The eighth edition of the Moscow Format regional consultations on Afghanistan ended without a joint statement on Monday after Pakistan and Afghanistan failed to reach an agreement over references to terrorism and cross-border attacks. Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said Moscow regretted that participants were unable to agree on a final document. He…
Pakistan has rejected allegations by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities linking Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies to violence in Nuristan province, describing the claims as baseless and unsupported by credible evidence. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the allegations appeared to be unsubstantiated and suggested that they could be intended to divert attention from Afghanistan’s…
Pakistan has rejected Afghanistan’s claim that its forces destroyed a Pakistani military post near Spin Boldak, presenting a different account of the latest confrontation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said Pakistani forces opened fire towards Afghan territory near Spin Boldak in Kandahar, prompting Afghan personnel to respond. Kabul claimed that its forces…
Several Afghan Taliban fighters were reportedly killed in a clash with Pakistani security forces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan, according to sources cited by state media. The incident took place in the Gulistan sector, where Afghan Taliban fighters allegedly attempted to cross into Pakistani territory and launch an attack. Pakistani security forces responded to…
Pakistan has warned the Afghan Taliban authorities to take concrete and verifiable action against militant networks that Islamabad says are being used to plan and carry out attacks inside Pakistan, following the deadly attack at Kohat Police Lines. The warning came after an attack on Friday at the old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…
Turkey and Qatar are again engaging with senior Taliban officials as diplomatic efforts continue to address tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration. Recent meetings in Kabul and Kandahar involved Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Qatar’s deputy national security adviser Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi. The officials held separate discussions with senior Taliban figures,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ruled out any change in its policy towards Afghanistan’s Taliban government, with officials describing recent diplomatic and institutional contacts as routine engagements rather than signs of renewed political dialogue. The clarification comes amid speculation that Islamabad could be reconsidering its approach following reports that Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani had offered…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s military response to cross-border firing has intensified, with officials confirming significant losses on the Afghan side. According to the prime minister’s spokesperson for foreign media, Mosharraf Zaidi, at least 72 Afghan Taliban combatants were killed and over 120 wounded during counterstrikes carried out under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. Earlier reports from state media indicated…
Pakistan’s security forces acted swiftly to silence unprovoked cross-border firing initiated by the Afghan Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, particularly in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors. According to Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesperson for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Afghan Taliban regime opened fire without provocation, prompting an immediate and effective response from Pakistani forces. He stated…
