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Analysts warn future of Pakistan-Afghanistan ties ‘bleak’ as tensions rise, ties plummet

  • Diplomatic relations suffered a blow this week after Afghanistan accused Pakistan of carrying out strikes in its territory
  • Analysts say Pakistan angered by attacks from groups in Afghanistan, cross-border attacks cannot be stopped “overnight“
By Waseem Abbasi ·
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Pakistan denies carrying out strikes in Afghanistan as Kabul vows retaliation

By Shahjahan Khurram ·

Pakistan says 22 militants killed in raid, Afghanistan alleges deadly cross-border airstrikes

By Waseem Abbasi ·

Kabul says Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan kill at least 10

By AFP ·

Pakistan, Afghanistan resume peace talks in Türkiye as Islamabad seeks end to cross-border attacks

By Fatimah Amjad ·

The frontier at the heart of Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions

By AFP ·

Saudi Arabia welcomes Pakistan-Afghanistan agreement on ceasefire, peace mechanism

By Hasaan Ali Khan ·

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Taliban under pressure as deadly clashes with Pakistan can expose internal rifts – analysts

By Waseem Abbasi ·

Taliban accuse Pakistan of ‘violating Kabul’s sovereign territory’

By AFP ·
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Pakistan, Afghanistan trade warnings after reported airstrikes, cross-border militant attacks

By Waseem Abbasi ·

UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan’s Taliban rule over US objections

By AP ·

Russia’s recognition of Taliban rule marks start of geopolitical shift, experts say

By MODASER ISLAMI ·

Russia becomes first country to recognize Taliban government of Afghanistan

By Reuters ·

Opinion

Naila Mahsud
While Taliban strengthen grip, the whole world is party to Afghan suffering 
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Ideological disagreements may be the Taliban’s Achilles heel
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Abdul Basit
Pakistan can do better on Afghanistan
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Rustam Shah Mohmand
The great failure of America’s policy imagination is its Taliban misperception
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Naila Mahsud
Islamabad squeezes Kabul, but will it work?
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