Hamid Karzai may have handed over the reigns of power in September 2014, but his influence on Afghanistan’s politics did not end. His calls for a Loya Jirga, as the National...
Mustafa Malik
Isis in Afghanistan: ‘Their Peak Is Over, But They Are Not Finished’
Fifteen months ago, militants arrived in the village of Manan Bagh, eyeing its strategic location in the mountains close to Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan. They started...
India, Pakistan Battle for Influence Over Afghanistan
While India focusses on building dams, highways and new Parliament in Afghanistan; Pakistan has pledged a fresh round of $500 million in October for infrastructure Giant trucks...
Mediatised Understanding of the Indo-Pak Conflict
“Ma’am, why is it only India who always initiates Peace”, asked a class XII student I asked him to share some examples. He quoted bilateral meetings initiated by India, PM...
Pak-India Tensions
Is it brinkmanship or something more? With the decade-old ceasefire along the LoC already in tatters, India appears determined to find new avenues of provocation against...
Pakistan, Russia, China Seek To Crack Afghan Conundrum
In international diplomacy, there are no permanent friends or foes. This oft-repeated cliché perfectly illustrates the current transformation of Pakistan-Russia relationship....
Acrimony to Amenity
The Sharbat Gula episode coupled with recent bomb explosions in and around Kabul continue to blemish prospects of any real improvement in bilateral ties with Pakistan. Both the...
New Guidelines for Afghan Repatriation On The Cards
The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Safron) has finalised a set of proposals/guidelines for the repatriation of Afghan refugees that will soon be placed before the...
Pak-Afghan Dialogue Call For Enhanced Cooperation
Pakistani and Afghan delegates wrapped up their unofficial dialogue in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif with a call on both countries to boost cooperation in the field...
Parliament Kicks Out Ministers Again: A Multi-Dimensional Power Struggle
The Afghan parliament’s lower house has sacked seven ministers in a new wave of interpellations (estizah). It is not clear who instigated the estizah motions, MPs themselves or...
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