while the interests of Pakistan and its clients in Kabul may often converge, they are hardly identical. Divergent political ideologies, national histories, and […]