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...
Afghan Diaspora Keeps Girls Learning Online Despite Taliban Ban
By Ali Ahmad I first met Zahra Hashimi through her activism for women’s rights and media initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
From Shiraz Back to Kunduz: The Endless Cycle of Afghan Displacement
By SS Ahmad Kunduz: When 54-year-old Askar Khan talks about his life, it is not one of settled years but of...
Pakistan State kneels before extremist group TLP for third time in one decade
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan became helpless before the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) three times in the past decade as the extremist...
Pakistan’s Strategic Anxiety: A Regional Reckoning
By SS Ahmad An analysis based on insights by Rahmatullah Nabil, former Afghan intelligence chief. In a recent post on X,...
Balochistan’s Seven Months of Freedom, Decades of Resistance
By Kadeem Baloch In an interview with the Afghan Diaspora Network, exiled Baloch human rights activist Abdullah Abbas recalls his homeland’s brief...
Afghans Diaspora Protest in Sacramento Against Pakistan Army’s Attack on Afghanistan
By Wakeel Attock Afghan diaspora protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Sunday, October 19, to denounce what they described as...
Turning Art into the Heartbeat of Change
ADN When Omaid Sharifi, founder and CEO of ArtLords, picks up a paintbrush, he’s not just creating art - he’s sparking...
Baloch-Afghan Solidarity Amid Pakistan’s Aggression
By Rahmatullah Achakzai In the wake of Pakistan’s recent airstrikes on Kabul and Kandahar, voices of solidarity are emerging from...
Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation: When the Creator Faces Its Own Creation
By Rahmatullah Achakzai The volatile relationship between Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has entered its most dangerous phase since the Taliban’s...