Afghanistan internet blackout ’a wake-up call’ for blockchain decentralization

Afghanistan’s recent nationwide internet outage underscored a critical weakness in the world’s leading decentralized blockchains: their dependence on centralized internet providers that remain vulnerable to government intervention and technical...

Afghan Industry Minister Visits China for Free Zones Congress

Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has departed for China at the official invitation of the Chinese government, leading a high-level delegation. According to the Ministry of Industry and...

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...

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 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...

Can India be global power without winning over its neighbors?

This came just over a year after Bangladesh's monsoon revolution removed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power, and three years after Sri Lanka's aragalaya movement toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022. Something extraordinary is...

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...

Daily Briefing: Behind Pak-Afghan tensions

Good morning, The frozen continent of Antarctica, with thick ice sheets believed to have formed 25 million years ago, has been the source of much intrigue for scientists. India began conducting research in the icy terrain in the early 1980s. In...

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...

Pak-Afghan ties nosedive as 23 soldiers martyred, over 200 Taliban, Khawarij killed in clashes

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have plummeted to an all-time low, as at least 23 Pakistani soldiers were martyred and more than 200 Afghan Taliban and their affiliated terrorists were killed in fierce...

A US return to Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase could reshape region’s strategic calculus

The few times I have flown into Kabul, the descent offered an intriguing view — the sprawling expanse of Bagram airbase, lying just off the flight path, massive runways and a concrete sprawl ringed by mountains. Bagram radiated an aura of...

Overnight violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan threatens a wider conflict

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s chief spokesperson, told reporters Sunday that the fighting had stopped at midnight after Qatar and Saudi Arabia urged restraint. He warned Pakistan that any violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty would...

What Triggered Deadly Border Clashes Between Pakistan And Afghanistan?

Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes: The mountains along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier echoed with heavy gunfire through October 11 night. Border outposts burned. Soldiers fell on both sides. By dawn, both governments were claiming victory and...

Grand Strategy| India and Afghanistan: The gains of recognising the Taliban govt in Kabul

For the first time since the Taliban assumed power in Kabul in August 2021, India has hosted the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi. New Delhi’s policy has so far been a slow but steady engagement of the Taliban, but without...

Deadly Border Clashes Claim Dozens of Lives as Pakistan and Afghanistan Exchange Fire

KARACHI, Pakistan – In one of the most violent escalations along the volatile Durand Line since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces on October 11-12, 2025, have left dozens dead and...

Hurriyat leader denounces joint India-Afghanistan remarks on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK Convener, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, has strongly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir made during the joint press conference of the Indian and Afghan foreign ministers, declaring that the...

World News | China Weaponises Rare Earths, Risks Global Tech Stability

Taipei [Taiwan], October 12 (ANI): Taiwan's technology and manufacturing sectors may soon experience major disruptions following China's latest move to tighten control over rare earth exports, warned Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN...

Stallone's AI-Generated Rambo Prequel Would Have Changed The Character's History

At the end of 2019's "Rambo: Last Blood," John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) finally met his end. In that film, Rambo had been peacefully living on an Arizona farm with his ambiguously romantic friend Maria (Adriana Barraza) and her granddaughter...

Former US diplomat to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad warns of broader repercussions post Pakistan's 'failed' airstrikes

More News 12 Oct 2025 | 5:17 PMKabul/Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) Fierce overnight clashes erupted between the Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani Rangers and Army personnel along multiple points of the Durand Line, forcing the closure of the Torkham...

Eric Schmidt's ex-mistress accuses former Google CEO of stalking, abuse and putting her under 'absolute digital surveillance'

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's 31-year-old ex-mistress has accused him of stalking, abuse and putting her under an 'absolute digital surveillance system.' Tech entrepreneur Michelle Ritter filed for a temporary domestic violence restraining...