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Resurging terrorism

  Thursday, October 08, 2020

By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah 

Current incidents of terrorism are either propelled by ethno-nationalism or by religious militancy

Three militants killed in an encounter in...

Does America Side with Pakistan or Afghanistan?

  Saturday, October 03, 2020

By Arash Yaqin

A recent Twitter post by the former Pakistani foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad As...

TAPI in the Aftermath of US-NATO Forces Withdrawal from Afghanistan

  Thursday, September 17, 2020

By: Said M. Azam

Will India Preserve Membership in the Gas Pipeline Project?

The withdrawal of western forces from Afghanistan and China’s

The Taliban Know Afghanistan's Peace Negotiations End In An Islamic Emirate

  Sunday, August 16, 2020

By Marvin Weinbaum

A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Ta...

Peace in Afghanistan is possible, but only when the US is willing to walk away from its Taliban deal

  Tuesday, August 11, 2020

By Michael Rubin

It has now been almost six months since the United States entered into a peace deal with the Taliban. On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh