Afghanistan: How Delhi’s small investment can help India keep Islamabad off balance
By engaging the Taliban cautiously—without formal recognition—India ensures that its long-term strategic goals are not ...
How Britain’s special forces went to war – with each other
A firefight is raging between Britain’s special forces over allegations the SAS executed up to 80 Afghan civilians more than ...
Appalling report lays bare humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after Biden's catastrophic withdrawal
A new survey by researchers at Lawrence Technical University in the US found nearly 90 percent of Afghans were going hungry ...
Public Radio International13h
They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down.
In 2021, six women — two pilots and four cabin crew — participated in Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. It was a ...
Politico Europe15h
The delicate task of Syria’s political transition
Freed from the Assad family and its apparatus of cruel repression, Syrians remain euphoric about the sudden collapse of a ...
Explained: Why Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Doesn't Guarantee an End to the War
After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on ...
Afghanistan's 'chicken neck' corridor may become battleground between Pakistan, Taliban forces; China sends...
Experts have warned that Pakistan should refrain from launching an offensive in the Wakhan Corridor, especially at a time ...
Human Rights Watch18h
Asia's 'people power' alive and kicking amid disturbing global currents
At a time when some are questioning the relevance of human rights and the rules-based order, Asia witnessed some extraordinary demonstrations of "people power" in 2024.
Taliban-TTP planning to invade Pakistan, impose...? TTP strikes deal with Haqqani chief to...
Amidst the fears of a full-scale Pakistan-Taliban war, a new report has emerged, claiming that the Afghan Taliban had struck ...