The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday released a profile of Maulvi Haibtullah Akhunzada months after he was named the group’s chief. The profile detailed Haibtullah’s role during...
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Afghan War Criminal Zardad Freed: No Protection for Witnesses
One of the few Afghans convicted of war crimes has been released from a British jail and deported to Afghanistan. Faryadi Sarwar Zardad, a Hezb-e Islami commander, was convicted...
China, Pakistan And Russia To Hold Consultation on Afghanistan
China is in contact with Pakistan for working jointly to promote peace and development in Afghanistan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang....
Afghanistan’s Quest for Regional Cooperation
Afghanistan’s regional policy is not constructed around local rivalries. On December 4, the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was held in...
America Risks Losing The War On Terror In Afghanistan Unless It Legalizes The Opium Trade
According to a recently released report by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in Afghanistan has...
ISKP’s Battle for Minds: What Are Its Main Messages and Who Do They Attract?
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) uses propaganda to carve out new space in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s already crowded jihadi landscape. It uses popular media and...
Need for new Afghan policy
Owing to chequered relations with Afghanistan, Pakistan could never develop a comprehensive Afghan policy. A common perception ran through all governments from 1947 to 1979 that...
Why has Afghanistan fallen into the abyss?
October 7, this year, marked 15 years of US invasion of Afghanistan and its - still ongoing - war on terror post 9/11 attacks. With little, or no, progress over the years, the...
Blaming Pakistan Not to Solve Afghanistan’s Problems
Yet again Mr Ashraf Ghani, the erstwhile Afghan President, blamed Pakistan for his government’s sinking fortunes. Taking advantage of Indian support at the Heart of Asia...
Ties Between Russia and The Taliban Worry Afghan, U.S. Officials
Afghan and American officials are increasingly worried that any deepening of ties between Russia and Taliban militants fighting to topple the government in Kabul could complicate...
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