Pakistan seeks ‘credible’ Afghan peace initiative
As the security situation in Afghanistan is fast deteriorating with the new wave of violence, Islamabad wants Kabul to come
Complications surrounding Negotiations with the Taliban/Haqqani Network
– By Farooq Yousaf A Pakistani foreign official (FO) recently disclosed that the US administration was secretly pushing Pakistan to bring the Haqqani
Ghani’s Confession
The recent admission by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that his country’s security forces and government would collapse within merely six
New Strategy, Old game
Yet another “new” strategy in Afghanistan said to be a “game-changer.” And, thus, the enhanced pounding of the Taliban from
Afghan Taliban, Government Hold Talks in Istanbul
January 16, 2018 A meeting of various Afghan Taliban factions and the Afghan government is under way in Istanbul, the
US Plans More Offensive Afghan Strategy
January 4, 2018 A top US commander wants to launch a more aggressive military strategy to pressurize the Taliban and
Afghan Weekly (December 16 – 22, 2017)
Pence visits Afghanistan United States Vice President Mike Pence touched down in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit on Thursday night
Civilian casualty toll in Afghanistan catastrophic in 2017: Reports UNAMA
December 21, 2017 UNAMA said in the first nine months of 2017 over 2,000 civilians were killed and more than
Pakistan, US, Afghanistan to launch simultaneous offensive against Taliban, proposed Mattis
December 21, 2017 US Defense Secretary James Mattis had told Pakistani leaders during his visit earlier this month that the
Gen. Nicholson’s ‘Déjà-vu’ on ‘turning a corner’ in Afghanistan
US General John Nicholson, commander of the US and NATO mission in Afghanistan, recently told reporters that the “Taliban cannot