A kill in Kabul
THE targeted assassination in Kabul on Sunday morning of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has predictably been hailed by the perpetrators as a tremendous triumph. Echoing three of his recent predecessors, US…
Hippie, happy Kabul
During the 1962-75 period Kabul was one of the main outposts of the hippie movement. The other was Nepal (Kathmandu). This statement is not of the “Ripley’s Believe it or…
Getting out of Kabul
n the past few days, Pakistan International Airlines has come under fierce criticism from some remnants of the former establishment of Afghanistan. The airline was accused of overcharging, a false…
Future of Kabul airport subject of intense negotiations
Who will ultimately run the airport in Kabul after US forces leave? That question — a vital one for Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers but also for Western nations still hoping…
Kabul’s economic challenges
Perhaps out of pique or anger for what has seemed as an ignominious defeat suffered at the hands of the ramshackle Taliban, the US has frozen the nearly $9.5 billion…
The fall of Kabul and beyond
Kabul has fallen in a spectacular fashion and the sway of the Taliban over the whole of Afghanistan is complete. The sheer pace of the collapse of the Afghan state…
From the streets of Kabul
The Islamabad-Kabul PIA flight on the morning of Friday, July 2, 2021 was carrying only a couple of Afghan nationals; all the other passengers were Pakistanis travelling to the capital…
Lessons from Kabul
On January 29, another military base in Kabul came under attack, and over a dozen people were killed. Afghanistan’s military academy was not far from the site, and reportedly dozens…
From Kabul to Kolkata
The recent about-turn by India on expected India-Pakistan talks in New York is a major blow to peace prospects in the region. Before this episode, the American ambassador to Afghanistan,…
Confusion and uncertainty in Kabul
On visiting Kabul and interacting with Afghans, there is a palpable sense of ‘uncertainty and confusion’ – all around in the streets and power corridors of the capital. The Afghans’…
