Pakistan’s Educational Assistance to Afghans
Taimur Khan | Reciprocity is a key norm in international relations whereby a state's behaviour is considered symmetrical in response to that adopted by another...
Afghan anti-corruption efforts struggle US watchdog
AFP | Afghanistan's security forces are failing to increase control in the war-torn country and Kabul remains apathetic to clamping down on rampant corruption, a...
Cooperating for mutual security
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Politically stable, economically prosperous and militarily secure Afghanistan is in the interest of the entire region. The transnational terrorist organizations...
Suicide attack at Kabul airport leaves 14 dead, 60 wounded
AFP | A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 60 at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as...
Guns and roses: Afghan farmers enjoy sweet smell of success
AFP | Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that...
Islamabad nominated to conduct arbitration in US-Afghanistan table talk
News Analysis | Following an explosion in Northern Afghanistan killing 14 civilians on 19th July 2018, the United States’ General Joseph Votel highlighted his interest...
NATO Summit Day 2: Allies mull over future of Afghanistan
News Analysis | After the first day of the summit came to an end at the point of resolving financial disparities between the allies, member...
The ‘new Great-Game’ in Afghanistan
Asif Haroon Raja | It is a well-known fact that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon have been extensively involved in the Syrian civil...
Afghan peace, a shared responsibility
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The continuity of asymmetrical warfare in Afghanistan has destabilizing spill-over effects on its neighbours as well as on great powers...
Taliban launch attacks as Afghan government ceasefire starts
AFP | Taliban fighters killed a governor and took control of his district as clashes broke out across Afghanistan despite the start of a government...
US officials question their state’s Af-Pak narrative
Imtiaz Gul | Nearly four days before Pak-Afghan officials met in Islamabad to continue their revived dialogue under the Afghan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace...
Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid
AFP | Afghanistan announced Thursday an apparently unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though operations against other groups...