Afghanistan's Taliban government says it will "respond appropriately" to Pakistani strikes that killed 10 people near the country's shared border.

The Afghan national accused of opening fire on two West Virginia National Guardsmen near the White House passed through multiple layers of federal screening over a four-year period, securing approvals under both the Biden and Trump administrations before the attack,

Afghanistan wants greater access to Indian markets for its fruits and produce, while also increasing imports of Indian medicines, machinery and textiles.

A factionalised Taliban preside over a divided population, an unravelling economy and a worsening humanitarian crisis. And the space given by the Taliban to many jihadist, separatist and terrorist groups with whom they have formed links over the years creates ungoverned spaces, which compromise Afghanistan’s own security.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -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.

India and Afghanistan plan to soon launch cargo flights as Kabul seeks to counter Pakistan’s move to block trade by closing the border. New Delhi said this will ‘significantly enhance’ connectivity and ‘strengthen’ trade and commercial ties between the two nations.

Afghanistan's Minister for Commerce and Industry Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi has called for a dramatic expansion of bilateral trade, investment, and diplomatic engagement with India.

Afghanistan’s Taleban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a sign of worsening tensions between the two neighbors.