Time to Revisit British Border Legacies: Why the Durand Line Can’t Be the Basis of Modern Geopolitics
By A. Shafaq Introduction: A Colonial Relic in the 21st Century In the age of decolonization and self-determination, it is an...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Four Years On: Repression, Return, and a Deepening Crisis
By SS Ahmad Four years after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, Afghanistan finds itself mired in one of...
From Quetta to Kabul: A Double-Edged Repression
By Nasir Khattak Across South Asia’s western frontiers, a disturbing symmetry has emerged—one that links the repression of Baloch voices...
Nowhere to Belong: The Aftermath of Deportation for Afghan Returnees
By SS Ahmad As the international gaze shifts elsewhere, tens of thousands of Afghans find themselves pushed back into a...
The Silent Graveyard of Disappeared Voices – A Cautionary Tale for Afghanistan
By Kadeem Baloch As geopolitical storms gather once again over South and Central Asia, the dusty mountains of Balochistan bear...
Pakistan’s Cross-Border Actions in Balochistan and Afghanistan
By Kadeem Baloch Pakistan is running a shadow war—out of sight, beyond borders, and without consequences. From the scorched hills...
Baloch Women, Afghan Children: Victims of the Same Militarised Mindset
By Kadeem Baloch Across the barren stretches of Balochistan and the war-scarred valleys of eastern Afghanistan, the cries of the...
Durand Line and the UN Charter: A Legal Case for Afghanistan’s Border Rights
By Rahmatullah Achakzai As the world watches the unfolding humanitarian and security crisis in Afghanistan, a dangerous and overlooked violation...
A Fence of Fire: How Pakistan’s Durand Line Obsession Fuels Conflict in Afghanistan
By A. Shafaq For decades, Afghanistan has suffered the consequences of wars it did not start and borders it did...
Afghan Refugees in Iran Caught Between Repression and Return
ADN July 2025: Iran, long regarded as a safe haven for Afghans fleeing war and persecution, is now at the...
