Pakistan, Kabul and Taliban

Explosion hits Taliban’s interior ministry in Kabul as tensions with Pakistan escalate
At least 10 Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in a major attack on the group’s ministry of interior in Kabul on Saturday as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated.The attack,
Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan, Kabul says
Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts".
Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children, Taliban official says
On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said security forces killed 13 insurgents in an overnight operation in an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan.
Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
Officials say rare Pakistani airstrikes have targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents.
Afghan Taliban forces target 'several points' in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes - Afghan defence ministry
Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.
Conflict erupts between Pakistan and Taliban in Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban forces have targeted “several locations” in neighboring Pakistan. This comes a few days after Pakistani planes carried out strikes on camps in Afghanistan, according to Reuters and France 24.
Pakistan Soldier Killed In Border Clash With Afghan Forces: Security Source
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes.
Pakistani solider killed, 11 wounded in firing by Afghan Taliban forces
A Pakistan paramilitary soldier was killed and 11 others injured when Afghan Taliban forces fired on Pakistani border posts in Upper Kurram district. The clash followed Pakistan’s strikes against TTP militants in Afghanistan.
Taliban forces strike several points in Pak as retaliation
Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly air strikes last week. A pro-Taliban media outlet, Hurriyet Daily News, reported ministry sources as saying that the strikes killed 19 Pakistani troops and that three Afghan civilians died in the violence.
Kabul shifts focus to Iranian ports as Pakistan ties hit low
Afghanistan is focusing on using Iran's Bandar Abbas and Chabahar ports for trade instead of Pakistan's Karachi port. China ...
Blast wounds 4 in Afghanistan's Kabul
At least four people sustained injuries in a blast near the Ministry of Interior in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday morning, a police officer said. The blast occurred in front of Shaikh Zayed ...
UNESCO-listed Musical Instrument Stifled In Afghanistan
Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national ...
Afghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to ...
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Winter in Kabul, 2018
Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2018: Light from a bakery fills the darkness on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, one of the few snowy days ...
‘Radio Free Afghanistan’ Review: Making Airwaves
A popular morning call-in show focused on life in Kabul. Even in the middle of a war-fractured country, locals valued local ...
Last Week, 100 Casualties Reported In Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia announced the reopening of its embassy in Kabul, while Pakistan conducted <a target=_blank href=https:// ...
Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained
Afghan Taliban and Pakistan are currently embroiled in a conflict after Islamabad launched strikes on Afghanistan. Pakistan ...