Earlier this year, several former ISAF commanders and diplomats wrote President Barack Obama, imploring him to freeze troop levels in Afghanistan until the next administration...
Year: 2016
Reality Check: No Justice for Women In Ghor Province
Ghor province, in western Afghanistan,has been in the headlines in the past few years. Not only was the appointment of its first female provincial governor overturned, there has...
Afghan Weekly (Nov 25 – Dec 02, 2016)
Recent surges in casualties among children and women caused by Taliban’s militant attacks, as well as the group’s willingness to consider peace negotiation talks, seems to have...
Book Launch: Book on Democratic Transition In Pakistan Launched
For a country with conflict-orientation, it is natural to have a civil-military convergence and for the establishment to be actively involved in public policy and play its role....
It's Time for America To Get Out Of Afghanistan
After 15 years and $115 billion of taxpayer dollars spent on failed “nation-building,” it’s time for the U.S. to let go of Afghanistan. (The actual “total cost of war and...
It’s Time for America To Get Out Of Afghanistan
After 15 years and $115 billion of taxpayer dollars spent on failed “nation-building,” it’s time for the U.S. to let go of Afghanistan. (The actual “total cost of war and...
Afghan Security Crisis Sets Stage for Terrorists’ Resurgence
Afghanistan’s security crisis is fueling new opportunities for Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups, Afghan and American officials say, voicing concerns...
Instead of trading bullets, try a truck full of walnuts
8 years of cross-LoC barter has been the strongest CBM despite hostilities If there was one thing that could be celebrated as an achievement in India and Pakistan relations on...
Brinkmanship there, restraint here?
Despite escalation at the LoC, the army is exuding confidence. Pakistan summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner yet once again on Nov 22 to protest “unprovoked firing” that...
Why Only the Bangladeshi or Indian Narrative on the 1971 Partition?
While the year 2016 is ending on a slightly positive note for Pakistan due to the lower number of terror-related casualties compared with 2015; yet there is one date that always...
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“Polarisation and social unrest can only be tackled through social cohesion and inclusive dialogue.”