Recent Violence Underscores Problems Facing Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

An early July counternarcotics operation by Taliban authorities triggered a week-long outbreak of violence in Khash District in central Badakhshan Province, resulting in as many as 15 dead.  Protests and repression in the area are not new, as violence also …

Unclear if reprisals in Afghanistan after data breach says Labour peer

Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan sign historic railway agreement

    Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a key railway agreement aimed at enhancing regional trade and connectivity. The three countries agreed in Kabul to conduct a feasibility study for the UAP (Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) Railway …

Blasphemy Charge Leads to Death Sentence in Eastern Afghanistan

A man in Paktika province has been sentenced to death by a local court for allegedly insulting the Prophet and Islamic sanctities. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced that a man has been sentenced to death …

Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge joint action on border security

  Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to work closely on regional security and border concerns after a high-level diplomatic meeting in Kabul. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Afghanistan’s Acting Interior Minister …

Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan seal UAP Railway project accord in Kabul moot

I thank Uzbek and Afghan FMs for their support and commitment to timely signing of the agreement: Dar DPM Dar, Hanif Abbasi also meet FM Muttaqi, PM and Interior Minister and agree to remain engaged to achieve the full potential of regional economic …

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan sign agreement on railway project

KABUL: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday signed the Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Naibabad–Kharlachi rail link under the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Corridor. The agreement was signed during …

Afghanistan 'kill list' scandal lawyers vow to sue but bungling MoD will 'fight hard'

Personal details of almost 19,000 Afghans and 6,000 of their family members who helped British forces during the war were accidentally leaked 18:24, 17 Jul 2025 The government has warned lawyers it will “fight then hard” in the courts as they sue over the …

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan sign trilateral agreement on rail link

Islamabad: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Thursday signed a trilateral agreement for developing a rail link to connect the three countries. The proposed railway line aims to link Tashkent, Kabul and Peshawar, extending to Gwadar and Karachi ports and …

Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan sign railway agreement

KABUL – Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a feasibility study agreement for the UAP (Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) railway project in Kabul. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Kabul today on a one-day …