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KABUL – The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating a high-stakes prisoner exchange with the Afghan Taliban to secure the release of three Americans detained in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Tuesday. In return, the U.S. is considering releasing Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, a high-profile Guantanamo Bay prisoner linked to …

KABUL – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has sounded the alarm over Afghanistan’s deepening humanitarian emergency, projecting that 22.9 million people—nearly half the country’s population—will require lifesaving assistance in 2025. A critical food crisis looms, with 14.8 million Afghans in need of food and …

KABUL – India strongly condemned Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province that reportedly killed 46 people, including women and children, on December 24. The incident has drawn widespread criticism, including from the Taliban administration and international organizations. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement on Monday, expressed India’s …

KABUL – The outlawed armed group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has escalated its campaign against the Pakistani military, issuing a direct warning to target security personnel and expand attacks to businesses operated by the military. In a statement released on Sunday, the TTP named several enterprises it plans to attack, including …

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban’s interim administration announced on Saturday the successful test of a new guided rocket system, marking a significant development in its military capabilities. Enayatullah Khowarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Interim Defense Ministry, shared on X (formerly Twitter) that the Milan Konkursi (9M135) guided missile system was tested …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has stated that the country has the right to conduct operations against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil if necessary. Speaking in an interview with Samaa TV, Sanaullah emphasized that Pakistan is engaged in a war against the TTP …

KABUL – Hedayatullah Badri, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, met with Mohammad Murad Amanov, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, on Saturday to discuss expediting the initiative’s progress. The meeting, held in Kabul, focused on reviewing recent developments and strategizing to accelerate the remaining phases of …

KABUL – When the Taliban fell from power in 2001, women in Afghanistan were allowed to return to school after being banned from education since 1996. A new study, co-authored by education expert Raja Bentaouet Kattan, economist Rafiuddin Najam, and myself, analyzes the significant economic benefits that followed the reopening …

KABUL — Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, sent a powerful message on Saturday, declaring that Afghanistan possesses fighters as formidable as an “atomic bomb.” His remarks, made at a graduation ceremony in Kabul’s Loya Jirga hall, were aimed at neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan, signaling …

KABUL – Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation’s Security Council, emphasized the strong bonds between Russia and China during a recent visit to Beijing, calling their partnership a cornerstone of global stability amid Western efforts to exploit divisions. Medvedev’s party and state visit to China on December 11-12, …