After abandoning hope of influencing the Taliban, Central Asian nations have sought to insulate themselves from Afghanistan’s instability. For much of the past two decades, regional diplomacy on ...

Afghanistan's IOC member Samira Asghari, left, pictured in Kabul in 2011 with former US golfer Eddie Bullock during an introductory lesson for a group of Afghan children [Musadeq Sadeq/AP] Afghanistan ...

China viewed the end of the US-led war in Afghanistan as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, gain access to the country's mineral wealth, and secure its border against extremist groups.

The United States' 20-year attempt to stand up democracy in Afghanistan descended into a cesspool of corruption and squandered as much as $29.2 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in pursuit of ...

Calls by China for Pakistan and Afghanistan to abide by their ceasefire agreement reflect China’s concerns about its own interests in South Asia. With the flagship China–Pakistan Economic Corridor and ...

Jige Mughalgai, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to overnight border strikes it blamed on Pakistan that killed 10 people, as tension between the ...

Afghanistan is seeking to significantly bolster trade with the oil-rich countries of Central Asia as it attempts to end its economic dependence on Pakistan, which has historically been Kabul’s biggest ...

Shifts trade to Iran from Pakistan after border closure Iran offers steep discounts at its port of Chabahar Central Asia routes grow faster than Pakistan corridor Pakistan still fastest path to sea ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without agreement, with the sides trading blame for the breakdown in negotiations aimed at easing border tensions ...

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday. Zabihullah ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s information minister said before dawn Wednesday, accusing the ...