The events following Mullah Omar’s death represent a setback for Chinese policy in Afghanistan. The indefinite postponement of reconciliation talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the bloody series…
One need not be prophetic to sense a bad outcome for the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Almost nothing has gone by plan since the Bush administration joined forces with the…
By KATHY KELLY Kabul—Some days ago, at the Afghan Peace Volunteers’ Borderfree Center, I met Jamila, the mother of a little girl, Fatima, who comes to the Street Kids School, a program designed…
The cancellation of the NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan is an indication that India's foreign policy establishment has taken a back seat. While security issues remain paramount for the…
By Ahmed Rashid In late 1994 and much of 1995 I would stand outside the Kandahar residence of Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of the newly formed Taliban movement, hoping to…
Afia Ambreen Recently, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, 32-year-old IAS officer of 2006 batch, was abducted by the Maoists and free after being held hostage for twelve days. Bharatiya Janata…
Howard La Franchi Al Qaeda, oil, and Pakistan, a trifecta of troublesome issues, make the US withdrawal from Afghanistan far more complicated than it was in Iraq. Why can't the…
Despite Troop Surge, Taliban Attacks and US Casualties Soared Gareth Porter Data on attacks by armed opposition forces and U.S. combat casualties since the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan was…
Mazare Sharif - Tarmez Railway Line Interaction report The project will build a railway line linking Hairatan and Mazar-e-Sharif. The project will have two components: (i) railway construction and (ii)…
Afia Ambreen Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, addressing newspaper editors in New Delhi, told that Pakistan had not done enough on Kashmir. In his interaction with them, he said that…
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