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In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, from left: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar pose for a group photo during a ministerial meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Russian, Chinese diplomats attend conference on Afghanistan

Russia and China are among a few countries that have kept their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan’s capital since the Taliban took power in August 2021.

8 weeks ago

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022.

Defense Secretary Austin meets with Pakistan’s army chief

Pakistan’s military chief met Wednesday in Washington with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

8 months ago

Taliban warns departing US military against new bases in region

The U.S., along with about 7,000 NATO forces, will leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11. CENTCOM said earlier this week it had completed about 25% of its withdrawal.

2 years ago

Why Afghanistan is critical to the struggle against China, Russia and Iran

Withdrawing from Afghanistan will give up a strategic foothold the United States has in the back yard of its greatest rivals, says the author of this commentary.

By Rep. Michael Waltz

2 years ago

Pakistan’s prime minister pokes U.S., says bin Laden ‘martyred’ during Navy SEAL raid

“We sided with the U.S. in the War on Terror but they came here and killed him, martyred him," Pakistan's prime minister said of bin Laden.

3 years ago

Pakistan and China launch joint naval drills. Should India be concerned?

A nine-day Sino-Pakistani naval exercise commenced in Pakistan’s port of Karachi this week with the arrival of a Chinese naval task group. Find out what ships were in attendance.

By Usman Ansari

3 years ago