Son of slain anti-Taliban politician among 20 dead in Pakistan blast
Reuters International This content was published on July 11, 2018 Men and relatives carry a coffin of a victim, who was killed with others in Tuesday’s suicide attack during an […]
Imran Khan criticised for defence of Pakistan blasphemy laws
Source: Guardian PTI leader accused of using blasphemy issue to win backing of religious right By Memphis Barker in Islamabad Imran Khan has been accused of risking bloodshed for electoral […]
Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pakistan vows to improve
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers on patrol near the site of an attack by Pakistani Taliban on February 14, which killed four paramilitary policemen. (AFP) Reuters June 30, 2018 ISLAMABAD: Placed back […]
It Looks like Afghanistan and the Taliban May Try to End 17 Years of War
June 22, 2018 Could domestic politicians and the international community work to maintain this peace momentum? by Atta Nasib On June 7, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani made a powerful concession […]
Nominees of terror groups plan to run in Pakistani election
Source: AT Another contestant is Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which bears the legacy of Mumtaz Qadri, a security guard of the former Punjab governor Salman Taseer. The governor was killed in 2011 by Qadri for allegedly demanding changes to the draconian blasphemy law. Qadri, who was hanged in 2016, has become a […]
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘We Failed Miserably’
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses the failure of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the future of the war and why he would […]
Pakistan: Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief ‘significant’
This frame grab taken November 11, 2013,from 2008 video footage shows Maulana Fazlullah, newly appointed chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), speaking with local journalists in the Pakistan’s northwestern Swat valley. […]
8 journalists, 4 policemen among 25 people killed in twin Kabul blasts
Source: Dawn A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing 25 people and wounding 45 others. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai confirmed that four policemen were killed, while an Afghan media watchdog, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), confirmed that eight journalists were also killed. The […]
Malala returns to home town in Pakistan for first time since shooting
Media captionMalala Yousafzai: “My focus is only working for the good” Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan for the first time since […]
Uzbekistan offers to host talks between Afghan government and Taliban
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 8:50 AMMar 27, 2018 – 08:50 TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan offered on Tuesday to host peace talks between the […]
Afghan peace talks a difficult proposition
Rahimullah Yusufzai | Published — Thursday 1 March 2018 Though the Afghan government has offered unconditional peace talks to the Afghan Taliban in the past, President Ashraf Ghani was more specific with this week’s announcement as he mentioned a number of steps Kabul would take once prospective negotiations begin and […]
Afghanistan’s Ghani offers talks with Taliban ‘without preconditions’
Reuters International This content was published on February 28, 2018 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during during a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul, Afghanistan February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Omar […]
Indonesia to Share Peacebuilding Experience at Kabul Process Meeting
By : Sheany | on February 27, 2018 Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla is set to attend the Kabul Process meeting in the Afghan capital as a […]
Taliban offer dialogue to end Afghanistan’s war
World REUTERS February 14, 2018 KABUL: The Taliban said on Wednesday they want to end Afghanistan’s war through dialogue but warned that their willingness to find peace did not mean […]
We cannot win in Afghanistan because we do not know why we are there
Source: NY Times By Steve Coll is the author of the forthcoming “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “The United States is not losing […]
Nearly 100 killed in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul
By Reuters – Jan 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An injured man receives medical assistance after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday (Reuters photo) KABUL — A bomb hidden in […]
Several people killed after gunmen attack luxury hotel in Kabul
Afghan special forces kill two of the four attackers and surround building as night falls Emma Graham-Harrison, Haroon Janjua in Peshawar and agencies Sat 20 Jan 2018 Several people were […]
Taliban leaders comfortably living in Pakistan with drug money: US general
November 29, 2017 BY Agencies WASHINGTON: The top US general in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad. He also claimed that though the Taliban’s tactical-level commanders were in […]
‘Too important to be alienated’
Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power Over recent years, many Iranians in the big cities confided quietly to the opinion pollsters that they feel an empathy with the West. It was not reciprocated. Frankly, most people in the West have no in-depth opinion about Iran. If they think […]
Why Trump’s Afghan strategy risks the worst of both worlds
Open-ended commitment to send in more troops leaves US and allies without clear mission in middle of worsening conflict Donald Trump’s proposed troop reinforcement of about 4,000 is ‘a drop in the ocean’. Photograph: UPI/Barcroft Images Simon Tisdall Tuesday 22 August 2017 10.35 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 22 August 201711.05 BST […]