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Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to Ceasefire After High-Level Talks in Doha | Udaipur Kiran

Doha, October 19 (Udaipur Kiran): Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following high-level talks held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The decision aims to end the recent escalation of violence along the shared border that has caused casualties among both soldiers and civilians over the past two weeks. According to a […]

1,200 border breaches, 712 airspace incursions: Afghanistan cites years of Pakistani aggression; asserts right to self-defence

Afghanistan cites years of Pakistani aggression; asserts right to self-defence Afghan sources on Saturday accused the Pakistani military of repeatedly violating Afghanistan’s border, saying Islamabad breached Afghan territory over 1,200 times and its airspace on 710 occasions in the past four years. The allegations come amid a deadly escalation along the Durand Line following Pakistani […]

‘Truce broken’: Taliban accuses Pak of striking civilian areas; warns of retaliation

Pakistani airstrikes hit Afghanistan’s Paktika province, with attacks reportedly targeting residential homes in Argun and Barmal districts, according to Tolo News. A Taliban official speaking to news agency AFP confirmed the strikes saying that the “truce has been broken” by Islamabad.“Pakistan has broken the ceasefire and bombed three locations in Paktika” the official told AFP […]

‘Rammed vehicle into wall’: Suicide attack on Pakistan security forces’ camp; viral video shows huge blast

A snip from viral video on X Pakistan suffered a massive suicide attack on Friday at a military camp in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali district, near its border with Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers.The attack was carried out by suicide attackers linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called Taliban Pakistan, is a coalition of formerly […]

Who are the Talibros? Meet the content creators braving Afghanistan

It’s the kind of video you’d expect to stumble upon on a jihadist message board in 2004: three hooded hostages kneeling, their captors standing grim-faced behind them, Kalashnikovs poised like punctuation marks. The lighting is harsh, the script familiar — a finger jabs at the air, a threat is uttered, and you brace for the […]

‘Hurt by situation’: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan seeks parole to mediate Afghanistan tensions; calls for peace

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (ANI file photo) Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023, has reportedly requested parole to help mediate tensions with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, his sister Noreen Khan said on Wednesday, according to Geo TV.After visiting her brother at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, […]

Afghanistan rewrite records and thrash Bangladesh by 200 runs, become first team to… | Cricket News

Afghanistan cricket team. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Afghanistan made a statement in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh on Tuesday, October 14, crushing the visitors by 200 runs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. After posting a competitive total of 293 for 9 in their 50 overs, the Afghan bowlers ran through […]

‘We don’t want conflict with anyone’: Afghan foreign minister on border clashes; calls Pakistan only ‘unhappy neighbour’

Except for Pakistan, all of Afghanistan’s neighbours are “happy” with the country, Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Monday. “We don’t want conflict with anyone. There is peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan is not our only neighbour — we have five other neighbours, and all of them are happy with us,” Muttaqi said, […]

Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to Agra cancelled | Agra News

NEW DELHI: The planned visit of Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Agra on Sunday has been cancelled, official sources confirmed. Authorities did not specify a reason for the cancellation.Muttaqi was scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal, leaving Delhi around 8 am via the Yamuna Expressway and reaching Shilpgram near the monument’s eastern gate […]

Afghanistan restricts access to social media on smartphones

Global internet monitor NetBlocks has reported that access to major social media platforms is currently restricted in Afghanistan.“Metrics show social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat are now restricted on multiple providers in #Afghanistan,” it posted on X on Wednesday.The Taliban had already banned access to TikTok back in 2022.Social media users first started commenting […]