I think there can be negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But the Afghan side is not sincere. They are after worldly matters, and their main concern is where they can get money from. India is ready to give them money for activities against Pakistan. They are being used, and they are allowing themselves to be
Afghanistan is once again entering a dangerous phase in its long and troubled history. The Taliban government may have succeeded in consolidating control over most of the country, but political stability should not be confused with genuine peace. Beneath the surface, Afghanistan continues to face deep social, political, religious and security challenges. Restrictions on women,
There is an important contradiction in the current situation along Pakistan’s western frontier, and it deserves to be examined without diplomatic euphemisms. On one side, the Afghan Taliban repeatedly assure Pakistan that Afghan territory will not be used against it. On the other, international reporting and United Nations assessments continue to raise concerns about terrorist
Shamim Shahid The latest security developments emerging from South Waziristan and other troubled areas of Pakistan’s western frontier should not be viewed as isolated incidents. Taken together, reports of an alleged suicide-attack plot, clashes between local tribes and militants, continuing counterterrorism operations in Balochistan, and the prolonged deadlock between Islamabad and Kabul point toward a
The security situation in Pakistan has reached a point where the debate is no longer simply about individual terrorist attacks. The larger question is who enables these attacks, where the attackers are operating from, and why repeated warnings about the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan have failed to produce a meaningful change. The situation
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Pakistan has never wanted hostile relations with Afghanistan. As neighbors, the two countries share geography, history, culture, trade routes and an unavoidable security environment. Pakistan has therefore consistently preferred stable and constructive relations with Kabul. But good relations cannot be built on one side’s goodwill alone. The central obstacle in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations is no longer
The latest regional messaging on Afghanistan carries a significance that the Taliban leadership can no longer afford to dismiss. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s concerns over Afghanistan, particularly its call for a more inclusive political process and a reconsideration of policies affecting education, employment, health and security, point to a broader problem: growing unease over the
Arif Yousafzai Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has always been called Pakistan’s most challenging province plagued by security threats along its western border, a fragile health infrastructure, and an education system crying out for reform. Yet as these fundamental crises persist, the question increasingly on people’s minds is not “what is the government doing about them?” but rather,
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Afghanistan’s reported invitation to the United States to return and explore the country’s vast mineral resources may appear, at first glance, to be an economic proposition. But given the history of the past two decades, it deserves to be examined through a much wider geopolitical lens. The United States spent 20 years in Afghanistan. It
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The relationship between the Afghan Taliban and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is not something that emerged yesterday, nor can it be understood simply through the statements being issued today. Its roots go back to the period when the war in Afghanistan was underway and people from Pakistan’s tribal areas would cross into Afghanistan, join Taliban training
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