KABUL — The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that its humanitarian air services in Afghanistan are at risk of suspension in 2025 unless an urgent funding gap of $10.5 million is addressed. These air services are critical for delivering aid to remote and hard-to-reach areas, especially where road access …

KABUL — Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, to discuss regional developments and bilateral cooperation. The meeting comes as India intensifies its diplomatic outreach in the region following the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and …

KABUL – As India-Pakistan relations deteriorate following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India is intensifying diplomatic outreach in the region. Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, met with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Kabul …

KABUL – India-Afghanistan trade through the Attari-Wagah land corridor has come to a standstill after Pakistan denied passage to Afghan trucks. This move follows India’s decision to close the Attari border for travellers after a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baisaran Valley, which killed 26 people. Until recently, …

KABUL — A former Taliban commander has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan more than a decade ago, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. Haji Najibullah, 49, an Afghan national, admitted to kidnapping David Rohde, a former Reuters correspondent, in …

KABUL – A front group of the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in India’s Jammu and Kashmir union territory that left 26 Indian tourists dead. The Resistance Front (TRF), an alias for the LeT, took credit for the April 22 assault, which Indian …

KABUL — Afghanistan’s fragile economic recovery is at risk as foreign aid dwindles, the World Bank warned Wednesday, forecasting slower growth for 2025 and highlighting deepening humanitarian and fiscal challenges. In a new report, the Bank said Afghanistan’s GDP grew by an estimated 2.5% in 2024 — driven by gains …

KABUL – Russia has upgraded the Taliban’s diplomatic mission to ambassadorial level and is preparing to receive an ambassador from Kabul, marking a significant shift in Moscow’s engagement with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. The announcement came after meetings on April 23 between Russian officials and senior Taliban leaders in Kabul. …

KABUL — In a major step toward strengthening economic ties with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Kazakhstan has announced plans to open a trading house in Kabul, marking a significant shift in regional diplomacy. The proposal was made by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin during his official …

KABUL — In a striking reversal of their past policies, the Taliban now claim to be protectors of Afghanistan’s ancient heritage, including pre-Islamic and Buddhist relics once targeted during their first rule. Two decades after the 2001 destruction of the iconic Bamiyan Buddhas, Taliban authorities say they are working to …