The Arab-led Al-Qaeda and the US are in Afghanistan to settle scores with each other. The US and its Western allies
have deployed forces in Afghanistan on the pretext of fighting against Osama bin Laden, Ayman Al-Zawahiri and
their supporters. On the othe
THE London Conference on Afghanistan on Jan 28 sent two messages. First the West will not withdraw in the Vietnam style but seeks a settlement which ensures the elimination of Al Qaeda and installs a regime in which the Taliban do not have total power.
A.G. Noorani, "Afghanistan," Dawn. 2010-03-13.
During his unannounced visit to Kabul last week, President Barack Obama sought to invest the murkiness of the moment with some sort of significance.
Mahir Ali, "Afghanistan," Dawn. 2012-09-06.
The twin offensive launched by the US and British forces in the remote Helmand province has confirmed the trend towards intensification of the war in Afghanistan. The British had ventured out in Helmand from summer 2006, ending in a stalemate against the
M. Saeed Khalid, "Afghanistan," The News. 2009-11-08.
The governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan signed what is being referred to as the minutes on an agreement to controversial clauses in the US-Afghan-backed proposed Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) that has yet to be signed, amidst much fa
Anjum Ibrahim, "Afghanistan," Business Recorder. 2010-07-27.
After the recent heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, the vicious cycle of bloodletting seems to have slowed down but will almost certainly resume with renewed ferocity in a few months’ time when the snow starts melting—the “spring offensive.” But this spring m
Taj M. Khattak, "Afghanistan," The News. 2012-10-17.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to hold a conference in Kabul of ulemas (religious scholars) from both countries towards the end of January. This was announced in a joint press conference at the end of the one-day visit of the Afghan foreign minister
Ayaz Wazir, "Afghanistan," The News. 2012-05-13.
