During his bid for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump all but ignored the war in Afghanistan. He did, however, pledge to reduce the footprint of U.S. intervention abroad, end...
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Afghan Taliban Consider Options On Resuming Talks
The Afghan Taliban have been involved in ‘intense discussions’ on the crafting of a strategy for the possible resumption of peace negotiations, a member of the Taliban political...
Rise of IS
MONDAY’S appalling suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the heart of Kabul highlights the bloody, expanding footprint of the militant Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Despite...
Pakistan Counters ISIL’s Strategy of Buying Militant Loyalty
Pakistan is foiling attempts by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) to fund key terrorist leaders and elements aiming to promote extremism and militancy in the...
HRW Calls for ‘Security Plan’ To Protect Afghanistan’s Shi’a
An international rights group has urged the Afghan government to develop a "security plan" to better protect the minority Shi'a community during high-profile public events. Human...
India Speeds Up Rebuilding Activity in Afghanistan
India has stepped up rebuilding activity in Afghanistan in line with its commitment to propel the wartorn nation back on the development track. The move comes just days ahead of...
The Sharif Exit
No body knows what transpired behind the scenes until November 21, when the ISPR officially gave away General Raheel Sharif’s address to a gathering of Army and Rangers personnel...
Trump Can End America’s Longest War
Afghanistan is America's longest war, and since successfully completing the original mission, arguably its most pointless. After a decade and half, this conflict has taken more...
No Exception for India
India’s hopes of becoming the newest member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) have, finally, been quashed after the end of the inconclusive meeting in Vienna. By denying...
Dialogue Not Brinkmanship
India’s unprovoked and sustained firing on the Line of Control (LoC) and the working boundary is a part of its overall strategy to keep Pakistan’s military under pressure. It is...
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