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KABUL – The 3rd round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Vice Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was held via video link on Tuesday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui, Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood co-chaired the dialogue. The three sides conducted in-depth discussions and reached consensus …

KABUL – Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most corrupt, poor, and least educated countries, even after 18 years of military and economic support from the United States and coalition forces. The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR), along with its $ 1 billion aid to …

KABUL – Child marriage is the most prevalent human rights violation in Afghanistan, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a statement on Tuesday. Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends, …

KABUL – Deborah Lyons, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Thursday briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan and described corruption as a major challenge for the country. The UN envoy said that the impunity of well-connected political figures remains a major obstacle to fighting corruption …

WASHINGTON – Tehran continued to allow an Al-Qaeda facilitation network to operate in Iran, sending money and fighters to conflict zones in Afghanistan and Syria, and still allowed Al-Qaeda members to reside in the country, the United States said on Wednesday. In its annual terrorism report, the US State Department …

ISLAMABAD – Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad Atif Mashal said that political issues should not have any impact on economic issues as his country favours smooth trade relations with Pakistan. Ambassador Mashal’s comments came as Pakistan is set to open another key route for cross-border trade and to resume Afghan imports …

KABUL – The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its obligation as part of the US-Taliban agreement, General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, said Thursday. “What I would tell you now is we have met our part of the agreement … …

KABUL – Pakistan has agreed to open the Ghulam Khan border in north Waziristan, a key route for cross-border trade with Afghanistan, from June 22. The border was closed in June 2014 following a major operation against militants in the area by Pakistani military. The Ghulam Khan crossing will become …

With its neighbor Pakistan, Afghanistan has the longest border and has deep linguistic, ethnic, religious and cultural commonalities. Moreover, nearly two million Afghan refugees have been living in Pakistan for more than three decades now, indicating the depth of friendship between the two neighboring countries. At the same time, the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, discussed the latest regional situation, including Afghanistan, and said that intra-Afghan negotiation is the only way to build peace and lasting security in the country. According to the statement by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry …