Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between the two countries in Istanbul failed to secure a peace agreement.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region late on Saturday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The tremor was felt across several nearby provinces,

Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran.

Afghanistan cruised to a series victory over Zimbabwe, with Ibrahim Zadran backing up a disciplined bowling performance by scoring his second fifty in as many T20Is. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Abdollah Ahmadzai and Rashid Khan had earlier limited the hosts to 125 all out in Harare, setting up a straight-forward chase.

As deadly border clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan in early October 2025, an image of a missile circulated online with users falsely claiming that it depicted a successful test launch by Kabul.

A new water war is brewing, and India may find itself involved. New Delhi has extended its support to Afghanistan, which has announced that it plans to build a dam on the Pakistan-bound Kunar River. What would this move mean for Islamabad?

The move comes under pressure from mediators Turkey and Qatar, who are trying to prevent another outbreak of deadly cross-border violence.