Iranian president’s special envoy on Afghanistan affairs says Tehran has pursued an interactive policy with the Taliban to support the Afghan people. 

North Korea has fired two cruise missiles toward the sea off its west coast, South Korea’s military says, as tensions continue on the Korean Peninsula.

Sri Lanka will not extend a state of emergency imposed to control anti-government protests as the situation in the impoverished nation has "stabilised".

The administration of US President Joe Biden does not plan to release billions of dollars in Afghan government assets held in the United States anytime soon.

China’s defense minister says the country is fully prepared to fight its enemies amid attempts by the United States to undermine its sovereignty and security in the region, citing a recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Chinese Taipei.

Trump has called the Biden administration’s tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan last year "the most embarrassing, incompetent, and humiliating event in the history of the United States." 

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of attempting to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and seeking to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region.