Confident of a win, Biden calls for patience

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is confident he will win the race for presidency and has once again urged Americans to be patient and stay calm as ballot-counting continues in a few states.

No relief yet for Pakistan as FATF keeps it on global grey list

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday announced it would keep Pakistan on the grey list until at least February next year.

NATO Secretary-General: Doha talks fragile but best chance for peace

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that the Doha talks are “fragile” but the best chance for peace.

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign cooperative agreements

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the Afghan and Uzbek sectoral agencies have signed two cooperation agreements.

S. Korea continues contributions to Afghanistan until 2024

South Korea has pledged to continue its contributions over the next four years to a multilateral fund designed to help war-torn Afghanistan rebuild security forces, the Korean foreign ministry said Tuesday.

Joint economic commission planned between Afghanistan and Iran

Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar said Sunday he held a “valuable” virtual meeting with Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian on a number of issues including that of permanent transmission of electricity to Afghanistan.

Despite Armenia, Azerbaijan ceasefire, tensions run high

A Russian-brokered humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan was under severe strain on Sunday as each side accused the other of violating the terms of the truce.

North Korea unveils monster new intercontinental ballistic missile

North Korea unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles, and possibly one of the largest road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles in the world.

To discuss Afghan peace process Khalilzad meets Tajikistan president

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on Monday in Dushanbe to discuss the Afghan peace process and the security situation in the region.

Urged political settlement as soon as possible

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government compound in Nangarhar province that killed at least 13 people.