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Family of Afghan refugees finds new beginnings in West Des Moines
After four years of uncertainty and danger while trying to escape terror and get into the United States, the Zaki family has found safety in Iowa, and a community eager to help them start again.The Zakis are Afghan refugees. They arrived on U.S....

Islamabad warns: Kabul of harsher response in future
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has warned Kabul that any further terror activity from its soil will be harsher than what Afghanistan experienced early this week. Well-placed diplomatic sources told The News/Jang on Monday that the high-echelon visit of...

Chris Hedges: Edward Said Lecture, ‘Requiem for Gaza’
Journalist Chris Hedges delivers the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, “Requiem for Gaza” in Adelaide, Australia. Chris Hedges gives the second talk of his 2025 Australian tour, the Edward SaidMemorial Lecture, at the University of South...

India resumes diplomatic ties with Afghanistan, reopens embassy in Kabul
India upgrades its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, announcing it will change its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy – marking its most significant step to re-engage with the Taliban since the 2021 takeover. The move is a pragmatic...
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Lahore protests, rise of Tehreek-e-Labbaik reveal Pakistan’s deeper malaise
Pakistan witnessed another violent confrontation in early October 2025 between the state and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a far-right religious party capable of mobilising thousands. What began as a pro-Palestinian rally in Lahore quickly...
Afghanistan cancels Pakistan cricket matches after Kabul attack
Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by the country's intelligence agency on militants allegedly backed by Islamabad. Pakistan were set to play their first Twenty20...

PSX plummets by 4,600 points after weekend Afghan skirmish, TLP crackdown
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index plummeted by over 4,600 points on Monday due to continuing political uncertainty, the weekend conflict with Afghanistan and the ongoing crackdown on the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP)....

Once Allies, Pakistan And Afghan Taliban Lurch Toward Full-Blown Conflict
A full-blown conflict between Afghanistan’s Taliban and neighboring Pakistan seemed unthinkable when the hard-line Islamist group, a longtime ally of Islamabad, seized power in 2021 as international troops withdrew and the government they...

Escalation tra Afghanistan e Pakistan: Conflitti Transfrontalieri, Attacchi Aerei e Implicazioni Regionali
Assessment L’escalation militare tra Afghanistan e Pakistan, sebbene parzialmente contenuta grazie all’intervento di attori esterni, quali Qatar e Arabia Saudita, rappresenta un problema persistente e crescente, con potenziali ripercussioni sulla...

Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance
On December 24, 1999, an Indian Airlines flight (IC 814) operating between Kathmandu in Nepal and New Delhi was hijacked, and after moving through a few cities, eventually taken to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the ideological home of the...

As Pakistan battles Afghan Taliban, fears of major war rise
Fierce fighting erupted between the Pakistani military and Afghan Taliban forces over the weekend, marking the deadliest conflict between the neighbors since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Both Pakistani officials and the Taliban...


Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes: What Triggered The Fighting And Could It Escalate?
Last Updated:October 13, 2025, 16:01 IST The deadliest clashes in years erupted after alleged Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan. With both sides trading blame, fears of escalation are growing Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the...

Technology: Causing Chaos Or Transforming The World Order?
Technology has always shaped human civilisation, but in the 21st century, especially with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its transformative capacity has become systemic, global, and unpredictable. This paper advances three interlinked...

World News | US: Ambassador Vinay Kwatra Focuses on India's AI Priorities, Goals During Roundtable
Washington, DC [US], October 19 (ANI): Ambassador of India to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, focused on India's AI priorities and goals and briefed the participants on the AI Impact Summit 2026, which will be held in India next February....

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi slams Pakistan, hails India-Pakistan friendship
India News Indian FM S Jaishankar met Afghan counterpart Amir Muttaqi in New Delhi, discussing diplomatic, economic, and security matters. New Delhi: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with his Afghanistan counterpart Amir Muttaqi in New...

Pak-Afghan tensions dent investor sentiments, KSE-100 sheds over 4,500 points
Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding over 4,500 points during the intra-day trading on Monday. At 12:35pm, the benchmark index...

Lessons that should be learned from the Pak–Afghan border clashes
By Agha Iqrar Haroon Although it appears that Pakistan’s one-sided affection toward Afghanistan may continue, it is imperative to reemphasize that it would be wiser for Pakistan to reassess and conclude this phase of its relationship sooner rather...

Pak-Afghan tensions dents investor sentiments, KSE-100 sheds over 3,700 points
Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding over 3,700 points during the opening hours of trading on Monday. At 11:30am, the...

KSE-100 recovers partially after sharp plunge amid Pak-Afghan border tensions
Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding nearly 3,000 points during the opening minutes of trading on Monday. However, the KSE-100...