Key topics on the agenda included the establishment of joint industrial parks in Afghanistan and the development of shared export processing centers Senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and China came together in Kabul to discuss the strengthening and expansion of trade relations between thethree nations. The meeting was attended by Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan; […]

Akhundzada emphasized that the intelligence agency must neutralize any plots designed to undermine the Islamic government. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, has stated that Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) is obligated to dismantle all covert and overt plans orchestrated by enemies of the Islamic system. Speaking at a one-day seminar for intelligence officials, Akhundzada […]

The ceasefire between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by the United States after several days of escalating conflict, has offered the subcontinent a temporary reprieve from what could have become a full-scale war. The hostilities were triggered by the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. This act of terror reopened deep setback […]

The PRC broke new ground in its high-powered microwave (HPM) technology this past year. At the Zhuhai Air Show in November 2024—a biennial expo that is a major platform for showcasing advances in the aerospace industry–the PLA showcased at least three novel HPM ground-based weapons. These reportedly included the newly designed anti-drone Hurricane 2000 and Hurricane 3000 model HPMs (Foreign […]