Analysis
Afghan Deadlock
The latest twist in the torturous path to an Afghan peace has been the failure to implement the much anticipated prisoner swap as expected on 15 September, which was announced by the Afghan government a […]
Afghanistan
Analysis
Repercussions and Options for Pakistan after US Withdraws from Afghanistan
The fate of war-torn Afghanistan is perhaps at the most critical watershed moment in its modern war history. It is feared that if at this moment, the course goes even a bit astray, its effects […]
News
Repercussions and Options for Pakistan after US Withdraws from Afghanistan
The fate of war-torn Afghanistan is perhaps at the most critical watershed moment in its modern war history. It is feared that if at this moment, the course goes even a bit astray, its effects […]
Military
Afghan Peace Process in a Limbo
Despite nearly two decades of bloodshed and violence in Afghanistan, along with the death of over 93,000 civilian casualties, the last few months had seen rekindled hope for a political settlement to end the Afghan war. […]
Politics
Prospects of peace in Afghanistan
The eighteen-year long war between the US and the Afghan Taliban is expected to reach a conclusion with the peace process in Doha. The US delegation, led by Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Afghan Taliban have […]
Politics
The Stalled Peace Process in Afghanistan
Calling off the peace process. The Afghan peace process, which has been on the go since the previous year, has endured a major blow. After months of negotiations on concluding the war in Afghanistan, […]
Analysis
Humanitarianism in Zarb–e–Azb : The new normal in Post Conflict Development and Rehabilitation in North Waziristan
Military operations and the Humanitarianism are considered as oxymoron and generally do not appear in same reference. However, the desire to deal with the region which was once known as the “most dangerous place on […]
Analysis
Pakistan’s Decisive Time to Act on its Weakening Kashmir Cause
The scenic vale of Kashmir with a population of over 7.5 million Muslims is firmly in India’s fist like never before. The struggle for freedom has been brandished as a terrorist insurgency with groups fighting […]
Research Paper
Democracy and Presidential Elections 2019: Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan
Regular elections in Afghanistan are a right step towards flourishing democracy. While Doha peace process between the Taliban and the US is almost ready to bear fruit, the intra Afghan dialogue is a prerequisite for […]
Analysis
The Role of Pakistan in the Afghanistan Peace Process: An Appraisal
Pakistan has played a pivotal role in facilitating the Afghanistan peace process. Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process is a series of dialogue efforts carried out by national, regional and global actors involved in the Afghan […]