ISIS: Down in the Middle East, but not out in Afghanistan The recent lightening defeats of the Islamic State, commonly known as ‘Daesh’ (also referred to as ISIS), in its strongholds Read More
[Video] – Karzai blames USA for allowing ISIS to flourish in Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, former Afghan President, in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, claimed that USA had allowed the ISIS to Read More
Qari Hekmat’s Island: A Daesh enclave in Jawzjan? The Taleban have failed either to re-enlist or to eliminate a dissident commander in Jawzjan who, as a result of Read More
China, Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to step up cooperation on counter-terrorism and security November 10, 2017 China, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to step up cooperation on counter-terrorism and security and join hands Read More
Pakistan asks US and Afghanistan to focus on ungoverned areas being used by terrorists November 10, 2017 Pakistan Thursday asked the United States and Afghanistan to focus on massive ungoverned areas that were serving Read More
NATO looks for Afghan troops to take offensive in 2018: US General John Nicholson After another brutal fighting season that saw the Taliban kill thousands of Afghan security forces, a top US general thinks Read More
US-Led Mission in Afghanistan Lacks Troops for Trump’s New Strategy Nearly three months after President Trump announced his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, the United States and its Read More
Ghani orders probe into Pakistani consulate staffer’s death in Jalalabad Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday condemned the killing of a Pakistani consulate staff member, Rana Nayyar Iqbal, in Jalalabad Read More
The ‘Humvee Bomb’ Series: The October wave of Taleban attacks in 2017 context In October 2017, Afghans experienced another particularly violent period. A series of high-profile insurgent attacks took place almost simultaneously in Read More
Pakistan in the cross hairs amid CIA’s new role in Afghanistan Recent developments in the Af-Pak region suggest that the US is apparently working on an anti-Pakistan script to deepen its Read More