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Pakistan’s Afghan policy

For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and tragedies. Yet amid the churn of global powers, Pakistan stands out for its distinct approach, history and resilience.…

Political audit of Afghan policy

THE latest clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces are yet another sign of the deepening rift between the two neighbours. Just three years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul — a moment that…

Rethinking Afghan policy

THERE is an immediate need for Pakistan to overhaul its Afghanistan policy, since the present one has failed to yield positive results. The Taliban regime in Kabul has not responded…

Our Afghan policy

“BOTH [the US and Pakistan] are on the same page that there’s no military solution in Afghanistan and we are working hard to bring peace to the country,” said Prime…

Afghan policy conundrum

THE last American soldier left Kabul on Tuesday, bringing to an end the two-decade-long occupation of Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban have already taken control of the war-battered country and most likely a…

Pakistan’s viable Afghan policy

It is no surprise that Pakistan's two top security officials are in the US to meet with their counterparts to discuss future cooperation in Afghanistan. The current state of Pakistan-India…

Pakistan’s Afghan policy

The unconditional withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and the looming threat of a civil war has generated an intriguing debate on the policy choices confronting Pakistan. Islamabad’s stated Afghan…

No change in Afghan policy

BILLED as one of the most momentous presidential elections in American history, the outcome of the 2020 race will have far-reaching implications for the world’s most powerful nation and beyond. If the…