Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with neighboring Pakistan.

Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with neighboring Pakistan. Taliban government to follow Pakistan’s move to designate ambassador to Kabul as tensions between the two nations ease. Afghanistan has welcomed an upgrade in its diplomatic ties with Pakistan, signalling an easing of tensions between the South Asian neighbours. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said the charge d’affaires stationed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, would be elevated to the rank of ambassador, with Afghanistan’s Taliban government later announcing its representative in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would also be upgraded. A charge d’affaires serves as an embassy’s chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador. “This elevation in diplomatic representation between Afghanistan [and] Pakistan paves the way for enhanced bilateral cooperation in multiple domains,” the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X on Saturday. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is due...