Five attacks in the last year that shook Kabul to its core
Ezzatullah Mehrdad | As deportations of Afghan assylum seekers from the West continue apace, the South Asian country's capital Kabul is fast turning into a death...
In Afghanistan, Governors don’t just step down because the President asks them to
Ezzatullah Mehrdad |  As Mohammad Daud begins his fiftieth day in office as governor of Afghanistan's Balkh region, he may wonder whether he will ever receive...
Future president? Afghan strongman mulls bid for highest office
AFP | Afghanistan's "King in the North" lolls in an armchair under the portrait of President Ashraf Ghani, the man who sacked him last year...
Compromise only at Pakistan’s peril
Hussan Zia | Taliban are an obstacle because they won't accept the presence of foreign troops. The Americans had expected that Pakistan will be...
Should Pakistan have any positive expectations from the Foreign Secretary meetings in Kabul?
News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua arrived in Kabul today for the first Pak-Afghan Joint working group meeting. Ms. Janjua led the delegation...
How the US destroyed Afghanistan
Jacob G Hornberger | Imagine a suicide bomber blowing himself up in New York City and killing 95 people. It would be big news on...
Taliban and IS creating chaos in Kabul
AFP | The Taliban and the Islamic State group are creating a perfect storm of carnage in Kabul, adapting to ramped up security in the...
Pentagon hides data on how much Taliban controls in Afghanistan
AFP | A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control -- a...
Attack at Kabul military academy kills at least two soldiers
AFP | Gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on a military compound in Kabul on Monday, officials said, in an ongoing assault that has caused multiple...
Kabul suicide blast kills 40, wounds 140
AFP | An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 140...
Bilateral trade with Afghanistan reduced to $500M
News Analysis | The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reduced by almost 2 billion dollars in the past few years. President of...
Pentagon continued to fund Afghan units despite human rights abuse
AFP | The US military funded Afghan police and security units even though American officials knew members were implicated in gross human rights violations, according...