Pakistan Welcomes US Offer to Prevent Militant Raids from Afghanistan
Pakistan is welcoming a U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan from Afghan
UN concerned by controversial US plan to revive Afghan militias
CRSS Editorial Note: Afghan strongmen have already begun vying for influence over the US-proposed militia program that diplomats fear will
Why the Time Is Right to Talk to the Taliban
November 15, 2017 A peace process with the Taliban is almost certainly the best way to end the war in
ISIS: Down in the Middle East, but not out in Afghanistan
The recent lightening defeats of the Islamic State, commonly known as ‘Daesh’ (also referred to as ISIS), in its strongholds
Qari Hekmat’s Island: A Daesh enclave in Jawzjan?
The Taleban have failed either to re-enlist or to eliminate a dissident commander in Jawzjan who, as a result of
NATO looks for Afghan troops to take offensive in 2018: US General John Nicholson
After another brutal fighting season that saw the Taliban kill thousands of Afghan security forces, a top US general thinks
The ‘Humvee Bomb’ Series: The October wave of Taleban attacks in 2017 context
In October 2017, Afghans experienced another particularly violent period. A series of high-profile insurgent attacks took place almost simultaneously in
October: Afghanistan’s bloodiest month?
October claimed the lives of at least 173 police and security forces by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, the bloodiest in
In Kabul, Tillerson sets the tone for Pakistan visit
US Secretary of State Tillerson said on Monday he would travel to Islamabad on Tuesday (today) to reinforce the President
Taliban strikes on Afghan bases a ‘show of strength’ against Trump
October 23, 2017 A spate of deadly Taliban attacks targeting Afghan forces this week was a show of strength against