Afghanistan – Page 22 – Asia Times

Members of the Hazara community protest against the killing of Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan, on April 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Banaras Khan

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s Hazaras seek protection from ISIS and rogue military

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen at a news conference in Beirut on May 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Afghan security sector in dire need of reform

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 21, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Moscow to restrain Iran’s Middle Eastern ambitions

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 21, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Europe must resist Trump’s dangerous Iran strategy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs May 19, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Eurasian connectivity: the EU and India enter the fray

by Emanuele Scimia May 18, 2018

A government worker removes ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) flags painted on to walls near Veteran Street in Surakarta City, Indonesia, in an attempt to discourage the promotion of the jihadist group in the region. Photo: AFP Forum/Agoes Rudianto

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Indonesia is Islamic State’s new frontline

by John McBeth May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana, Kazakhstan March 23, 2017. Photo: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Uzbek president wins $6.5bn in US contracts at Trump summit

by PK Semler May 17, 2018

The Chinese and Pakistan flags. Photo: Asia Times graphic

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Concern in Pakistan over flood of Chinese investment

by FM Shakil May 16, 2018February 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, World

The election shambles in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir May 16, 2018

Pakistani flag. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan at a crossroads: seeking peaceful solutions

by Rahim Nasar May 16, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi answers a question during the panel discussion with the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, New York, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jeenah Moon

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Team Trump places Pakistan in a paradox

by William Holland May 15, 2018

Indian Muslims offer prayers on a Friday in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, under police protection. Photo: Inder Singh Bisht

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Tension rising near Delhi over Muslims praying in open spaces

by Inder SIngh Bisht May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan’s criminalized politics threaten state security

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 14, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump reinforcing view that international system is inherently lawless

by Vivek Katju May 11, 2018

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump, Iran and the lull before the storm

by Bilal Khan May 11, 2018

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

World must unite to avoid disaster after US withdrawal from Iran deal

by Zamir Awan May 10, 2018

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The war and death strategy of the Taliban

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 10, 2018

Security officials cordon off an area after a bomb blast in Quetta, Baluchistan in August last year. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, South Asia

Baloch government must get serious about security chaos in Quetta

by Adnan Aamir May 9, 2018

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

The Taliban’s counter-strategy in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir May 9, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Sino-Indian economic project in Afghanistan no ‘snub’ to Pakistan

by Prakash Katoch May 9, 2018

Armenia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A color revolution in the Caucasus puts Russia in a dilemma

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

India opted to buy 36 of the Rafale French-made fighter aircraft. The deal is now mired in a massive controversy. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Arnaud Gaillard

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Romancing the West risks India’s regional influence

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 8, 2018

A wounded Afghan man lies on a trolley as others take him to a hospital after a blast at a voter registration center in Khost province on May 6, 2018.A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan's restive east on May 6 killed or wounded at least 30 people, officials said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country. Photo: AFP / Farid Zahir

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Wuhan

Abduction of Indians by Taliban puts spotlight on Afghanistan policies

by Vivek Katju May 7, 2018

Hazara attacks in Pakistan. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Persecution of Hazara minority must be stopped

by Imad Zafar May 4, 2018May 4, 2018

Pakistan's intermediate-range ballistic missiles; meanwhile the national economy is in a dire state. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Funds for defense, debt and the ISI – and crumbs for the masses

by FM Shakil May 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian journalists wearing masks observe World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 3, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

How press freedom is won

by Leon Willems May 3, 2018

Map ofPakistan: iStock

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

American conspiracies and the Pashtun Spring

by Bilal Khan May 3, 2018May 3, 2018

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Will Afghanistan’s cycle of violence ever end?

by Haroun Mir May 2, 2018

Modi-Xi

Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Modi-Xi summit was a post-Doklam stabilization exercise

by S K Chatterji May 1, 2018

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