Saeed Afridi

According to Saeed Afridi, a former management consultant focusing on the Energy Industry, the US was on its way to victory in Afghanistan. However, due to a vast array of policy failures, the US lost the war in Afghanistan. This is a lesson for the US administration who should focus on evidence-based decisions to avoid turning future victories into defeat.

Opinion | As these words are being written, scores of well-meaning but largely self-deluded political hocks are being wrongfully arrested and carted off to face...

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Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...