Afghan Studies Center

A project of @CRSSPak to promote cultural, academic & sociopolitical discourse, & strengthen people-to-people ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Afghanistan’s third round of university entrance exams began in Kabul on Thursday, while girls remained excluded for a fourth year. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/ycv6k58ZmH

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pak's @AmbassadorSadiq, said he had held talks with his Chinese counterpart on regional security threats, including militant groups operating from Afghan territory, as Beijing continues efforts to ease tensions b/w Pak & Afg. @ImtiazGul60 @SpoxCHN_MaoNing https://t.co/Yty3cqSwhd

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Strange Bedfellows: Russia’s Pragmatic Embrace of Taliban
https://t.co/uRPBVOoVcX

@SameenaDurrani @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak @KremlinRussia_E

#Russia #Taliban #Afghanistan #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #SouthAsia #Putin #ISISK #SCO #WorldPolitics

[Matrix Media @matrixxmedia]

Codifying Control: Taliban’s Anti-Women Decrees
https://t.co/vZJAU6zClt

@SameenaDurrani @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak @TalibanUpdates

#Afghanistan #Taliban #WomenRights #HumanRights #AfghanWomen #GenderApartheid #BreakingNews #SouthAsia #UNAMA #WorldNews

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

#Pakistan’s military said security forces killed 23 militants during series of IB operations in KP as #Islamabad intensifies its campaign against armed groups operating near #Afghan border. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/TtpXIgKTBg

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pakistan’s Prime Minister @CMShehbaz Sharif says Islamabad wants peaceful ties with Kabul. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/Kbdk9EgBLZ

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

PM @CMShehbaz said that Pakistan is continuing its military operations against Afghanistan-based “terrorist” proxies with full resolve to defend its citizens against further attacks, as tensions b/w Isb & Kabul persist. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 https://t.co/XHV9Jj1UH1

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Over 35 militants have been killed in IBO in southwestern Pakistan’s Zarghoon Ghar area since May 13, senior official said, saying that several “terrorist” camps have been destroyed & key commanders arrested. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 https://t.co/95CBtfBlxx

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Afghanistan signs $46 agreement with Indian company to strengthen quality testing labs.
https://t.co/HzkRogmqTq
#Afghanistan #India #Investment
@ImtiazGul60

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Russia is establishing “full-fledged partnership” with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban & is encouraging other countries in region to expand cooperation with Kabul, senior Russian security official said on Thursday. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/qYnnR8Bqhc

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities dismissed on Tuesday Pakistan’s claim that a deadly suicide attack last week was planned on Afghan soil. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/oQc0Pb3S71

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pakistan on Monday issued a demarche to Afg’s Chargé d’Affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb after deadly suicide attack on police checkpost in country’s northwest, warning of “decisive” response against those responsible. https://t.co/wwtvGFsjcJ

[Matrix Media @matrixxmedia]

TTP Relocation Signals Adjustment, Not Resolution in Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions
https://t.co/i2F0QG2O5h

@SameenaDurrani @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @CRSSpak @ASCenterPak

#TTP #Pakistan #Afghanistan #AfghanTaliban #Geopolitics #SouthAsia #Security #Counterterrorism #Kabul

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan @ubaidniz urged Afghan authorities to take concrete action against militant threats that Islamabad says originate from Afghan soil. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/2n2ywJz6tV

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pakistan says communities living along the Afghanistan-Pakistan Durand Line want peace and stability, despite ongoing security concerns in the region. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews @ForeignOfficePk https://t.co/F8d19gIIRm

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Pakistan’s foreign office said this week that there is currently no ceasefire in place with Afghanistan, as tensions surge b/w neighbors following renewed hostilities between them. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 https://t.co/YvPdSH0eM9

[Matrix Media @matrixxmedia]

Pakistan’s Trade Recalibration and the Afghanistan Factor
https://t.co/GkLkK8FO5o

@SameenaDurrani @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak @ASCenterPak

#Pakistan #Trade #Economy #Geopolitics #GlobalTrade #Economics #CentralAsia #Afghanistan #IranTrade #CPEC #Gwadar #Balochistan #SouthAsia

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Deputy foreign ministers from SCO member states met in #Moscow to discuss multilateral cooperation a& the situation in Afghanistan & the wider region. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @MFA_China @UNAMAnews https://t.co/4EE4EWjPFB

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov warned that growing threats in Eurasia, including challenges linked to #Afghanistan & ongoing crises in #Middle East, are contributing to rising security risks across #CentralAsia & #Caucasus. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 https://t.co/p4VbNENb6C

[Afghan Studies Center @ASCenterPak]

The spokesperson for #IEA @Zabehulah_M33 has strongly denied claims that members of Taliban administration maintain ties with Al-Qaeda. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews https://t.co/SbksIxI8Qo