Attacks that killed four people and injured dozens were first since peace talks in China this month

   First face-to-face contact since December comes after tensions erupted into open conflict

   However difficult it may be, the world needs to re-engage with the troubled region

   Eid ceasefire eases fears of immediate escalation after deadly air strike that Taliban blamed on Islamabad

   Taliban blames Islamabad for attack that threatens to escalate neighbours’ conflict

   Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan will be affected by the move

   As violence spreads from border regions to cities, Islamabad is running out of patience

   Hundreds reported dead in worst fighting between neighbours for months

   Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan the story of the century so far is the ineffectiveness of force

   Investment banks capitalised on volatility in 2025, with Barclays and Deutsche Bank leading the pack

   Iran and Pakistan have deported nearly 3mn Afghans over the past year

   UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies

   Law firm Barings is representing 1,000 claimants who say they fear reprisals from the Taliban after their names were leaked

   A trove of goods where sales go straight to the makers

   Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan

   Islamabad says blast that killed at least 12 people is state terrorism’ but offers no evidence of involvement by New Delhi

   Taliban government claims it launched retaliatory operation’ after blaming Islamabad for recent air strike in Kabul

   Alleged attack comes amid mounting tensions between the Taliban and its former supporter Islamabad

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   Tehran says public health is at risk as medicinal opioid manufacturers lose their supply from Afghanistan

   President says site is strategic due to proximity to China’s nuclear weapons

   Pressure to repatriate Afghans is leading to increased official contact with isolated Islamist regime

   Authorities are intensifying crackdown after Taliban ban pushes drug trade into neighbouring country

   The journalist traces half a century of coups, occupations and civil wars through the Taliban’s luxury hotspot

   Defence ministry has not demonstrated that an immigration scheme would have a 850mn price tag, NAO finds