Forced Returns Deepen Afghan Refugee Crisis
Dawood Jabarkhail The scale of deportations is staggering, and the scenes along the Durand Line show it clearly. More than...
For Afghans, Recognition Without Representation Is Just Another Kind of Limbo
By Ali Ahmad When FIFA recently announced that Afghan women in the diaspora could finally represent their country on the...
Tribal Leaders in Bajaur and Kunar Reach a Community Peace Deal
By Dawood Jabarkhail PESHAWAR / KUNAR — After months of tension along the Durand Line, tribal elders from Pakistan’s Bajaur...
Pakistan’s Military Equipment Performance Under Fire: Operation Sindoor 2025
By Vishnu Nair India’s Operation Sindoor was the clearest example of how Pakistan’s defence systems fell below expectations and confidence...
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: A 45‑Year Bond Now Breaking
ADN Baryalai Miakhel sits cross‑legged on a thin carpet, surrounded by members of the Afghan Refugees United Council in a...
Afghan Women Stitch Survival and Hope Under Taliban Rule
By SS Ahmad When the Taliban barred women from universities in 2022, they didn’t just close classroom doors; they sealed...
Qandak: A New Digital Marketplace Bringing Afghan Products to Europe
ADN When three young Afghan entrepreneurs launched Qandak, they were not simply creating another online shop. They were building a...
Melbourne Dialogue Captures a Diaspora Searching for Unity
By Kazim Jafari The Afghan diaspora in Australia gathered in Melbourne for a new session of the National Dialogue, an initiative...
Pakistan’s Strikes Expose Fragile Afghanistan Truce
By SS Ahmad Civilians were the first to suffer when Pakistan launched late‑April strikes across the Durand Line, hitting homes,...
Pakistan’s War Economy: False Narratives and Failed Realities
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan recently hit the global headlines as an ammunition market, supplying its China-backed fighter jets to markets...