Pakistan, Afghanistan to sign long-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement in August 2025 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are set to sign a long-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), which will take effect from August 1, 2025, enabling duty-free bilateral exports and imports of selected fruits and dry fruits, BR reported, citing …

6 killed, 12 injured in coal mine blast in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Six people died and 12 others were injured due to an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Tuesday, provincial director for coal mine Mawlawi Abdullah said. According to the official, the …

UN experts urge release of elderly UK couple held in Afghanistan

UN human rights experts on Monday demanded the Taliban release a British couple who they said have been arbitrarily detained in Afghanistan since February. Experts criticized the couple’s lack of access to effective legal assistance and medical care, …

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Deepen Ties On Security, Trade, And Transportation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 23. Bahodir Kurbanov, head of Uzbekistan's State Security Service (SSS), met with Afghanistan's Intelligence Chief, Abdul Haq Wasiq, in Kabul to discuss critical issues including the …

Afghanistan Launches New Polio Vaccination Campaign in 19 Provinces

The Ministry of Public Health has announced the launch of a new polio vaccination campaign in 19 provinces across the country. Sharafat Zaman Amarakhail, spokesperson for the ministry, said that during this four-day campaign, approximately 7.3 million …

Uzbekistan and the Taliban Discuss Security and Economic Cooperation in Afghanistan

Uzbekistan 22/07/2025 Uzbekistan and the Taliban Discuss Security and Economic Cooperation in Afghanistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 22 July, a delegation from Uzbekistan led by Chairman of the State Security Service Bahodir Kurbanov …

Ex-Biden official says Biden should've 'bowed out' after the 'Afghanistan debacle'

Biden's former Department of Justice spokesman Anthony Coley argued that the former president should have dropped out of the 2024 race after the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, saying that's when he lost the faith of voters. NEWYou can now …

Top diplomats of Russia, Afghanistan note interest in boosting trade ties

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi underscored mutual interest in ramping up cooperation between Moscow and Kabul in the trade and economic sphere and in …

Why CNN's Anti-Trump Segment on Afghanistan Is Beyond Laughable

You knew these segments were coming. The media was already harping on the hundreds of thousands or millions of people who would die from cuts to foreign aid and USAID. Yes, the political class cannot continue with the slush fund and money laundering …

Former Biden official says campaign was doomed by 'Afghanistan debacle' long before infamous debate