Time for the Afghan Taliban to Delink from Pakistan and Focus on Other Neighbors in the Region
By A. Shafaq In the midst of rising tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, the Defense Minister of Pakistan has issued...
Border Clashes and Refugee Crisis: Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations on Edge
By Shinwari Pakistan has decided to implement a sweeping measure that could see the involuntary return of approximately 850,000 documented Afghan refugees...
Aerial Aggression: Implications of Pakistan’s Unilateral Actions on Regional Stability
By SS Ahmad In recent years, the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been marked by tensions, often exacerbated by...
Empowering Afghan Women: Advocacy Amidst Challenges
Although active in engagement in discussions concerning Afghan women's causes, a lack of a cohesive message to the world is...
Afghan Taliban Takes Conscious Steps to Reduce Reliance on Unreliable Pakistan
By A. Shafaq Iran's Chabahar Port, nestled strategically in the southeast region, stands poised to receive a substantial injection of...
Increasing Tensions Between Pashtuns and Punjabis in Pakistan
By Kadeem Baloch Deep and corrosive suspicion and animosity are running through Pakistan’s two of the largest ethnic groups--Punjabis and...
Taliban Executions Spark Legal and Human Rights Concerns
Ilhamuddin Afghan In February, the Taliban carried out the execution of three individuals in northern Jawzjan and central Ghazni provinces,...
Journey of Resistance: Women Under Taliban Rule
By Mahnoor I am ‘Mahnoor’, a citizen of Afghanistan, a region often overlooked on the world map, where people are...
Upholding Democracy in Pakistan: An Unfulfilled and Distant Dream for Pakistanis
By A. Shafaq Pakistan finds itself at square one in its democratic journey following the controversial February 8th elections. Pakistan...
The I-Soon Files: China’s Surveillance Web on Pakistan’s Data Infrastructure
By Lucas Smith A massive data leak from Chinese cybersecurity firm Shanghai Anxun Information Technology Co., Ltd (with trade name...