Latest Kabul News & Updates

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, met Afghanistan’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mawlawi Ataullah Omari in New Delhi on Wednesday, with discussions focussed on bilateral ties and ongoing cooperation for the welfare and development of the Afghan people. “Good to meet H.E. Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Afghanistan, in New Delhi today. The discussions focused on India-Afghani…

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Mawlawi Ataullah Omari arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties and holding discussions on matters of shared interest between the two countries. Extending a warm welcome to the Afghan Minister, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) took to X and posted: “Looking forward to engaging discussions on issues of mutual interest.”This visit comes amid escalating tensions betwe…

Kabul, July 6 (IANS) At least one commuter lost his life and 28 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned in southern Afghanistan’s Zabul province on Monday, a local police official announced. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Shah Joy district when the bus, en route from western Herat to the capital Kabul, veered off the road and flipped over due to a technical malfunction, said Zabihullah Jawhar, the provincial police spokesman.All casualties we…

Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The core of the dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is a problem of Islamabad, which was created by Pakistan’s own wars, policies, deals, betrayals and ideological infrastructure, according to a report.According to Pakistan, the TTP operates from the territory of Afghanistan with the protection or at least toleration of the Afghan Taliban, while Kabul denies this and calls the TTP Pakistan’s internal problem.”The TTP is inde…

Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) China’s attempts to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan have yet to see any success, as the hostilities between the two neighbours seem to continue intensely, according to a report.”Despite several mediation attempts by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and China, the tensions have not faded away,” said a report by The Diplomat.Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed not to escalate the situation after the Urumqi talks mediated by China during the first week of April, but the…

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Highlighting the ongoing humanitarian assistance cooperation with Afghanistan, India on Friday expressed commitment to supporting Kabul through aid and development projects. “We had strongly condemned the airstrikes that happened from Pakistan into Afghanistan, in which several civilian lives, including women and children were lost. We had offered our condolences on the passing away of precious lives and we had also at the same time reiterated our strong support for the …

Kabul, July 1 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Minister of Information and Culture, Shar Ahmad Haqqani, said on Wednesday that Afghans do not get intimidated by external pressure or military attacks, stressing that Kabul has already secured victory against opponents which have superior weapons and technology, local media reported. In his remarks at a seminar on intellectual, ideological and professional capacity building for journalists, Haqqani said Afghanistan has faced conflict for years and would not ge…

Kabul, June 30 (IANS) Pakistan has carried out more than 10 airstrikes across Afghanistan over the past five months, resulting in the deaths and injuries to more than 800 civilians, local media reported on Tuesday. Citing its findings, Afghan media outlet Tolo News reported that the strikes targeted several Afghan provinces, including Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Kunar, Kabul, Nangarhar, and Kandahar, with civilians bearing the brunt of the casualties.The attacks have also struck civilian infrastruct…

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In another round of military strikes, Pakistan security forces Sunday carried out ground operations along the Afghanistan border, coupled with airstrikes deeper inside, said reports.Pakistan claimed that the attacks were targeted at militants in response to multiple attacks across the border, while the Afghan government said that they left dozens of civilians dead or injured, including women and children, the reports said.Since October 2025, Pakistan has escalated its m…

Kabul, June 22 (IANS) The frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has historically remained volatile, is entering a new phase of confrontation as none of the two sides is indicating willingness to step back. Recently, Taliban authorities announced that Afghanistan had conducted overnight airstrikes in Pakistan, a move if confirmed, would be one of the most assertive actions taken by the group since seizing power in August 2021, a report has detailed. In a statement issued on June 19, Af…