China’s ambassador to Islamabad Sun Weidong has said that projects under CPEC has created 13,000 local jobs. Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa has assured that security forces were...
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Mustafa Malik
Pakistan Still Central to US Afghan Strategy
US President Donald Trump has been in office for almost two months yet he has not announced any policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Given his unpredictable nature and unorthodox...
Making CPEC Inclusive and Sustainable
The CPEC project has the potential to change the country’s economy. However, viewed in the current global rejection of elite economics, some areas need to be addressed so its...
A Success Story Marred by Ghost Numbers: Afghanistan’s Inconsistent Education Statistics
For years, the Afghan government and donors have cited the growing number of children going to school in Afghanistan as an important post-Taleban success, despite closer scrutiny...
“Sports resumption may ease Afghan- Pakistan tensions”
Members of a Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) led Pak-Afghan Track 1.5/11 have welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s invitation to the victors of the Pakistan...
Victims of Narratives
The narratives in Kabul and Islamabad refuse to change; Afghan officials insist Tehreek-e- Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) militants remain ensconced in Pakistani havens in Islamabad,...
Afghan Ambassador Dr. Omar Zakhiwal’s remarks at the 13th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
Dateline: March 01, 2017. Islamabad, Pakistan. Mr. Chair, the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan Honorable Secretary General Excellencies Heads of States Distinguished...
Afghanistan’s Conflict Displacement Tracker (Feb 25 – Mar 04, 2017)
The total number of individuals displaced by conflict in 2016 has risen slightly from last week to 652,594 as joint teams finalise assessments of those displaced last year....
More than 240 targeted attacks on Health Centers in the last two years
Ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and increased targeting of medical facilities and personnel by parties to the conflict has further eroded the country’s already fragile health...
The Leahy Law and Human Rights Accountability in Afghanistan: Too little, too late or a model for the future?
The Leahy Amendment, or Leahy law, is a little known piece of United States legislation that bans US assistance to units of foreign security forces where there is credible...
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