More: Afghanistan
Pakistan–Taliban Rift Turns Into Open Conflict
For years, Pakistan was widely seen as having influence over the Taliban, particularly during the U.S. war in Afghanistan when Taliban leaders found refuge...
Systematic injustice requires systematic action: The case of Afghanistan
No regime in modern history has worked so systematically to erase women from public life as the Taliban has in Afghanistan. As of today, 258 edicts,...
Border Fire, Regional Fallout: Pakistan–Afghanistan Clash Signals Wider Instability
A fragile pause in fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan during Eid al-Fitr has done little to ease fears that the conflict could reignite at...
China’s Chance to Shape Peace in South Asia
China now looks like the only outside power with enough access, patience, and strategic weight to mediate the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict in a serious way....
Southern Eurasia Under Destabilization and Conflicts
The war between the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran has passed a certain point. We are still in the...
Kabul Strike Claims Deepen Pakistan Afghanistan Crisis as Narratives Clash
A sharp escalation in tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan has followed claims by the Afghan Taliban that a Pakistani air strike killed at least...
China’s Warning on Afghanistan Must Be Taken Seriously
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong’s remarks at the Security Council, should not be dismissed as routine diplomacy. His warning that...
Pakistan strikes Kandahar airport fuel depot
Pakistan bombed a fuel depot belonging to a private Afghan airline near Kandahar airport, the Afghan Taliban said on Friday, marking a sharp escalation...
Pakistan: The Resolve in the Face of Afghan Instability
At the beginning of March 2026, the South Asian region was shaken by the worrying development on its western front, with Pakistan and Afghanistan...
Shelling and Explosions Rock Pakistan-Afghanistan Border, Forcing Mass Displacement
Heavy shelling and explosions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have pushed hundreds of families to flee their homes, as fighting between Pakistani and Afghan forces...