In the wake of last month’s highly publicized peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, as well as the recently concluded Presidential elections, political turmoil in Afghanistan has once again taken center stage. While both these developments represent much welcomed progress of sorts in helping stabilize a fragile and […]
Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, refrains from naming Pak-Afghan border, as a border on his facebook post while announcing a high-level meeting between Pak-Afghan officials in London. He tactfully used the words, “crossing routes” for the border when he was explaining agenda of the meeting. Afghanistan has historically refused to […]
In a major development, Pakistan Army has attacked terrorist camps inside Afghanistan destroying various compounds belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, an offshoot of TTP. Camps of JuA’s commander Bacha Khan were targeted during Pakistan Army’s attack. Many of the hideouts were destroyed in Kunar and Nangarhar areas of Afghanistan. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is an offshoot of […]
Amid a tense security situation, Pakistani authorities have sealed border with Afghanistan till further orders. Pakistan is under attack by terrorists where in the last five days seven bomb blasts have rocked various cities of the country claiming dozens of lives. The responsibility of the attacks has been claimed by terrorists residing […]
Regional integration and intra-regional trade have played an important role in the economic prosperity of many countries, the Association of Southern Asian Nations (ASEAN) being one such example. The first attempt to regulate and codify all the scattered provisions – under the auspices of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan in […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has once again resorted to using allegations against Pakistan regarding its commitment and honesty to the Afghan Peace Process. While accusing Pakistan for the apparent stalemate in the talks, President Ghani stressed that it was largely because Pakistan has adopted a discriminatory approach and is keeping […]
The issue of Durand Line has been plaguing Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan since its independence from the British rule. Pakistan recognizes the Durand Line as an international border, a stance backed by international law and all countries of the world, while Afghanistan does not recognize it saying it was a decision forced on […]
The recent siege and takeover of Kunduz by the Taliban forces was seen as a military as well as a political victory over the Afghan and ISAF forces. In fact, it was seen as an indication of the strategic failure of the ISAF as it happened less than one year […]
The success or failure of any negotiations between two parties mainly depends upon the notion that each side is fully competent and authorized to implement the accords and the decisions amongst its followers. The emergence of headship quandary between the factions of the Afghan Taliban as a result of the […]
The geo-strategic, political and economic significance of the Central Asia makes it one of the most important regions in the world which connects the South Asia, West Asia, Russia, China and other parts of the world through the historic Silk Route which always has served as a crossroads in terms […]
