We were at a counter-radicalisation workshop in Washington (September 29) when the news of the Indian “surgical strike” struck us all — a few subject specialists drawn from...
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Full Text of Agreement Between The Government Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Goira) & Hezb-E-Islami Of Afghanistan Led By Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
(Signed Monday September 26, 2016) Article One: With strong and unshakable faith to Allah the Almighty and sincere believe in holy religion of Islam, both parties oblige...
China- Pakistan: CPEC- A New Powerhouse
Since its inception in 1951 the Sino Pakistan relationship, after some initial coughs, has always been on a rising curve. The strength in their ties comes from mutuality of...
The Drone War – September 2016
Controversial strikes hit both Afghanistan and Somalia in September, with allegations of civilian casualties and friendly fire incidents. Several Afghan officials said that two...
Uri Aftermath: Global Media Doubts Surgical Strike Claims
India’s claims of cross-border ‘surgical strikes’ are being taken with a pinch of salt even by the international media. Leading US newspaper, The Washington Post, in an article...
CPEC: A Baloch Perspective
During one hundred years of colonial rule in greater India and Balochistan, the British Raj constructed thousands of kilometres of railway lines, roads, bridges, airports,...
Taliban Fighters Raise Flag in Strategic Afghan City of Kunduz
The Taliban launched a large-scale assault Monday on Kunduz, a northern Afghan city that briefly fell to the insurgents a year ago and was only fully liberated weeks later...
EU Signs Deal to Deport Unlimited Numbers of Afghan Asylum Seekers
The EU has signed an agreement with the Afghan government allowing its member states to deport an unlimited number of the country’s asylum seekers, and obliging the Afghan...
Visa Restrictions for Afghan Truckers Relaxed
The local authorities on Saturday relaxed visa restriction for Afghan truckers transporting goods to Pakistan via Torkham border. The federal government had restricted the...
Afghanistan in the shadow of the US Presidential Election
As US is entering in to its sixteenth year of its longest war in Afghanistan with no ending point in sight; the two leading US presidential candidates did not show any big...
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