Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recently concluded visits to Kabul and Islamabad have placed regional connectivity as a top priority. During the Pakistan-Afghanistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Trilateral Meeting in Kabul, the three countries called for cooperation against terrorism. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and
Trilateral talks push to extend CPEC to Afghanistan, boosting regional connectivity, economic growth, and joint efforts against terrorism in South Asia The trilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China in Beijing (May 21, 2025) called for extending the
By Abu Hurrairah Abbasi, He is a Graduate of International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and works as a Researcher with an Islamabad-based policy think tank Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad(ISSI). He can be reached at abuhurrairahah@gmail.com On March 9, 2023, an
The Taliban have fully controlled Afghanistan since 15th August 2021. They entered Kabul without a fight while capturing most of the provinces in three months; in most cases, the Afghan National Defence Forces (ANDF) merely surrendered or melted down. With the conquest
Data on the number and location of terrorist attacks in Pakistan show a concentration near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Since the Afghan Taliban reclaimed power in Kabul, there has been a gradual increase in insecurity in Pakistan, with a rise of terrorist acts. 2022
The undeniable fact is that the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan. However, the international community still deals with the country like a pariah state, adding to the vows of ordinary Afghans suffering from acute poverty. The US withdrew from the country
