ISLAMABAD - Tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan, which killed 9 children and a woman, and injured four others.

Tajikistan, the only Central Asian country that publicly opposed the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, is now attempting to mend fences with the hard-line Islamist group.

A federal lawsuit challenges Mohammad Ali Dadfar’s warrantless arrest and detention at the Greene County Jail.

From setting up air corridor, to eliminating non-tariff barriers, New Delhi and Kabul have left no stone unturned to boost bilateral trade during Taliban commerce minister’s visit.

Afghanistan's Taliban trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday on a maiden visit to draw greater investments and goods as both countries consider ways to enhance their relations in the backdrop of souring relations with neighbouring Pakistan.

Fresh intelligence and regional diplomatic inputs confirm Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is exploring operational engagement with non-Taliban Afghan entities, as Islamabad reassesses its rapidly deteriorating relationship with the Taliban regime and weighs options to reshape the political balance in Kabul.

Air cargo services between India and Afghanistan will be launchedsoon, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday, during a visit by Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi to New Delhi.

Afghanistan's Taliban government urged India on Thursday to scale up trade and open cargo hubs in its territory, as it strengthens ties with New Delhi and seeks alternatives to Pakistan after repeated border clashes and closures.