How America lost in Afghanistan
On August 15, 2021, the Afghan Taliban triumphantly rode back into Kabul 20 years after they had been driven out of power by the US and its allies in Afghanistan…
Afghanistan without illusions
Pakistan’s understanding of its northwestern neighbour is beset with hubris and delusion masquerading as familiarity. The increasingly bold and bloody attacks on our soldiers and Pakistan’s response indicate that it…
SCO and Afghanistan
The changing circumstances in Afghanistan have been advancing a new stress test for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-states. Seemingly, an effective multilateral response to emerging security threats from Afghanistan…
A presidential system for Pakistan
Like death and taxes, the topic of a presidential system is a certainty in Pakistani discourse. It is hard to disguise one’s contempt for the debate, its backers and those…
Peace seems impossible on Afghanistan’s front lines
The dry and dusty village of Aziz Abad sits on the frontline of Afghanistan’s war and is currently under government control — but only just. Every night, 20-year-old paramilitary policeman…
US announcement of pullout from Afghanistan undermines chances of peace
US President Joe Biden’s announced pullout of troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 has jeopardised Washington’s push for peace with Taliban Islamists and increased the chances of an upsurge in…
Biden seeks to turn debacle in Afghanistan to victory at home
The US pullout from the Pentagon’s once mighty Bagram Air Base in the dead of night, while Taliban fighters pour across the country, looks a lot like a military defeat.…
After Afghanistan, Biden stakes presidency on domestic battles
This has been a miserable summer for Joe Biden but with the last troops out of Afghanistan the Democrat will now hope to relaunch his struggling presidency back home. From…
Road-map for Afghanistan
The global war on terror fought under the command of the United States of America (USA) in Afghanistan is expected to come to an end as America evacuated Afghanistan on…
Afghanistan under the global spotlight
Afghanistan is said to be a reality that is neither apparent to senses nor obvious to the intelligence. This landlocked country is known for successfully frustrating the Mongolian, British and…
