This month marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The war has claimed the lives of over 31,000 Afghan civilians, and over $783 billion has been spent...
Mustafa Malik
Pakistan to be commended to managing Afghan refugees for 30+ years; Germany dealing with massive refugee crisis of 21st century: German envoy Ina Lepel
Pakistan has shown great solidarity and resilience in managing the Afghan refugee crisis. For well over 30 years, Pakistan has spent vast amount of resources to accommodate their...
Pak-Afghan Trade Halves ‘Due To Transit Trade Glitches’
Former deputy trade minister of Afghanistan Muzamil Shinwari has said that bilateral trade with Pakistan has gone down substantially due to ‘problems’ in transit trade. “If these...
Situation In Afghanistan Dependent on Its Regional Dynamics: US
Regional dynamics does play a role in Afghanistan, the United States has acknowledged after former Afghan President Hamid Karzai's remarks that situation in the country is...
Officials: Taliban Brief Pakistan About Talks With Kabul
Three senior Taliban members traveled to Pakistan this week and held a series of meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, mainly to brief them about the recent talks held...
Afghanistan’s Opium Cultivation Jumps 10 Percent In 2016
Afghanistan's cultivation of opium poppy has risen by 10 percent in 2016, according to a new report released by the United Nations. According to the key findings of its annual...
Afghanistan Agony for Returning Refugees
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...
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...
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