Afghan Refugees Under Siege in Pakistan
By Shinwari Forced returns push families into uncertainty, with women and children bearing the brunt of the humanitarian fallout. Pakistan...
Afghanistan
Escalating Clashes Along the Durand Line Signal Deepening Crisis
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have flared again on the 5th of December in a dramatic exchange of...
The Afghan Opium Ban and Pakistan’s Growing Role in Narcotics Networks
By Rahmatullah Achakzai In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the global community prepared for a resurgence...
Afghanistan’s Strategic Push to Reduce Economic Dependence on Pakistan
By Nasir Khattak Afghanistan is actively working to lessen its long-standing economic reliance on Pakistan, a shift driven by mounting...
Nabil Accuses Pakistan of Reviving Proxy Militancy Strategy
By SS Ahmad A new wave of allegations by former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has reopened long-standing debates about...
How Saffron Coffee Brings Afghanistan’s Flavor to Vienna
ADN Vienna’s 9th district isn’t short on coffee shops—but none smell quite like this one. Here, espresso meets saffron, and...
A Collapsing Doctrine: Afghanistan Repositions Beyond Pakistan
By A. Shafaq For more than four decades, Pakistan treated Afghanistan as a geopolitical extension of its security architecture. Islamabad’s military...
A Regional Realignment: Afghanistan Diversifies Trade Amid Tensions With Pakistan
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have resurfaced after Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Islamabad of making...
Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: When the Constitution Kneels Before the Barracks
By A. Shafaq From across the Durand Line, we Afghans have long watched Pakistan’s uneasy dance between democracy and dictatorship...
Istanbul Talks Reveal Growing Rift Between Pakistan and the Taliban
By Kazim Jafari The two-day negotiations between Pakistan and the Taliban government in Istanbul, held on November 6–7 and mediated by...
