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These sneakers are synonymous with Taliban, evoking a sense of dread

Called Cheetahs, the sneakers are produced by Servis Shoes, one of the largest shoe companies in Pakistan

US State Secy speaks with Afghan President, discusses bilateral partnership

The Secretary reiterated his desire for all Afghan leaders to support this historic opportunity for peace while preserving the progress made over the last 20 years

Zalmay Khalilzad told to continue with Afghan peace talks: Blinken

Biden Administration has started the process of reviewing the peace deal with the Taliban, Secretary of State Tony Blinken told reporters at his maiden news conference

Joe Biden administration set to review Trump era deal with Taliban

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart that President Joe Biden's administration will review Washington's peace deal with the Taliban, the White House said on Friday."Mr. Sullivan made clear the United States' intention to review the February 2020 US-Taliban agreement, including to assess whether the Taliban was living up to its commitments to cut ties with terrorist groups, to reduce violence in Afghanistan, and to engage in meaningful negotiations with the Afghan government and other stakeholders," the National Security Council Spokesperson Emily Horne said in a White House statement.Horne said further that Sullivan expressed America's desire that "all Afghan leaders embrace this historic opportunity for peace and stability.""The National Security Advisors discussed the United States' support for protecting the extraordinary gains made by Afghan women, girls, and minority groups as part of the peace process," she added.The spokesperson said that ...

Pakistan PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

The decision to establish border markets was taken in September last year with the objective to provide jobs and promote peace

Two Afghan women Supreme Court judges shot dead, several injured in Kabul

Two female Afghan judges were killed in Kabul on Sunday when unidentified armed men opened fire at the vehicle they were travelling in

US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Donald Trump

The US military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that appears to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition

UN, Humanitarian partners seek $1.3 billion aid for war-torn Afghanistan

The UN and humanitarians in Afghanistan are seeking 1.3 billion to assist 16 million people in need of assistance because of decades of conflict, recurrent natural disasters and the impact of Covid

Pakistan hails resumption of Afghan peace talks with the Taliban

Pakistan has welcomed the resumption of the second round of the Afghan peace talks in Qatar between representatives of the Kabul government and the Taliban

Afghan negotiators leave for Qatar to resume peace negotiations

The negotiating team of the Afghan government left for Qatar on Tuesday where they will resume the second round of the peace talks with the Taliban

Pakistan cancels 200,000 fake citizen ID cards held by Afghan refugees

Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 computerised national identity cards (CNICs) fraudulently held by Afghanistan refugees

Trump knew about China bribing to attack US forces in Afghanistan: Report

A senior (Trump) administration official said that US President was aware of 'unconfirmed information' that China had offered to pay "non-state actors" to attack US forces stationed in Afghanistan

10 Taliban terrorists killed, 3 injured in airstrikes in Afghanistan

As many as 10 Taliban terrorists were killed and three others were wounded on the outskirts of Farah provincial centre and Gulistan district in airstrikes on Tuesday

Afghan military airstrikes kill 11 Al-Qaeda, 2 Taliban terrorists

Afghan Air Force (AAF) strikes launched in Helmand province's Nawa district have left 11 members of Al-Qaeda and two Taliban terrorists dead, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Sunday

Afghanistan President approves land for new cricket stadium in Kabul

In their endeavour to host international matches, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has secured land for a new state-of-the-art stadium in Kabul

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush, no casualties

According to the USGS, the quake hit 36 km south-east of Jurm district of Afghanistan at the depth of 199 km

Afghan security forces kill over 60 Taliban terrorists in Kandahar

The Afghan National Directorate of Security said that 63 Taliban terrorists, including seven suicide attackers, had been killed and 29 others injured in Kandahar over the past 72 hours

Foreign Minister Jaishankar speaks to Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Afghan counterpart Mohammed Haneef Atmar on bilateral development cooperation as well as Afghan peace process

US achieves breakthrough in Afghan peace talks, calls it 'major milestone'

The US welcomed the breakthrough in peace talks between the negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo describing it as a "major milestone"

China should be ashamed: Australia seeks apology over 'repugnant' tweet

Morrison's calls for an apology further ramps up tensions between the nations, following China's decision to impose crippling anti-dumping duties on its wine over the weekend