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The Pakistan-Afghanistan Visa Myth
If there were awards for political fiction, the recent “visa denial” story about Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and ISI Chief Lt. Gen....
Doha Talks: Afghanistan and Pakistan seek path to peace after violent clashes
Afghanistan and Pakistan will engage in peace talks in Doha on Saturday after both countries agreed to extend a ceasefire following a week of...
The U.S.-Taliban Talks: A Strategic Shift in Counterterrorism?
A remarkable transformation has occurred in the three years since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan Washington has discreetly resumed communicating with the Taliban. It...
Pakistan Has Brought the Taliban and India Closer Together
Political processes in South and Central Asia are rapidly evolving. Former allies are becoming adversaries and engaging in bloody confrontations, while previously distrusted parties...
Why Trump’s Bagram Rhetoric Matters Beyond Afghanistan?
US President Donald Trump’s recent statement to get control of Bagram Airbase has started a new debate among the global policy makers, and they...
The Legacy of Afghanistan
Since the triumph of World War II, the United States has waged two drawn-out, unsuccessful wars halfway around the world. Both were plagued by...
Trump’s New Afghanistan Ultimatum: Return Bagram Base or Face Consequences
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that “bad things” would happen to Afghanistan if it does not return control of Bagram Air Base to...
US Prioritizes Hostage Return in Rare Taliban Meeting in Kabul
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U.S. officials held talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul on Saturday regarding Americans detained in Afghanistan, including naturalized citizen Mahmood Habibi, who has...
The Hardening Reality: Afghanistan’s Taliban Rule Deepens Pakistan’s Security Crisis
Pakistan’s initial cautious optimism about the Taliban takeover in 202, hoping for an end to cross-border violence and a stable, cooperative neighbor, has completely...
The Security Risks of Afghan Instability
The instability of Afghanistan has again become the focus of the international discourse not as the local issue but as a global crisis on...