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India-bound ships begin Strait of Hormuz transit as US lifts Iran blockade; Chabahar, INSTC in focusThree cargo ships are now transiting the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a significant shift after the US ended its blockade of Iranian ports a...
Pakistan says carried out air strikes at terror hideouts in Afghanistan, 26 killedPakistan conducted "precise and calibrated" overnight air strikes targeting alleged terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, claiming to have kil...
Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
China-Pakistan agree to 'unswervingly safeguard' bilateral tiesPakistan and China have pledged to strengthen their relationship and build a shared future. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to China ...
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
Nine killed, more than two dozen injured after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaarA bomb attack in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat bazaar killed at least nine people and injured over two dozen. The explosion targeted a rickshaw. ...
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...
Pakistani troops destroy Afghan Taliban posts amid rising tensionsPakistani forces launched a targeted assault on Afghan Taliban positions in response to unexpected provocations. In addition, they went aft...
Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7, wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talksMortars and missiles from Pakistan struck a university and homes in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, killing seven and wounding 85. Pakistan d...
China tries to play peacemaker between Pakistan and AfghanistanPakistan and Afghanistan are engaged in crucial talks in China. Beijing is facilitating these discussions to de-escalate tensions and foste...
Pakistan and Afghanistan hold talks in China to end 'worst conflict'Pakistan and Afghanistan are meeting in Urumqi, China. Senior officials from both nations are engaged in discussions. China is hosting and ...
China providing modern weaponry to Taliban: ReportChina-Taliban engagement is not new. The Taliban have been frequent visitors to China for years. Even in the 1990s, Beijing engaged with th...
As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide reliefThe economy in the war-torn country is in crisis and a humanitarian crisis is looming, experts say. Yet the United States and other Western...
View: Is China's defence of Taliban optimism or a hard choice?China’s statements regarding ‘guiding’ Taliban as a positive influence do seem odd. After all, the terror organization had blatantly floute...
Taliban appeals for international recognition; says China has 'big role' to playTaliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the international community should "respect the will of the Afghan people" and officially recognise h...
Why China has chosen to wait and watch before recognising new dispensation in AfghanistanMost observers think China and Russia would be among the first to recognise the new regime. But the question is how long they will take to ...
Beware Taliban promises, Afghanistan envoy to China warnsThe withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, and a surge in fighting as Taliban insurgents gain territory, raise concerns for China, whi...
Chinese FM asks Taliban to play constructive role in Afghanistan & control Uyghur-related terrorThis is the first time that a top Taliban leader who is part of Doha talks travelled to China. It may not be a mere coincidence that Taliba...
Afghan Taliban says it sees China as a 'friend', promises not to host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang: ReportChina has already evacuated 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan by a chartered flight this week. Beijing is concerned that under Taliban ...