Afghanistan Times

The BBC has stated that reports circulated on social media and by some Indian media outlets claiming that Pakistan’s Karachi Port was targeted by India are completely baseless. According to the BBC, the claims made by Indian media are false. The BBC’s correspondent, who is currently present at the port, …

KABUL – As the Taliban’s prohibition on girls’ secondary education enters its fourth year, Afghanistan confronts a deepening crisis with far-reaching implications for its societal and economic fabric. Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, approximately 2.2 million girls have been barred from attending school beyond the sixth …

KABUL – In an unprecedented geopolitical development, the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan has been chosen as the host for the sixth round of trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue with China and Pakistan—marking the first high-level diplomatic summit of its kind to take place in Kabul under Taliban rule. This announcement, confirmed …

KABUL – Afghanistan has categorically denied Pakistan’s claim that Indian missiles struck Afghan territory during recent cross-border hostilities. “There is no truth to such claims,” said Inayatullah Khawarizmi, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defense, in an interview with Hurriyat Radio on Saturday. The statement comes in response to comments …

AT News – Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, has rejected India’s claims that Pakistan carried out attacks on Indian areas, calling them baseless and negative propaganda.According to the ministry, India’s accusations that Pakistan has attacked its territory endanger regional peace. “Pakistan is committed to peace and urges …

KABUL – In a dramatic shift in South Asia’s strategic landscape, new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that China has emerged as the dominant supplier of military hardware to Pakistan—accounting for a staggering 81% of Islamabad’s total arms imports between 2019 and 2023. This deepening …

KABUL – India has claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and brother of the group’s founder Masood Azhar, was killed during retaliatory airstrikes on May 7 targeting militant infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. According to Indian officials, Abdul Rauf Azhar …

KABUL – In the wake of India’s recent air and missile strikes on Pakistan, dubbed “Operation Sindoor,” Afghanistan finds itself on high alert, concerned about the potential repercussions of the escalating conflict between its two neighboring countries. The strikes, which targeted alleged terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, were …

KABUL — In a major diplomatic development, the United States has secured the release of three American prisoners from Taliban custody following a high-level U.S. delegation’s visit to Kabul — a move signaling a potential shift in Washington’s strategy toward the Afghan regime. The quiet but unprecedented mission was led …

KABUL – Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have sharply escalated after New Delhi launched military strikes on Pakistani territory and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday, in response to last month’s deadly massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India says the strikes, dubbed Operation Sindoor, targeted “terrorist infrastructure” linked to …