India strongly condemned Pakistan's latest airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province. The airstrike occurred amid escalating skirmishes between Pakistani forces and Taliban border guards.

People celebrated Afghanistan's retaliation in the country's southeastern Khost province, according to the organizer, Rasheedullah Hamdard.

Afghans' strong connection to Pashtunwali creates major challenges for Pakistan's security and stability. The tribal loyalty and honor valued in Pashtunwali often come before loyalty to the state, making it hard for Pakistan to control areas where Pashtuns are the majority.

Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.

To address its terrorism concerns, Pakistan is simultaneously pursuing diplomacy with the Taliban government in Afghanistan and cross-border attacks.

The incident of firing occurred days after Pakistan targeted terrorist positions in Paktika province of Afghanistan to punish the banned TTP militants, allegedly using Afghan soil to train and ...

India’s MEA condemns Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan that killed 46 people, including women and children, in Paktika province. The MEA urges Pakistan to stop blaming neighbors for its ...

Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. The strikes killed dozens of people, mostly women and ...

According to the Pakistani analyst, India’s “courting of the Taliban regime appears to be working.” He pointed to a statement issued by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after the Dubai meeting, which spoke of Muttaqi’s “desire of strengthening political & economic relations with India as a key regional and economic player.”

While there is no move yet to grant official recognition to the Taliban government, this is an effort by India to secure its own national and security interests with many moving parts in play.

A top Indian foreign ministry official has met with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister as the countries without formal diplomatic ties met for the second time in two months on practical matters.

India strongly condemned Pakistan's latest airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province. The airstrike occurred amid escalating skirmishes between Pakistani forces and Taliban border guards.