The Taliban has alleged that Pakistani military airstrikes targeted civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, killing and injuring dozens of civilians as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
The Taliban administration has accused Pakistan of carrying out overnight strikes in eastern Afghanistan, adding fresh strain to already tense relations between the neighbouring countries.
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.
The Pakistan-backed Taliban has appointed Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, who was its spokesperson in Qatar, as its permanent representative.
A senior government official, however, said the security forces did not have the right to peep into people's mobile phones or harass citizens.
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.
