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Afghan Taliban, Government Hold Talks in Istanbul

January 16, 2018 A meeting of various Afghan Taliban factions and the Afghan government is under way in Istanbul, the

January 16, 2018 The Afghan War has cost America 2,400 lives and a trillion dollars, but 16 years later, the

January 15, 2018 By: Dr. Sophia Imran and Neelum Maqsood The Trump administration recently decided to block all security assistance

January 15, 2018 An opinion piece published in Chinese daily Global Times argues that Pakistan had nothing to gain from

January 15, 2018 A report in the Russian Daily Kommersant suggests that recent threats by Donald Trump have pushed Pakistan

January 15, 2018 As the findings of the UK-based organization “Conflict Armament Research” (CAR) confirms, the IS had disposed of

January 15, 2018 Goodwill for Pakistan in Afghanistan, particularly in the capital Kabul, is practically non-existent. Nobody wants to associate

January 12, 2018 A surprise New Year’s Day tweet by President Donald Trump in which he appeared to decree an

January 11, 2018 Washington’s freeze on billions in military assistance to Pakistan will have limited impact, thanks to its friendship

January 11, 2018 Middle-class Afghans turned militants have assisted the banned Islamic State (IS) group’s expansion from its stronghold in