After a year of hostility, Pakistan and Afghanistan seek diplomatic reboot

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar (left) paid a daylong visit to Kabul on April 19 and held meetings with Afghan leadership, including Amir Khan Muttaqi (centre), the Afghan interim foreign minister [File: Handout/Afghanistan government]

Islamabad, Pakistan – When Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar landed in Kabul on April 19 for a daylong visit, it marked the first major trip by a senior Pakistani official to Afghanistan since February 2023.

Dar’s visit came just days after senior military and intelligence officials from both countries had met in Kabul for the first time since January 2024.