From British Defeats to Roaring Unemployment: Helmand’s Latest War
By Ghulam Habib Nusrat Helmand, long remembered as a battlefield where empires were humbled and the British suffered bitter defeats,...
Afghanistan
From Retaliation to Routine: Pakistan’s Militarism Along the Durand Line
By Rahmatullah Achakzai For decades, Pakistan has invoked the rhetoric of “national security” to justify military adventurism across its western...
Amrullah Saleh: Afghanistan Is Not Talibanistan, Nor Pashtunistan
ADN Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s former vice president and one of the staunchest opponents of the Taliban, has spoken out from...
Deported Afghans Struggle to Survive at Home
By Ali Ahmad In recent months, despite a deepening humanitarian crisis, Iran and Pakistan have forcibly returned millions of Afghans...
Afghan Villages Bear the Human Cost of Pakistan’s Border Policy
By Rahmatullah Achakzai KHOST/NANGARHAR — Along the jagged ridges that trace Afghanistan’s eastern frontier, the stakes of border control are not abstract....
The Durand Line Dilemma: Pakistan’s Colonial Hangover and Afghanistan’s Sovereignty Struggle
By A. Shafaq In the arid mountains of South and Central Asia, the Durand Line slices through villages, valleys and...
Ex-Minister: Khalilzad’s Early Service ‘Unforgettable,’ Doha Deal a Historic Mistake
ADN Former Afghan Interior Minister and special envoy Umar Daudzai has offered a nuanced but critical assessment of Zalmay Khalilzad,...
Afghan Refugees in Iran: Escaping the Taliban, Facing a Hostile Refuge
ADN Tehran, September 2025 – For 32-year-old Sodaba Sediqi, a former prosecutor in Kabul, exile has meant trading one nightmare for...
Afghan Dialogue in Islamabad Sparks Rift Over Legitimacy
By Kazim Jafari A rare political dialogue among Afghan exiles in Islamabad has stirred heated debate, exposing both the opportunities...
Weaponizing Refugees: Pakistan’s Coercive Diplomacy Through Afghan Deportations
By Fatima Chaudhary When Pakistan launched its Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan in late 2023, it claimed the move was about...
