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Last Updated:October 26, 2025, 02:44 IST Top Indian intelligence sources view the Istanbul dialogue as a calculated manoeuvre within a larger geopolitical context Inside details from the talks learnt by CNN-News18 reveal the core sticking points. File pic/Reuters The second high-level round of security and political talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan concluded in Istanbul after…
Pakistan launches a crackdown on TTP militants while engaging the Taliban in Turkey for truce talks; meanwhile, Kabul orders dams on the Kunar River, highlighting border tensions, security operations, and regional diplomacy. 0:00 – INTRODUCTION03:02 – PAKISTANI FORCES ELIMINATE TTP MILITANTS?05:03 – TALIBAN TO TURN OFF THE TAPS FOR PAKISTAN?n18oc_world n18oc_crux Last Updated: October 25,…
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the ceasefire with Afghanistan will only last if the Taliban fulfils its promise to stop cross-border attacks by terrorists. His statement came a day after Pakistan and Afghanistan reached a ceasefire deal during talks in Doha, which were facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye. Speaking to Pakistani news…
Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 8:16 PM IST Pakistan, Taliban Hold Hours-Long Crisis Meeting In Doha After Fierce Border Clashes Taliban security personnel. (IMAGE: AFP/REPRESENTATIVE) Delegations from Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban held a marathon meeting in Doha on Saturday, lasting more than four and a half hours behind closed doors. The meeting was aimed at…
Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 3:00 PM IST Asim Munir warned Afghanistan to act against terrorists using its soil after Pakistan’s air strikes, amid rising tensions and talks in Doha over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attacks. Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir (Photo: AP) Army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday warned…
The tension on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has once again reached its peak. On Friday, it was agreed between the two countries to extend the 48-hour ceasefire with mutual consent. Hours later, the Taliban accused Pakistan of carrying out an air strike in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. According to the Taliban, Pakistan carried out…
Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 01:04 IST Afghan defence ministry sources view the military action not as a legitimate counterterrorism move but as a ‘humiliation tactic’ directed at the Taliban administration Taliban officials in Kabul firmly maintain that none of the bombed sites hosted fighters from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with reports suggesting the strikes hit civilian compounds…
islamabada few moments ago copy link Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that Taliban’s decisions are being taken in Delhi. He accused Afghanistan of fighting a proxy war for India. Talking to Geo News, Asif said on the ceasefire with Taliban, I doubt that this ceasefire will last, because the Afghan Taliban is getting support…
Last Updated:October 16, 2025, 01:29 IST Suhail Shaheen asserted that Pakistan’s aggression was a reaction to the success of the Afghanistan delegation’s visit to India Shaheen (above) expressed surprise that the Pakistani strikes occurred while Afghan Foreign Minister Muttaqi was in New Delhi. File pic In an exclusive and strongly-worded interview with CNN-News18, Taliban spokesperson…
Last Updated:October 15, 2025, 11:22 IST Chief Taliban Spokesman said Pakistani forces launched attacks on Afghanistan, resulting in the martyrdom of 12 civilians and the injury of more than 100. Intense fighting broke out once again on Tuesday night between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban. (Representative Image/AFP) Amid the ongoing clashes, intense fighting…