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US-Iran peace talks push gains pace as Pakistan’s Army chief meets officials in Tehran

April 16, 2026 5:20 pm

Pakistan said recent diplomatic engagements by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Munir are part of “collective efforts” to promote regional stability.

Pakistan’s faltering offensive in Afghanistan has pushed it towards negotiations

April 10, 2026 4:38 pm

China appears to be standing firmly with its “iron brother” Pakistan, but there are good reasons to believe that all’s not as honky-dory as it seems

An excavator covers the graves during a second mass funeral for victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center earlier this month, in Kabul, Afghanistan (AP)

Heavy firing on Afghanistan-Pakistan border as Islamabad prepares to mediate US-Iran talks

March 30, 2026 2:13 pm

Earlier this month, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan said at least 400 people were killed, and 250 were injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul.

Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran

March 23, 2026 10:07 pm

“We wanted to put up with the war, but after three weeks, fear weighs in,” Sajjadi said on a recent afternoon as she stepped back into Afghanistan.

Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of providing safe haven to the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch separatist groups

Pakistan had been strangling Afghanistan’s economy. Now it is bombing hospitals

March 18, 2026 5:21 pm

The combination of proxy terrorism, civilian airstrikes, forced deportations, and transit blockades directed simultaneously at Afghanistan cannot continue to be treated as a bilateral dispute requiring diplomatic patience

Taliban rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan (AP Photo)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Here are the key developments since the ‘open war’ broke

March 17, 2026 3:03 pm

Calling the strikes a violation of its sovereignty, the Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the attack and accused Pakistan of “targeting hospitals and civilian sites to perpetrate horrors”.

'Pakistan dressing up massacre as military op': India slams 'barbaric' airstrike on Kabul rehabilitation hospital

400 killed in Pak strike on Kabul hospital, India slams ‘massacre being dressed up as military op’

March 18, 2026 2:53 am

Jaiswal said that the international community must hold the perpetrators of this criminal act accountable and ensure that the wanton targeting by Pakistan of civilians in Afghanistan ceases without delay.

A man inspects a car damaged after a Pakistani strike on a refugee camp in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

67 Afghan security personnel killed in fifth day of fighting, claims Pakistan

March 03, 2026 7:58 pm

Pakistan “successfully repelled these multiple attacks" along the Afghan border, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.

Af-Pak is a crisis years in the making

March 02, 2026 1:38 pm

Historically, Afghanistan and Pakistan have been at loggerheads because of the dispute over the Durand Line, the colonial-era boundary which Afghanistan refuses to recognise as the border between the two countries. Beyond that, the Taliban’s return saw a parallel rise in the strength and capability of the TTP to inflict attacks within Pakistan

'Open war': Why Pakistan attacked Taliban in Afghanistan and what's next

February 28, 2026 6:42 am

The Pakistani attacks on early Friday came after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani border forces. Both sides reported heavy losses in the fighting.