How to Fight the Booming Opiate Economy? Harsher and progressive laws, but to no avail

Posted by admin - June 19, 2018

The opiate economy, as measured by the farm-gate value of opium, together with revenues from…

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Afghanistan extends ceasefire after scenes of jubilation on Eid

Posted by admin - June 19, 2018

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced that his government was extending the ceasefire with the…

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USA and NATO welcome Afghan ceasefire

Posted by admin - June 19, 2018

In a statement published on the US Department of State’s website, Secretary of State Mike…

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New Dynamism sweeping Asia post Pak-Afghan, Sino-India Détente?

Posted by admin - June 19, 2018

Pakistan’s army chief General Bajwa spent a day in Kabul on Tuesday to discuss with…

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Eid Mubarak from ASC to All Our Readers

Posted by admin - June 16, 2018

The ASC team would like to wish a joyful and peaceful Eid al Fitr to…

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Peace (hopefully) for a few days: A ceasefire for Eid as Helmand marchers approach Kabul

Posted by admin - June 14, 2018

Afghans may, just possibly, have a happier Eid than in previous years. The government, the…

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COAS Bajwa meets Afghan President Ghani in Kabul

Posted by admin - June 12, 2018

Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Tuesday, arrived in Kabul for an all-important…

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COAS leaves for Kabul to hold talks with Afghan President Ghani

Posted by admin - June 12, 2018

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa left for Kabul on Tuesday to hold…

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Pakistan, Afghanistan military officials hold security talks

Posted by admin - June 12, 2018

Operations chiefs of Pakistani and Afghan militaries held talks in Pakistan on Sunday to review…

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Fruitful Pak-US ties require diplomacy, not threats

Posted by admin - June 12, 2018

In what appears to be a realization on the part of the US regarding Pakistan’s…

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