Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the situation in Afghanistan had a tendency to swiftly deteriorate, but vowed that Moscow would defend its regional allies if ne... Read more
Threat posed by terror groups such as al Qaeda may increase after NATO troops are withdraw from Afghanistan, UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned. Wallance said that the US de... Read more
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that once the United States withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, the situation in the region will take a serious turn and India is... Read more
The Taliban plan to present a written peace proposal at the negotiating table next month, Reuters reported. “The peace talks and process will be accelerated in the coming days …... Read more
Afghan security forces plan a counteroffensive in the country’s northern provinces after losing ground to the Taliban, National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib has said. Mohib told Ru... Read more
Tajikistan is considering to set up camps for potential refugees from neighbouring Afghanistan amid escalating violence across the border, Reuters reported Monday. Taliban militants have sei... Read more
More than 1,000 Afghan troops have retreated to Tajikistan after battles against the Taliban, Tajik authorities said Monday. Border Guard Troops of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National... Read more
Three countries have temporarily closed their consulates in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province, over security fears. Turkey, Pakistan and Iran ha... Read more
The United States cannot and should not transform the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan into the relocation of its military facilities to Central Asia, Russia’s special envoy f... Read more
The situation in Afghanistan could get more complicated with the organization of new militias in the country, US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has said. In an interview with PBS, Khalilzad sa... Read more
