Streamlining Madrassa system in Pakistan One of the most important parts of the National Action Plan (NAP) was implementing the madrassa (religious seminary) reform proposal Read More
Afghan Victims of War Crimes Want Investigation: Hundreds of thousands apply to ICC 31 January was the deadline for victims of Afghan war crimes to share their experiences and opinions with the International Read More
Afghan Refugees Contribute 10% To Country’s Gross Income A newly released report by the World Bank says that about 16 percent of Afghan families have at least one Read More
Youth can bring change in Afghanistan Youth are backbone to the nation and they can change the future of the society with their wellbeing and courageous Read More
US Quest For Afghan Minerals Risks Burning Everyone Involved Afghanistan has massive mineral reserves, which has also fueled competition over mines among pro-government “strongmen”. High up on Donald Trump’s Read More
US aid cut and regional openings for Pakistan In an anticipated move, The US House of Representatives (HoRs) joined the Senate on Tuesday by proposing to cease any Read More
More violent, more widespread: Trends in Afghan security in 2017 Continuing our look back at key developments in Afghanistan in 2017, after migration and peace talks, we come to security. Read More
Still Caught in Regional Tensions? The uncertain destiny of Afghan refugees in Pakistan As this dispatch was finalised, the Pakistan government had not made any last-minute extension to the ‘Proof of Registration’ identity Read More
Words, No Deeds: 2017, another lost year for peace (talks) in Afghanistan Despite a new offer by the Afghan government through the High Peace Council, there was not much movement toward government-Taleban Read More
The US never did and still doesn’t know what it is doing in Afghanistan Almost a week on since I wrote on the (im)probability of peace talks with the Taliban, Afghanistan has not only seethed Read More