A total of 85,000 families totalling 380,045 registered Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan this year as part of the volunteer repatriation process of the United Nations...
Year: 2016
The Islamic State-Taliban Rivalry in Afghanistan
Since 2014, the Islamic State has established a small presence in Afghanistan. Islamic State leaders call this province, or wilayat, “Khorasan,” a reference to the...
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CHINA WATCH [NOVEMBER 19-28] CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was the prominent topic in news this week. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif linked the future of the region to CPEC. Pakistan welcomed the news...
Need To Capitalise On CPEC-Related Infrastructure, Investments
The role of infrastructure in promoting growth cannot be denied. It plays a critical role in competitiveness, economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation. According to...
Eyeless and Cashless In India
These are surreal times in India. With most of its citizens forced into queues, it is a country at a near standstill. There is despair and death as people scramble to access...
Still Weighing Options
The Taliban are still dithering over whether they should resume talks with the Afghan government to promote national reconciliation. Consequently, Afghanistan continues to...
Breaking the Ice, Islamabad Reaches Out To Kabul
Pakistan and Afghanistan have resumed high-level contacts rekindling hopes for normalisation of their bilateral relationship. On Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met...
Taliban Leaders May Have Moved to Afghanistan from Pakistan
After operating out of Pakistan for more than a decade, the leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban movement may have moved back to their homeland to try to build on this year's gains...
Public Education Must for Enlightened and Crime-Free Society, Concurrently with Police Reforms
While reforming police is critical for strengthening rule of law in KP, concurrently, educating public about their roles and responsibilities is also crucial to ensure a just,...
Islamic State Strengthening Presence in Afghanistan
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) is expanding its terrorist activities and getting stronger in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region as it loses fighters and territory in the Middle...
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