In Afghanistan, we persist in futility
The cease-fire in Afghanistan came to an unmistakable end Wednesday when 30 Afghan government soldiers…
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After Ghani’s overtures, is peace on the horizon for Afghanistan?
Extraordinary scenes of Afghan Taliban and security forces spontaneously celebrating a historic ceasefire showed how…
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Mass Deportations of Afghans from Turkey: Thousands of migrants sent back in a deportation drive
In a recent television appearance, the Turkish Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, said that 15,000 Afghans…
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Afghan girl finds her path through poetry
No one, not her family, her teachers, nor any of her 900 schoolmates, was more…
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Pak-Afghan détente: beware of spoilers
Beset with so many political and social problems, Afghanistan currently needs collective unity and statesmanship.…
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CIA classifies two Hindu groups as ‘militant religious outfits’
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has classified two Hindu groups — Vishwa Hindu Parishad and…
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US General seeks Pak’stan’s help for Trump’s new Afghanistan push
Seeking Pakistan’s help to Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy, the incoming head of US forces in…
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How to Fight the Booming Opiate Economy? Harsher and progressive laws, but to no avail
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
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
In a statement published on the US Department of State’s website, Secretary of State Mike…
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