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Afghanistan can't be controlled from outside: Pak PM Khan at SCO summit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Afghanistan could not be "controlled from the outside and that Islamabad will continue to support the war-torn neighbouring country

'Surprised' by Blinken's remarks on reassessing ties: Pakistan

Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday expressed "surprise" over US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on reassessing bilateral ties with Islamabad

Dutch Foreign Minister quits over evacuation chaos in Afghanistan

The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag has resigned for her role in the evacuation of local embassy staff from Afghanistan.

China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran to strengthen coordination on Afghan issue

Senior officials from China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran agreed on Thursday to step up communication and coordination on the Afghan issue.

Republican senators seek to designate Taliban as terrorist organisation

Top Republican lawmakers have demanded that the Taliban be designated as a terrorist organisation

IMF suspends its engagement with Afghanistan until clarity on Taliban govt

The IMF has said its engagement with Afghanistan will remain suspended until there is clarity within the international community on the recognition of the government led by the Taliban.

Pak was a hired gun: Imran Khan on US war on terror in Afghanistan

Khan said thousands of Pakistanis were killed because the Taliban and its affiliates saw them as an ally of the US

Pakistan miffed over 'wait and watch' policy on recognising Taliban govt

Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has slammed, what he termed as 'wait and watch' policy on recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government.

Must engage with Taliban, incentivise them on women's rights: PM Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the international community must engage with the Taliban and "incentivise" them on issues such as women's rights and an inclusive Afghan government

US: States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way

California is projected to take more arrivals than any other more than 5,200 people, according to State Department data for the Afghan Placement and Assistance program obtained by The Associated Press

Afghanistan would either gain lasting peace or end up in chaos, says Pak PM

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Afghanistan was on a historic crossroads as either it would gain lasting peace after 40 years of war through an inclusive government or end up in chaos

Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan after fleeing their country

Members of Afghanistan's women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, local media said on Wednesday.

China backs Taliban's demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets

China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no legitimate reasons to do so

Pakistan's provincial govt backs recognition of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Pakistan's provincial government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region has extended full support for recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

Afghan female football players evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families

736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India from Aug 1 to Sep 11: UN

A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here

EU has no other option but to engage with Taliban, says top diplomat

The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday.However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean recognition, Xinhua reported.Describing the summer's events in Afghanistan as "a tragedy," he insisted that engagement is a priority for the EU to continue protecting as many people as possible."To have any chance of influencing events, we have no other option but to engage with the Taliban. Engagement does not mean recognition. No, engaging means talking, discussing, and agreeing -- when possible," he said.Regarding the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, Borrell said it was "dramatic", adding the European Commission has quadrupled its aid from 50 to 200 million euros.Recently, the European Union said that it will continue to coordinate with the UN and .

Pak's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator

Republican Senator Marco Rubio said multiple US administrations were guilty of ignoring Pakistan's role in helping the Taliban to regroup

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows

Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million

UNSC resolution should guide world's response to Afghan crisis: India

India said that the global approach to address the Afghan crisis must be guided by the recent UN Security Council resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan must not be used for terrorism