An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting to be relocated to the United States since the Taliban takeover in 2021, when US troops pulled out of the country after two decades.

ISLAMABAD - The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan national involved in terrorist activities within Pakistan,

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan, was killed in Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan on January 11.

The interim Afghan government conceded to the Pakistani authorities in closed door meetings that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was a problem but objected to Islamabad's approach in dealing the issue, sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday.

According to experts, Pakistan should refrain from launching an offensive in the Wakhan Corridor. at a time when its embroiled in a raging conflict with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists,

While a reconciliation between the two estranged partners – the Taliban and Islamabad – seems impossible, the rift has opened up opportunities for New Delhi to step in.

India-Afghanistan-Taliban: In a surprise development Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai and promised to cooperate with the interim Taliban government there in enhancing trade,

Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan militant, Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel, as alleged evidence of Afghan involvement in cross-border terrorism. Islamabad expects the Afghan Taliban to curb these activities,

The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going after hard targets.

The two were exchanged for a man arrested in eastern Afghanistan two decades ago who has been serving a life sentence in a California prison.