Afghanistan's new envoy to India signals a major geopolitical shift, as the Taliban seeks diplomatic alternatives amid a sharp deterioration in Pakistan relations.

Pakistan carries out air and ground strikes inside AfghanistanBoth sides report heavy losses, issue conflicting tollsClashes follow Afghan retaliatory strikes on

After rising tensions over the past few days and longstanding disagreements, Pakistan bombed several Taliban targets in neighbouring Afghanistan. Both sides claim to have inflicted losses - and Pakistan warns its patience has run out.

After failing to obtain the release of three U.S. prisoners from Taliban custody using the ‘carrot’ method, U.S. leaders suddenly appear prepared to deploy the stick. On Feb. 13, Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council Sebastian Gorka noted on X,

Afghanistan–Pakistan War LIVE Updates - Pakistan launched airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, hours after Afghanistan carried out a cross-border attack on Pakistan., Asia News,

Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban’s closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s – as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have introduced a sweeping new penal code that rights groups warn effectively legalises domestic violence and

The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. The Rawadari human rights