AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan’s tryst with China begins – in Washington
0 comments | by M.K. Bhadrakumar
Afghanistan has been accepted as a permanent member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Jin Liqun, president of the Beijing-based institution, formally presented a certificate confirming the country’s new status to Afghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Friday on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in Washington. The Afgh
Read Full ArticleCan India match Pakistan’s strategic depth in Afghanistan? by Irtiza Nasim Ali
0 comments | by Irtiza Nasim Ali
It was in summer of 1987 that I first visited Afghan capital Kabul. Journalists from 26 countries assembled in Moscow and then were flown to Kabul to attend a conference on a reconciliation program and see on ground its outreach. In the name of reconciliation the Soviets were doling out packages of ‘gifts’ to the tribal chiefs to allure them into supporting the Soviet-backed Najib g
Read Full ArticleRex Tillerson says US is ready to work with Taliban…while fighting them
0 comments | by Adam Garrie
Rex Tillerson says US is ready to work with Taliban…while fighting them US policies on Afghanistan are either devious or based purely on ignorance. by Adam Garrie October 24, 2017
Read Full ArticleChina wears the mediator’s gown in the Af-Pak by Salman Rafi
0 comments | by Salman Rafi
China wears the mediator’s gown in the Af-Pak Despite a high-level meeting between Pakistan’s General Bajwa, and Afghanistan’s president Ashraf Ghani, relations between the two countries remain largely troubled and uneasy. Nothing else can testify this tension better than the fact it is China once again that intervened to ease down tension and engage both coun
Read Full ArticleAfghanistan remains an unwinnable quagmire draining resources of the United States
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Despite the official claims of making progress as given in Obama‘s strategic review, it is apparent that no meaningful or positive strategic results have been achieved by the United States. Afghanistan remains an unwinnable quagmire draining resources of the United States and its allies. Many analysts now emphasise that staying course, committing larger force, applying more pressure and e
Read Full ArticleDonald Trump's lack of understanding of the tension between India and Pakistan
0 comments | by Abhishek Parajuli
Donald Trump's lack of understanding of the tension between India and Pakistan risks destabilising the region Trump's speech, which asked India to ‘help more’ with Afghanistan, amounted to calling for calm while also setting the house on fire Abhishek Para
Read Full Article0 comments | by Senator Mushahid Hussain
Trump’s Afghanistan policy President Donald Trump’s much touted Afghan strategy — which is a U-turn on his original views — is essentially a facelift of a tried, tested and failed formula. It is a surge, of sorts, backed by a rap on the knuckles for Pakistan (which remains an abiding and favorite scapegoat for US failures in Afghanistan). It is a sop to
Read Full ArticleWhat’s Behind the Taliban’s Major Gains in Northern Afghanistan?
0 comments | by Barin Sultani - Michael Kugelman
Over the past few weeks, the northern Afghan province of Kunduz — until recent years a region relatively unaffected by the Taliban insurgency — has been the site of heavy clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces. The Taliban recently seized control of Qala-e-Zal, a western district of Kunduz, and are also making advances on the province’s eastern
Read Full ArticlePULLING THE PLUG ON AFGHANISTAN
0 comments | by Ikram Sehgal
PULLING THE PLUG ON AFGHANISTAN by IKRAM SEHGAL Recent reports coming out of Washington suggest that the proposal by US National Security Adviser (NSA) Mr. MacMaster for a moderate rise in the number of US troops
Read Full Article'Safe havens' inside, not outside, Afghanistan, Pakistan tells UNSC
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'Safe havens' inside, not outside, Afghanistan, Pakistan tells UNSC APP Terrorist “safe havens” are inside, not outside, Afghanistan, Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday. "Th
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