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,...
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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...
Afghan Culture Shines at Vienna’s Costumes of the World Show
ADN Every year, Vienna hosts one of Europe’s most vibrant intercultural events: the Costumes of the World fashion show at the historic...
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,...
Vienna Hosts Celebration of Farsi Language and Culture
ADN In the leafy Fourteenth District of Vienna, the garden of Society Magazine became a stage for culture, diplomacy, and shared memory....
Strategic Depth or Destabilization? Pakistan’s Covert Role in Afghan Political Fragmentation
By A. Shafaq For over four decades, Afghanistan has been caught in a relentless cycle of war, insurgency, and fragile...
“Do Not Recognize the Taliban”: Afghan Diaspora Across Europe Marks Four Years of Darkness
Four years ago, on 15 August 2021, Kabul fell to the Taliban. For many Afghans, that day marked the beginning of...
