Is this the end of the road for Ghani’s so-called National Unity Government?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There are no takers so far for the estimation that the Haqqani network carried out the massive blast that hit Kabul’s...
Dastardly terror in Afghanistan: Is a new war about to begin?
Imtiaz Gul | No words are enough to condemn the dastardly truck bombing in Kabul that took at least 80 lives and left hundreds wounded,...
Deadly Kabul Bombing: ISIS or Haqqanis?
Jamal Hussain| The dastardly suicide raid in Kabul on May 31, 2017, must be condemned by all civilised societies and nations. Over 120 people have...
Reactions and repercussions of the Kabul attack
At least 80 people were killed and hundreds critically wounded when a massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush...
Pak-Afghan border closures: It’s business that suffers the most!
Imtiaz Gul | After 22 days, Pakistan reopened the Friendship Gate at Chaman border crossing on May 27 on “humanitarian grounds” coinciding with the Ramazan...
Will US acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns over Indian influence in Afghanistan change anything?
Top spymasters in the US have admitted that Pakistan deems increasing Indian footprint in Afghanistan detrimental to its interests and hence it will go...
With rising trouble in Afghanistan, US Congressman calls to ‘strike’ Pakistan
News Analysis | Adam Kinzinger, a Congressman from Illinois has asked President Trump to resume air strikes inside Pakistan at alleged terrorist hideouts, which are...
Pak-Afghan ties: A true hope for betterment or yet another false alarm?
Imtiaz Gul | Afghanistan’s Khaama Press news agency on Saturday quoted President Ashraf Ghani as saying that “Pakistan is in isolation but an isolated Pakistan...
The Afghan Quagmire: Kabul is not the only victim!
Saad Yousaf | Over the last few weeks, the unwieldy Unity government in Kabul has been facing multifaceted challenges. Afghan Taliban’s gains in Northern Afghanistan...
Pakistan and Uzbekistan: The silver jubilee of a good relation
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | Pakistan and Uzbekistan have gradually strengthened their political, economic, cultural, and security relations during the last twenty-five years. The faith,...
Bombers storm Afghan TV station: More troubles in the path of peace
News Analysis | Several gunmen wearing suicide vests have attacked a national television and radio station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, police have...
More troops in Afghanistan: A recap of the Vietnam war?
Michael Kugelman | (CNN) In recent days, with Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency continuing to gain steam and America's longest war staggering through its 16th year, analysts have...