NEW DELHI: Faizabad, capital of Badakshan province in northern Afghanistan, is the eighth to fall to the Taliban in just six days. It seems the Afghan army has given up the fight or is it working to a strategy. At this stage, it’s not clear what that strategy is but there’s no doubt the Taliban’s […]Read More
Islamabad: In this exclusive interview, Lotfullah Najafizada, the head of TOLO news speaks to Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the Afghan peace process, Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, Pakistan’s ties with India, The U.S. exit, American bases, Pakistan’s deep state, Taliban sanctuaries and attacks and more in this comprehensive interview. (By arrangement with ‘Tolo News’)Read More
NEW DELHI: U.S. and foreign troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and Washington has indicated that an American military exit may be completed by Independence Day on the fourth of July. How is India shaping its Afghanistan foreign policy in the short, medium and long-term, what do reports of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Amidst speculation that Islamabad and Washington are in talks to allow U.S. bases in Pakistan to facilitate counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan once foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban has warned Afghanistan’s neighbours to not allow what it calls a ‘historic mistake’. Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has told parliament his government would never […]Read More
As the Afghan people advance into the unpredictable but terrifying terrain of the unknown, an undefined future is on the horizon for the younger generation of this country. The horrific bombing of a girls’ school on a Saturday evening in west Kabul, which took the lives of at least 90 students and wounded more than […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The suspension of the SAARC process owing to hurdles placed by Pakistan has had an unintended consequence. It cut off Afghanistan’s physical access to other SAARC members. The push for BIMSTEC and sub-regional cooperation has also accentuated Kabul’s sense of isolation within the South Asian fraternity, argues Nazir Kabiri of the Biruni Institute, a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There is no question of India deploying troops on the ground in Afghanistan. StratNews Global has learnt there have been a couple of requests from the U.S. during recent conversations with India at the highest political level. Those appeals have been rejected outright for several reasons. The Indian Army has told the government […]Read More
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