Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador from Islamabad over “security threats,” after the envoy’s daughter was briefly kidnapped in the Pakistani capital.

The Afghan government says it will retake all the territory that has been overrun by the Taliban, as the militants advance on the ground, capturing district after district, particularly in the north of Afghanistan.

Gunmen kill ten people at a mine-clearing compound in northern Afghanistan.

The United States orders non-essential staff at its embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to leave due to alleged threats, as the Pentagon prepares to begin a complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Rouhani expresses Iran's readiness to promote cooperation with Pakistan in helping the peace process in Afghanistan.  

US President Joe Biden held his first formal press conference in the White House on Thursday, addressing a number of issues ranging from China’s trade practices to North Korea’s ballistic missile tests to withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan among other things.

Since December 20, over a dozen people have been killed in acts of terror only in Kabul.