Afghanistan

Afghanistan-Pakistan meet in Istanbul: Will it cement the fragile ceasefire?

Turkey and Qatar will ensure that the Istanbul meeting results in a ‘positive’ outcome

Pakistan, Taliban to resume peace talks in Turkey today

Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban will meet in Turkey today to resume talks aimed at reaching a long-term truce.

FirstUp: First phase of Bihar elections, fresh Afghanistan-Pakistan talks... Headlines today

The first phase of the Bihar Assembly election will take place today, during which 121 constituencies across 18 districts will head to the polls. Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul today following a deadly flare-up in October. The two nations are expected to finalise the monitoring and verification mechanism for their recently agreed-upon ceasefire

Jaishankar speaks with Muttaqi, pledges more aid for quake-hit Afghanistan

India on Monday started delivering relief materials for people hit by a major earthquake in Afghanistan with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar assuring his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi of more supplies.

Another earthquake rocks Afghanistan. What makes the country so vulnerable to temblors?

Afghanistan has been rattled once again by an earthquake — this time, a 6.3-magnitude temblor has caused 20 deaths so far and another 150 injuries. Studies show that an average of 560 people die and damages estimated at $80 million are caused by quakes in the South Asian country each year. But why is it that the nation sees so many tremors?

Video: Historic Blue Mosque damaged as 6.3 magnitude quake jolts Afghanistan

The historic Blue Mosque, a nationally rare tourist destination known for its stunning tiled facade, showed clear signs of damage following the earthquake. Specifically, fragments from one of the minarets, were seen lying scattered across the mosque's courtyard

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to maintain peace, extends ceasefire | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

After series of conflict, Pakistan and Afghanistan came to a conclusion of maintain peace and extending ceasefire. After the first round of peace talk there will be second round of peace talks in November 6. The ceasefire came after series of clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan. Palki Sharma tells you more.

7 killed, over 150 injured as 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan

At least 7 people were killed and over 150 were injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight Sunday into Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

'India a reliable partner': Taliban to appoint first diplomat in Delhi since Kabul takeover

After Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India, New Delhi and Kabul are set to upgrade their diplomatic ties with the appointment of the first Taliban diplomat in India.

Pakistan partially reopens Torkham border to allow Afghan refugees to cross

The closure, which lasted nearly three weeks, left thousands of Afghan refugees stranded along with hundreds of trucks carrying goods, suspending key trade routes between the two countries