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Afghanistan nabs 'foreign Daesh member' linked to Pakistan embassy attack

Attack on Friday, which left one security guard wounded, was described by Islamabad as an assassination attempt against its ambassador to Kabul.

Daesh claims attack on Pakistani envoy in Afghanistan

Islamabad says attackers failed to harm Pakistani diplomat but shot and wounded his security guard in capital Kabul. Afghan Taliban says it has arrested a suspect.

Who are the anti-Pakistan terrorists the US just blacklisted?

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will continue to “use all relevant tools to uphold our commitment to see to it that international terrorists are not able to operate with impunity in Afghanistan”.

Multiple deaths as blast hits religious school in northern Afghanistan

There have been dozens of blasts and attacks targeting civilians since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, most claimed by the local chapter of Daesh.

Trust responsible for seized Afghan money meets in Geneva

The fate of the remaining $3.5 billion that US President Joe Biden has set aside for 9/11 victims remains uncertain.

Pakistan-Afghanistan border reopens after clashes

The border crossing was reopened after dialogue between Pakistani government and Afghan Taliban officials, says the deputy commissioner of Pakistan’s town of Chaman, which borders Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district.

UN warns Afghanistan humanitarian crisis could worsen as winter sets in

''More than 28 million people – two-thirds of the entire population – will need humanitarian assistance, up from 18 million people just two years ago,'' says a senior UN official.

Six officers killed in Pakistan Taliban ambush

Militants with automatic rifles attacked a police vehicle patrolling a village 100 kilometres from the Afghan border.

Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death

The Taliban returned to power in August last year, routing government forces as the US-led military ended a 20-year occupation.

Report: Russia recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos for Ukraine fight

Much of the Russian recruiting effort is focused on Iran's capital Tehran and Mashhad, a city near the Afghanistan border where many had fled after the Taliban took over the country, veteran Afghan generals say.

Multiple casualties after attack on Taliban vehicle in Afghanistan's Herat

A series of attacks have taken place in the capital Kabul and other urban areas in recent months amid deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.

Legitimacy, morality, and effectiveness of sanctions

World peace may have a better chance if sanctions were de-weaponised in our time of multi-dimensional war-making.