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US to reassess ties with Pakistan over Afghanistan future, says Blinken

The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State informed Congress

Afghan businessmen oppose use of Pakistani rupee in bilateral trade

A number of people have reacted to a report in a Pakistani newspaper that said business deals in Afghanistan should be based on Pakistani rupees, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

United Nations seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine.

Pakistan runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Pakistan's national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.

India will stand by Afghans as it did in the past: EAM Jaishankar

With Afghanistan facing a grave humanitarian crisis, India on Monday said it will stand by Afghans just as it did in the past

Taliban seize $6 mn in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-VP Saleh's house

Taliban fighters have claimed so in a viral video

UN chief announces $20 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The "de facto" authorities in the war-torn country have "pledged" to cooperate to ensure assistance is delivered to the people: UN chief

Taliban fails to live up to its promises of inclusive leadership: France

France's foreign minister has expressed disappointment in Afghanistan's newly formed Taliban government

United Nations official slams Taliban over reprisal killings

The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban

Afghan Ministry of Education to change curriculum as per Sharia laws

Taliban also announced that they will launch a program to send students abroad to pursue higher education.

After US exit from Afghanistan, top US commanders wrestle with mistakes

US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are struggling to decipher how the country collapsed to the Taliban and cautioned a possible "civil war"

Afghanistan: Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms

The higher education minister in the govt says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory

Pak hosts intel chiefs of Russia, China, Iran to discuss Afghan situation

Pakistan hosted a meeting of spymasters of some countries in the region on the situation in Afghanis­tan, a security source said

No formal notification yet on asset freeze: Afghanistan's central bank

Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DBA), has said it has so far not received any formal notification concerning the freezing of its assets

India, Australia pitch for 'broad-based and inclusive govt' in Afghanistan

India and Australia have called for a "broad-based and inclusive" government in Afghanistan to ensure long-term peace and stability in the war-torn country

September 11 and the debacle of 'nation-building' in Iraq and Afghanistan

Nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq was the resurrection of a doctrine that should have been buried after Vietnam.

India's role as regional ally can help in Afghanistan: US official

India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact, a US State Department spokesperson has said here.

Joe Biden marks two decades since 9/11 with shift in US priorities

As president, Biden is trying to turn the page and reorient U.S. priorities

Brother of former Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh shot dead by Taliban

The Taliban shot dead the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former vice president of Afghanistan, and his driver

Food, job insecurity now primary concerns in Afghanistan, says UN

Food and job insecurity are now the primary causes of concern for families in Afghanistan, Anthea Webb, deputy regional director for the World Food Program, told a UN press briefing.