General McMaster creates a new worry for Pakistan
News Analysis | The US National Security Adviser Gen H.R. McMaster has said that the Trump administration is working on a policy which will apply...
Pakistan based Terror Groups will Target India and Afghanistan, warns US spymaster
In a statement to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Director National Intelligence, Daniel R Coats talked about the threats emanating from Pakistan to...
The intelligence top brass warns the US of increasing “Afghan Trouble”
News Analysis | On Thursday, the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was presented with a comprehensive Worldwide Threat Assessment Report. The Director of National...
US Troop surge in Afghanistan: Will it work this time?
News Analysis | Following swift incursions being made by a resurgent Taliban, top US security and foreign affairs aides have proposed a new strategy for...
Bringing Afghanistan & Pakistan close: Will China’s efforts bear fruit?
Imtiaz Gul | China is running full-steam ahead with multi-tier diplomacy to create a synergy of thought and action among regional countries as part of...
Abdullah Abdullah denies allegations of conspiring against Pakistan
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s Chief Executive, has said that Afghanistan neither has the capacity nor the intention to destabilize Pakistan. This statement came days...
Afghanistan’s stubbornness: An obstacle in regional development
Imtiaz Gul | At a May 2015 global forum in Beijing, former President Hamid Karzai had talked of high time to "recommit ourselves to peaceful...
Focusing on ISIS: Are we losing sight of a bigger enemy in Afghanistan?
Michael Kugelman | On April 13, the U.S. military dropped a huge bomb on caves and tunnels used by Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan....
Pakistan’s route to safety: Revision of the Afghan policy
Asif Haroon Raja | On May 5, 2017, Afghan border security forces carried out unprovoked firing across the Chaman border in Baluchistan on two Pakistani...
Afghan attack on Chaman border: What are Pakistan’s options?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The Chaman-Spin Boldak Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has become a heated battlefield since Friday's violations by the Afghan forces....
Pakistan: No option but to hit back at India & its Afghan proxy
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Rule one on the page of the book of war is: do not march on Moscow. This was said by...
‘South Asian Satellite’ has become another Indian solo flight
Friday 5th may 2017; India successfully launched the ‘South Asia Satellite’ which was supposed to be known as the SAARC satellite to honor the...