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Afghanistan, South Asia

Abdullah supports delegation for Taliban talks

by Asia Times staff April 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Cancer patients rest on beds at Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute and research centre in Guwahati in Assam. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Arab Emirates

Strong health care makes countries more stable

by Jonathan Gornall April 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia

China, US must work together in Afghanistan

by Zamir Awan March 19, 2019February 18, 2020

US soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan's Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan. Photo: Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

US exit from Afghanistan could spark wider conflict

by Adeel Abbas Mangi March 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United States, World

Why the Pakistan-terrorist nexus persists

by Brahma Chellaney March 10, 2019February 18, 2020

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Afghanistan, South Asia

USAF blitz on Taliban heroin labs fizzles

by Phillip Smith March 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have been warming up recently. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 15, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Haroon Sabawoon

Afghanistan, South Asia

Pak-Taliban talks called off as Kabul complains

by Ruchi Kumar February 20, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia

Afghans upset at being left out of peace talks

by Ruchi Kumar and Hikmatullah Noori February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

Afghanistan, South Asia

Dangerous vacuum set for Afghanistan

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia

US envoy leading tour for ‘intra-Afghan’ talks

by Asia Times staff February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia

The US must tap into intra-Afghan dialogue

by Ankur Tanwar February 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia

The US must tap into intra-Afghan dialogue

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Russia’s tango with Pakistan

by Ume Farwa February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Regional responses to Taliban ‘Trump’ card

by Swaran Singh February 5, 2019February 6, 2019

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s central bank targets funding terror, money laundering

by F.M. Shakil January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Trump administration hands gift to Afghan Taliban

by Brahma Chellaney January 31, 2019

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Afghanistan, South Asia

Winners and losers of the Afghan peace talks

by Malik Siraj Akbar January 29, 2019

Afghanistan continues to be roiled by a violent Taliban insurgency, but reconciliation talks in Abu Dhabi have brought the warring parties a bit closer to peace, according to UAE officials. Photo: iStock.

Afghanistan, South Asia

Afghan insurgents keep up pressure ahead of peace talks

by Manoj Kumar Mishra January 25, 2019

Conflict and instability continue to plague Afghanistan as the country struggles to achieve an enduring peace after decades of turmoil. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, South Asia

‘The bleeding wound’: Afghanistan and the implosion of America

by Tom Engelhardt January 25, 2019

Manzoor Pashteen

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Why female Pashtun activists matter for PTM

by Rahim Nasar January 24, 2019

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, World

Populations keep expanding, but not the water supply they need

by Jonathan Gornall January 22, 2019January 23, 2019

Afghanistan continues to be roiled by a violent Taliban insurgency, but reconciliation talks in Abu Dhabi have brought the warring parties a bit closer to peace, according to UAE officials. Photo: iStock.

Afghanistan, South Asia

Agonizing over Afghanistan

by Richard N. Haass January 16, 2019

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Western mercenaries locked, loaded and ready to go

by Andrew Salmon and David Isenberg January 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Metal fence with barbed wire on a Britain flag. Separation concept, borders protection.Social issues on refugees or illegal immigrants. image istock

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Refugees used as bogeymen as UK prepares to leave EU

by Jonathan Gornall January 11, 2019

Women take part in a rally in Guwahati in Assam in 2008 against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which would give citizenship or stay rights to minorities in India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/Biju Boro

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Committee on Assam Accord approved despite protests

by Pratyush Deep January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) as they pose for a photo ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on January 04, 2019. Turkish Presidency / Kayhan Ozer / Handout / Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

A new era dawns for Pakistan-Turkey relations

by Zamir Awan January 8, 2019

Geir Pedersen, left, when he was UN coordinator for Lebanon, walks past a damaged mosque during a tour of the devastated town of Bint Jbeil in Lebanon with Hezbollah deputy Hassan Fadlallah, second left, in March 2007. Pedersen now has the post of UN envoy for Syria. Photo: AFP / Mahmoud Zayat

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

UN Syria envoy assumes post as Arabs restore links with Assad

by Sami Moubayed January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops from a car during a military parade in Hong Kong on June 30, 2017. China's status in the world has changed under Xi and he's only just getting started. Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese scholar offers insight into Beijing’s strategic mindset

by Pepe Escobar January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

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Afghanistan, France, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Taliban blames US, Afghan forces for most civilian deaths

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Indian Army paratroopers in a joint exercise with the US military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bhutan, China, France, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Joint operations in the Indian military remain a chimera

by Prakash Katoch January 4, 2019January 4, 2019