When I worked as an adviser to the Afghanistan government, even the smallest of infrastructure projects became politicised and overshadowed by corruption. When the ministry...
Year: 2016
Afghanistan's Tribal Areas Are Still the Key to the War on Terror
On October 31, a suicide bomber killed six people and wounded six others at a meeting of tribal elders in the eastern province of Nangarhar in Afghanistan. Elders had gathered at...
Afghanistan’s Tribal Areas Are Still the Key to the War on Terror
On October 31, a suicide bomber killed six people and wounded six others at a meeting of tribal elders in the eastern province of Nangarhar in Afghanistan. Elders had gathered at...
Trust is Earned When Actions Replace Words
The extension of Afghan refugees repatriation by government of Pakistan till 31st has opened a new window of hope for Afghan Refugees, in order to plan and return back to their...
$780 Billion US Dollars Later, the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan
Fifteen years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to hunt down the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks; thirteen years after former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared an end...
EU Deportation of Migrants ‘Adds to Afghanistan's Instability’, Says UN
EU plans to deport Afghan asylum seekers will not only leave tens of thousands of migrants in despair in Afghanistan, but also undermine security in the war-torn country, a top...
EU Deportation of Migrants ‘Adds to Afghanistan’s Instability’, Says UN
EU plans to deport Afghan asylum seekers will not only leave tens of thousands of migrants in despair in Afghanistan, but also undermine security in the war-torn country, a top...
Between the Devil & Deep State
The devil’s disciples have descended on Balochistan with full force this year, their evil machinations on naked display in the gory games being played within the region’s...
Between the Devil & Deep State
The devil’s disciples have descended on Balochistan with full force this year, their evil machinations on naked display in the gory games being played within the region’s...
Afghanistan Tries to Clean Up Its Militias, Both Legal And Illegal
On the outskirts of a remote district in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, about 80 armed men gathered near the front line of a Taliban-controlled village, ready for...
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