Taliban accuse US for violating the Doha Accord by keeping their key cabinet members under US blacklists and not keeping its words. Analyst, however, claim that both US and Taliban are manipulating the deal to foster their vested interests.

Taliban have reportedly banned women from playing cricket and sports in the country. “I don’t think women will be allowed to play cricket because women don't need to play cricket,” Wasiq said.

BRICS summit discussions will focus on Afghanistan, where China and India's cooperation is much awaited in the backdrop of their divergent interests.

Qatar is close to the US and hosts Washington's largest military base in the region, but it also enjoys strong ties with Tehran, with which it shares the world's largest gas field.

Pakistan’s ambassador to Egypt Ambassador Sajid Bilal expressed these views at a seminar titled ‘Pakistan’s Engagement with Africa – the Continent of the Future, held in Egypt’s capital Cairo.

Despite a lot of lip service and rhetoric about the “National Action Plan,” it has not been fully implemented. Terrorist sleeper cells have largely been ignored because of a lack of political will.

The failure of Western democracies policies in the Middle East gave birth to Frankenstein's monster rather than solve the issues facing the world in the last two decades, believes Dr. James Dorsey who writes for US's top publications.

Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's secretive supreme leader, has said the government would "work hard towards upholding Islamic rules and sharia law".

CIA Director William Burns met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. This was an important meeting considering Pakistan's active role in maintaining peace and security in Afghanistan.

According to the purported ex-spooks, the Ukrainian-led operation got US cash, technical assistance, and advice from the CIA on how to draw the Russian mercenaries in.

Authors who have worked extensively with international financial institutions question if Taliban.2 of 21st century desperately need US and western institutions, or they possess an alternate system of their own? Very interesting and provocative read!

An extravagant Mayoun event took place in Karachi attended by other fellow celebrities like Kinza Hashmi, Saboor Aly, Aamna Ilyas, and Areeba Habib.