Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Institutions: Many with negligible results
June 10, 2019 Corruption in the Afghan state has blossomed and bloomed in the years since 2001. A report published
Has Ghani consolidated his extended presidential term?
June 10, 2019 Kabul has been on heightened security alert, as the presidential term of President Ashraf Ghani approached its
Zurmat, Paktia: Real voting only in the district centre
November 03, 2018 Zurmat district in Paktia province is almost completely under Taleban control. The parliamentary elections were held there
Afghanistan Election Conundrum: Electoral reform and the preparations for the Elections 2018
Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections are scheduled for 20 October this year, three and a half years late. They were delayed so that the electoral
Graft and Remilitarisation: A look back at efforts to disarm, demobilise, reconcile and reintegrate
Even before the Eid truce suddenly made a peace process in Afghanistan imaginable, international civilian and military circles were wondering
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 have been sent back home
Uprising, ALP and Taleban in Andar: The arc of government failure
The Taleban look to be preparing for a new onslaught on Andar district centre. The name ‘Andar’ is still full
Going nationwide: The Helmand peace march initiative
Protests in Helmand calling for a ceasefire and talks between insurgents and government are about to enter their second month.
Pressure to return? Afghan refugees protest at Indonesian detention centre
Afghan refugees in an Indonesian detention centre have been protesting for over two months. As is the case for most
Tilting at Windmills: Dubious US claims of targeting Chinese Uyghur militants in Badakhshan
In early February 2018, US forces conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan, supposedly targeting ‘support structures’ of the