‘Afghan Girl’ in 1985 National Geographic Photo Is Arrested in Pakistan
An Afghan woman whose photograph as a young refugee with piercing green eyes was published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, becoming...
Afghanistan: Reinforcing Failure in a Lost Cause
Adnan Qaiser| They say if you find yourself fallen into a pit, the first thing to do is stop digging. Afghanistan has long been an...
Taliban ‘too strong’ to enter peace talks with Kabul
The Taliban have denied reports they had held talks with Afghan officials in Qatar. Many experts also believe it's unlikely that the insurgents could...
Afghan farmers struggle to sell pomegranates
Farmers in Afghanistan have harvested a bumper crop of pomegranates. What sounds like good news is actually causing a headache. Trade restrictions and tension...
Afghan Forces, Their Numbers Dwindling Sharply, Face a Resurgent Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Outgunned and surrounded by Taliban fighters in a chronic combat zone of southern Afghanistan, the police officers and soldiers thought they...
Face to face with Bin Laden
Speaking exclusively – and chillingly – to Robert Fisk, the ‘rebel leader’ openly plotted terror against the West. Osama bin Laden, the fiercest opponent of the...
Pak-Afghan improved relations but Modi Govt upset
Modi Govt upset about growing Pak-Afghan thaw & improved relations between Islamabad and Kabul and its intelligence apparatus may plan something in the region...
Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan have cost upto $3.7 trillions to the US economy so far…!
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1...