Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid, the acting Minister of Defense, visited areas along the Durand Line with Pakistan during his trip to Paktia province on Wednesday.

A statement released by Mansouri Army Corps today (Thursday) said that the acting minister visited the border posts along the Durand Line in Zazai Aryoub district of Paktia province.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to enhance bilateral trade relations and the two countries will start cross-border passenger bus services next month.

The Pakistani embassy in Kabul said Wednesday that the two countries have also decided to facilitate issuance of visas, make border crossing points more efficient to ensure early clearance of...

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Humans could travel from one planet to another via bullet train if Japan&s plans for a revolutionary space travel project succeed.

The country, known for its innovative technology, is reportedly planning to build a bullet train that would make inter-planetary travel possible.

Japan also aims to build an artificial space habitat on Mars with an...

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Russia handed over 24 tons of humanitarian assistance to officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Wednesday.

The consignment includes both food and non-food items which are intended to be provided to the victims of recent earthquakes and floods.

Russia&s deputy ambassador in Kabul, Anton Lavrov, said at the airport that Moscow...

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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a report on Wednesday highlighted human rights abuses since takeover of the country by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in August last year.

The report summarises UNAMA&s findings with regards to the protection of civilians, extrajudicial killings, torture and...

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The officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), and Pakistan agreed that from now on Afghan trucks will not be unloaded in Peshawar and Quetta of Pakistan.

The IEA and the Pakistani delegation in Kabul agreed in Tuesday&s meeting that from now on Afghan trucks will not be unloaded in Peshawar and Quetta, but will travel freely to...

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