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Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Manpreet Vohra, shows his cricket prowess in Kabul. Photo: Courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Kabul
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

High civilian casualties in Afghanistan, while the world dithers

by Ruchi Kumar April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

It’s a warm spring afternoon in the ancient city of Kandahar and the locals have gathered in large numbers to watch a cricket match. This is the first one to be held in the brand new stadium inaugurated earlier that day. The players, not unlike the upcoming cricket professionals from Afghanistan, attract a lot of […]

General John Nicholson, commanding general of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, launched a tirade against Russia’s role and intentions in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.
Posted inAfghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Regional cooperation on Afghanistan remains a chimera

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How can America change Pakistani behavior? 

by Brahma Chellaney February 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif
Posted inAfghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Kabul, Islamabad flog the dead horse of ‘Taliban talks’

by Salman Rafi June 13, 2017
Photo: Pexels
Posted inAfghanistan, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Chabahar port is an unlikely litmus test for the US in Iran

by Peter J. Brown March 16, 2017February 18, 2020
Afghan security personnel inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul a day after a suicide car bomb attack on March 1 killed 16 people in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults. Photo: AFP / Shah Marai
Posted inAfghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s generals should be wary of Pakistan bear trap

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 9, 2017March 10, 2017
Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Afghanistan braces for a longer US stay

by Salman Rafi January 12, 2017January 11, 2017

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