At Kabul airport on Tuesday, I met a group of Afghans – three women and 10 men – who had just arrived from Turkey. It was not a joyous homecoming. They had joined the...
Year: 2016
The Bride Price: The Afghan Tradition of Paying For Wives
Weddings are hugely expensive affairs in Afghanistan, with excessive costs for wedding halls, lavish meals and usually a bride price. The bride price is the money paid by...
UN wWarns of Displacement Crisis in Afghanistan
More than 323,000 Afghans were internally displaced across the country in the first 10 months of this year, according to UN agencies, in a continuation of an upward trend over...
China-Russia-Pakistan Axis Looks Real: What Course will Delhi Chart Vis-a-Vis Islamabad?
Before it becomes a 'universal truth', driven by the echo-chamber effects of mass media, it is time to challenge a notion that is of late gaining huge traction in India - that...
India Left with Limited Options
India’s policy of isolating Pakistan got a serious setback after the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit in Gao as before and after the...
Exclusive: Former Leader’s Bombshell Letter Exposes Internal Taliban Struggles
A key confidant of the Afghan Taliban’s founding leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, now wants the hard-line movement to undergo a complete overhaul of its strategy and tactics...
Key to Peace Lies in Talks: Sartaj Aziz
The National Advisor on Foreign Affairs (NAFA) Sartaj Aziz on Friday said that Pakistan had no favorites in Afghanistan and will follow the priorities that elected...
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CHINA WATCH [OCTOBER 19-21] FROM CPEC TO EAST INDIA COMPANY:
CPEC was in the news for contentious reason. Upper House of Parliament compared it with East India Company. Chinese envoy in Islamabad highlighted the possibility of...
CPEC’s Work-In-Progress: Gwadar
It is one thing to hear that Chinese nationals in Gwadar and site for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) get heightened, foolproof security and it is quite...
Normalisation of Ties: Islamabad, Kabul Urged To Heal Rift
Delegates at an unofficial dialogue on Pakistan-Afghanistan affairs called for normalisation of relationship between the two countries, saying that tensions had negatively...
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