Fresh developments along the disputed Durand Line point to a shift on the ground, with reports suggesting Taliban forces have removed barriers and altered control dynamics at key border points.
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that two million (20 lakh) people visited healthcare centres for treatment of mental health disorders, including anxiety last year.
The latest round of Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks in Istanbul ended without agreement, with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan accusing Islamabad of insincerity and attempting to shift blame onto Afghanistan.
Heavy fighting between Pakistani forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban militia along the Durand Line bordering the two nations has left scores dead and hundreds injured, according to reports on Wednesday.
The award-winning wordsmith expressed deep disappointment over the grand reception given to Afghan Foreign Minister and senior Taliban figure, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
The talks would help renew commitments, remove concerns and efforts would continue for the release of Afghanistan's frozen money, he added.
The real intentions behind the agreement signed in February 2020 in Doha were never disclosed. The Doha deal actually shaped future US strategies in Afghanistan. Through a compromise with the Taliban, America sought scope for undeterred influence in the region without getting involved in any direct clash. All the stakeholders, in this way, indulged in behind-the-scenes string-pulling and Afghanistan, in the end, has been plunged into a bitter tournament of shadows, once again.
War, drought, and Covid-19 have devastated farmers across Afghanistan.
"The return of the Taliban in Kabul has intensified the sectarian and communal strife in South Asia. The United States had entered Afghanistan to uproot the Taliban and eliminate Al-Qaeda. Both these objectives remained unfulfilled when they withdrew"
At the United Nations, Russia and China have both pushed for Taliban sanctions to be lifted, something highlighted during this week's Moscow Summit.
