December 7, 2016, Peshawar: The latest episode of Sabawoon, flagship radio program of Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), focused on violence against women and the...
Year: 2016
Panel: U.S. Will Need Clear Policy, Continued Coalition Participation in Afghanistan
The incoming Trump administration needs to send “a clear message of continued commitment” to the Afghan government that the United States will continue to support its...
Afghan Taliban Release Profile of Chief Maulvi Haibtullah Akhunzada
The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday released a profile of Maulvi Haibtullah Akhunzada months after he was named the group’s chief. The profile detailed Haibtullah’s role during...
China Warns Trump Ignoring One-China Policy Could Hurt Peace
Any change in U.S. policy favoring formal recognition of Taiwan will "seriously" damage peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and undermine relations between Beijing and...
Pakistan Tries to Figure Out Trump
First there was a moment of panic, when Pakistanis struggled to absorb the news last month that Donald Trump, who had threatened to bar foreign Muslims from the United States and...
Afghan War Criminal Zardad Freed: No Protection for Witnesses
One of the few Afghans convicted of war crimes has been released from a British jail and deported to Afghanistan. Faryadi Sarwar Zardad, a Hezb-e Islami commander, was convicted...
China, Pakistan And Russia To Hold Consultation on Afghanistan
China is in contact with Pakistan for working jointly to promote peace and development in Afghanistan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang....
Afghanistan’s Quest for Regional Cooperation
Afghanistan’s regional policy is not constructed around local rivalries. On December 4, the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was held in...
‘Collective Punishment’ In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
On November 1, following the death of a Pakistan Army major, the political agent ordered the demolition of a two-story market in Wana, South Waziristan, citing a clause of...
NYT Writer is Absolutely Right: Delhi is Literally a Shithole; But So is All of India
In his 1960 exploration of eastern mysticism, The Lotus and the Robot, Arthur Koestler compared the smell of Bombay to that of “a wet smelly diaper” wrapped around his...
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