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PIA suspends operations from Kabul citing Taliban heavy handedness

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called heavy handed interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule

Widespread corruption in Afghanistan under US occupation unearthed

October 13, 2021 There were reports of widespread corruption both in the Afghan regimes under the United States occupation and

The truth about Afghan women

September 20, 2021 Afghan women from all segments of society have been suffering in one way or another since more

Pak-Afghan Trade on the rise after Taliban Takeover

September 16, 2021 Pakistan remains the largest trading partner of Afghanistan, with huge bilateral and transit trade engagements, and Afghanistan is the

Contractors: The biggest Beneficiaries of US Wars

September 15, 2021 The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, an interdisciplinary research center at Brown University published a thorough investigative

Afghanistan on the Verge of a Humanitarian Crisis: Regional Countries Ready to Assist

September 09, 2021 The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated on Tuesday that Afghanistan is facing the

Taliban Announced New Cabinet, Keen on Staying Committed to Protection of Human Rights

September 08, 2021 After over two weeks of a governance vacuum in Afghanistan, the Taliban announced a caretaker cabinet on

Taliban took last holdout province of Afghanistan: What’s next?

September 06, 2021 The Taliban announced today that they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout

Kabul Airport attack marked the deadliest day for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since 2011

August 27, 2021 On August 27, 2021, a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate coupled with an assault

Why Biden’s Lack of Strategic Patience Led to Disaster

August 26, 2021 Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, who has been the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and