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Afghanistan, Pakistan to firm up truce at Istanbul talks
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» ISTANBUL - Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are to meet in Istanbul on Saturday to address security issues and establish a lasting ceasefire along their shared border after an outbreak of unexpectedly intense and bloody clashes.
Pakistan and Afghanistan to hold talks after latest strikes
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar Saturday with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbour, killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.
Kabul accuses Pakistan of resuming strikes on Afghan soil
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» KABUL - Pakistan launched strikes on Afghan soil late Friday, breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border, a senior Taliban official told AFP, warning that Kabul would "retaliate."
Afghans return home to rubble, hoping truce holds with Pakistan
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» KABUL - Abdul Rahim surveys the rubble that was his home in Kabul, where he lived with six family members.
Ceasefire halts deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» SPIN BOLDAK — A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border clashes.
Taliban say dozens of Pakistani troops killed in border clashes
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» KABUL - Afghanistan's government on Sunday said dozens of Pakistani troops and nine Afghan soldiers were killed in a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries.
500 US troops deploy in Chicago ahead of court hearing
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» CHICAGO - Five hundred US troops deployed in the Chicago area on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown, despite strenuous objections of local leaders seeking a judge's order to block the mobilisation.
Afghan mobile access to social media restricted
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» KABUL - Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been “intentionally restricted” in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said on Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls.
Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» KABUL — Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.