Afghan Studies Center

13/04/2026

The Peshawar High Court has temporarily restrained law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from deporting an Afghan family whose asylum case for resettlement in a third country through UNHCR is pending. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency



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The Peshawar High Court has temporarily restrained law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from deporting an Afghan family whose asylum case for

03/04/2026

Pakistan said Thursday that the burden of ending its conflict with Afghanistan lay with Kabul, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.



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02/04/2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a month of fighting, two Pakistani officials said Wednesday.



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01/04/2026

Pakistan has temporarily reopened the Torkham border crossing to allow the repatriation of Afghan nationals, a police official said on Tuesday, marking the first such movement in months after prolonged tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.



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Pakistan has temporarily reopened the Torkham border crossing to allow the repatriation of Afghan nationals, a police official said on

27/03/2026

Pakistan has resumed its military operations against Afghanistan after a temporary pause in fighting ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr festival, a security official with direct knowledge of the development confirmed on Wednesday.



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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has resumed its military operations against Afghanistan after a temporary pause in fighting ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr

27/03/2026

Afghanistan’s new school year began on Thursday without girls above grade six returning to classrooms, extending for a fifth straight year the Taliban’s ban on secondary education for girls.



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Afghanistan’s new school year began on Thursday without girls above grade six returning to classrooms, extending for a fifth straight

27/03/2026

A group of clerics from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday appealed to the authorities on both sides to extend the pause in hostilities — which was announced for Eidul Fitr — to Eidul Azha.



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A group of clerics from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday appealed to the authorities on both sides to extend the

16/03/2026

Amid rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, China has stepped forward to mediate and prevent further escalation of the conflict.



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Amid rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, China has stepped forward to mediate and prevent further escalation of the conflict.

13/03/2026

China has called for restraint and dialogue amid rising regional tensions, saying diplomatic efforts are needed to prevent further escalation in both the Iran crisis and the border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.



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China has called for restraint and dialogue amid rising regional tensions, saying diplomatic efforts are needed to prevent further escalation

13/03/2026

Gwadar occupies a strategically significant geographic position at the intersection of South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and western China. Its deep-sea port and associated infrastructure projects form a central component of Pakistan’s long-term economic vision, particularly within the fr...

11/03/2026

Official sources dismissed on Tuesday reports that a three-member delegation sent by the government was holding talks with the Afghan Taliban in Kabul amid border tensions.



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Official sources dismissed on Tuesday reports that a three-member delegation sent by the government was holding talks with the Afghan

09/03/2026

The UN Security Council is set to hold a meeting on Afghanistan today, amid growing international concern about the country’s political, security and human rights situation.



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The UN Security Council is set to hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, amid growing international concern about the