Elsa Imdad, Author at Afghan Studies Center

The War on Terror is not over yet

The Doha Agreement between the Taliban and US stated that the Taliban would not let the radical elements operate on

Regional and world security interconnected with Afghanistan’s security: says Muttaqi at Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan

Speech by Mawlawi Amir Muttaqi, Minister of Foreign Affairs at Conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent Place: Uzbekistan Date: 26-27 July,

Bilawal discusses Afghan situation with Muttaqi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday met Acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Tashkent in the first

Nearly 30 Nations Engage With Taliban at Tashkent Conference

For 20 years, the United States and its Western allies played the major role in shaping Afghanistan’s future. But with

Exclusive: US and Taliban make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain

KABUL/WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – U.S. and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from

Despair and poverty fuel drug use in Afghanistan

Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest producer of opium and now a chief source

Global sanctions – a chilling effect on Afghan infrastructure

Afghanistan has a deteriorating economy along with a hotchpotch of multifaceted perils. Food is available in Kabul marketplaces, but few

How one mobile app is helping Afghans send aid

The consumer-based startup pivoted to let donors buy aid kits to provide to locals hit by an earthquake last month.

Haqqani calls on US to release USD 7 billion Afghan frozen funds

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Afghanistan’s acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani (/topic/acting-interior-minister-sirajuddin-haqqani) said that the ban on USD 7 billion

Afghanistan raises coal prices to USD 80 per tonnes for Pakistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Afghanistan has raised coal prices to USD 80 per tonne for Pakistan amid a surge