Pakistan‘s new cabinet took their oaths in a ceremony on Tuesday (April 19), state television reported.

The new cabinet, made up of allied political parties, was sworn in over a week after Pakistan‘s parliament elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to replace ousted premier Imran Khan.

The portfolios for the cabinet members have not...

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The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold on some $150 million for education projects, two sources familiar with the decision said Tuesday.

The multilateral development bank had put all four projects, valued at around $600 million, on hold in late March,...

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The Ministry of Defense said that an Afghan air force pilot who fled to the United States returned to the country on Tuesday in order to serve his homeland.

Suhrabuddin Sahak, the pilot who returned home, says he fled to the US after recent developments but has since decided to return home.

Sahak also called on his former colleagues to return to...

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General&s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Tarig Ali Bakhiet, held a virtual meeting on Tuesday morning with Washington&s special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West to discuss a wide range of issues including counterterrorism and the issue of Afghan girls not going to school.

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The United States is working with Pakistan to bring about a more stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan that respects the fundamental rights of all Afghans, including minorities and women, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

Addressing a news briefing in Washington, Price said: &We view Pakistan as an important...

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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden and called on Swedish authorities to &severely punish perpetrators&.

In a statement issued by the ministry of foreign affairs, the IEA said Swedish authorities must &severely punish perpetrators of this act and … prevent such...

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