The power struggle in Afghanistan: Who will emerge victorious?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | What on earth has brought the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Afghanistan? The most obvious explanation could be that...
Yet another US drone strike in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. drone strike killed several Pakistani Taliban militants in North Waziristan close to the Afghanistan border, one militant commander and multiple intelligence...
Trump outsources the Afghan policy to his generals
The Trump Administration has given the discretion of deciding to send thousands of more troops in Afghanistan, paving the way for the military to...
Chinese mediation to end Pakistan-Afghanistan animosity
China has expressed a desire to take on a role as mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in the...
The 4th generation war: Who is running away with the show?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | After President Trump’s recent tour of Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Middle East is ablaze with accusations and counter-accusations. The geopolitical...
Ashraf Ghani’s outburst: How should Pakistan handle the situation?
Imtiaz Gul | Political temperatures spiked to unprecedented levels with a May 31 terrorist attack in Kabul that has left about 150 people dead. Afghan...
Ashraf Ghani’s blame game continues: What are Pakistan’s options?
Imtiaz Gul | Ashraf Ghani’s charged Pakistan-focused speech before the Kabul Process Summit on June 6 in the presence of a Pakistani delegation left quite...
Afghan government’s Kabul Process: Do the political elites really want peace?
News Analysis | In order to bring about a negotiated political settlement to the simmering Afghan dispute, Afghanistan led the way and organized a conference...
Threats to regional peace: The implications of a disrupted Afghanistan
Abdul Rahim | Due to its geostrategic location in the region, Afghanistan occupies a unique place in global and regional politics. The future of Asia,...
Suicide attacks and police firing: Death roams free in Kabul
Samea Shanori | Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, is locked in a state of indefinite agony. At least seven people died and many were severely wounded when security...
Bombs for the Taliban: Is the US prolonging the Afghan war, again?
News Analysis | Amid increasing turmoil in Afghanistan, top US officials, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, have given a good...
Kabul Process: Afghanistan’s refusing to admit the buck stops home
News Analysis | The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani officially opened the one-day peace conference on Afghanistan named as the “Kabul Process” today. The conference in...