Chinese tell President Ghani negotiations with Taliban only way for peace in region
Deng Xijun, China’s Special Representative for Afghanistan has said to the Afghan government that negotiations with the Taliban is the only way forward. This...
How bacha bazi has still not ended in Afghanistan?
In Bacha Bazi, is a sexual practice involving two males that remains common in Afghanistan through many centuries, but relations between the two involved are...
Pak-Afghan ties: Any way to end the blame game?
Abdul Rahim | This week the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Dominic Jermey, traveled to Islamabad especially to try and lessen the vocal tensions between Afghanistan...
What does Russia now want in Afghanistan? Peace or further discord
Amina Khan | On December 27, 2016, officials from Russia, China and Pakistan met in Moscow for the third Trilateral Dialogue on Afghanistan, where all...
Taliban tell Trump to get out of Afghanistan
The Taliban has asked President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from the "quagmire" of Afghanistan, saying that nothing has been achieved in 15...
A ticking Water Bomb between India and Pakistan
Dr. Huma Baqai | What’s ticking between Pakistan and India is not the nuclear bomb, but the water bomb. For years international relations strategists have...
Pakistan and the Strategic Chessboard in 2017
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The global strategic chessboard will remain complex in 2017 as the conversion in the global strategic environment continues. The transition in...
History teaches that Weakness invites Aggression: So What is Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with Modi upto?
What is Pakistan's foreign policy trying to achieve under PM Nawaz Sharif? This question is increasingly on more and more minds. Pakistanis are getting...
Saudis Bankroll Taliban, Even as King Officially Supports Afghan Government
KABUL, Afghanistan — Fifteen years, half a trillion dollars and 150,000 lives since going to war, the United States is trying to extricate itself...
Talks on horizon between Afghan Taliban and Kabul Government?
Peace talks between Kabul and Afghan Taliban are expected to restart as a result of renewed diplomatic efforts. A senior Taliban representative in Qatar...
U.S. Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan, Prosecutor Says
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday that she had a “reasonable basis to believe” that American soldiers committed war crimes in...
India’s Growing Arms Footprint in Afghanistan Enables Regional Power Projection
SHASHANK JOSHI | Nov 1, 2016 India’s growing arms footprint in Afghanistan points to an important future aspect of its regional power projection. “We have a...