KABUL: During the past forty years, Afghanistan has had several national anthems and flags. After decades of political change, many worry about the next big transition after international combat forces leave in 2014. Modest changes There is a growing middle class in Afghanistan’s cities, includi...
The best protection against emerging totalitarianism is a working pluralistic democratic system and the practice of a tolerant IslamAn expatriate friend after one of his frequent visits, described living in Pakistan as living in an Orwellian funhouse on its way to becoming a dystopian society. Dysto...
Pakistanis have no dearth of curse words to fling at each other at the best of times, but one of the most vitriolic terms in vogue today is the word ‘liberal’. The word is used by itself and in various combinations — liberal fascist, pseudo-liberal — in order to shame and silence an opposing point o...
ONE IS a tailor. Another is a college student. They are young, bold and come from different localities of Sopore town in north Kashmir. But the dots that connect the disparate group imply that they are the local recruits of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).So far, the LeT had mostly relied on fo...
إن الله جميل يحب ألجمالThe holy month of Ramadan has come again and millions of Muslims worldwide count their blessings. They feel fortunate that they are getting one more opportunity to...
A U.S. initiative to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on construction projects in Afghanistan, originally pitched as a vital tool in the military campaign against the Taliban, is running so far behind schedule that it will not yield benefits until most U.S. combat forces have departed the count...
KABUL, Afghanistan: The American-led coalition on Sunday bluntly rebutted an assertion made last week by a senior Pakistani official that American forces had on 52 occasions done little over all to stop Pakistan Taliban militants from using Afghan territory as a springboard for attacks on Pakistani ...
In a rare interview, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the powerful northern warlord who was a key US ally against the Taliban and threw his support behind President Karzai at the last election, gives an interview at his Kabul home. It is Friday: holy day – in Kabul. Near the checkpoint barrier a woman ...
Living in Pakistan has become increasingly difficult for refugees from the war-torn state. Millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan fear attempts to force them from homes in which some have lived for more than 30 years. They say they have dealt with discrimination and harassment at the hand of Pa...
ISLAMABAD: Cross-border attacks by Pakistani Taliban militants have stirred up tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan at a time when both countries have agreed to jointly work for the success of the much-needed peace and reconciliation efforts in the war-torn country. According to Islamabad insi...
KABUL: The number of insurgent attacks in Afghanistan in the three months through June was 11% higher than last year, the U.S.-led coalition here said, an increase that comes after almost a year of declines and provides fuel for the debate about whether the Taliban are regaining momentum as American...
Islamic radicals linked to al Qaeda have seized the northern half of Mali, one of Africa's largest nations, and there are widespread concerns that the region could soon become a terrorist haven. The militants have been able to capitalize on the instability of the country, which has seen a rebellio...
There is talk of civil war in the mountains of Khost, the fields of the Helmand River Valley, and on the streets of Kabul. With 2014 looming, Afghans, journalists, diplomats, and military officers alike are wondering what the future holds for this troubled country straddling the Hindu Kush. Will t...
KABUL: It was only by chance that a 10-year-old Rohullah Nikpah found taekwondo. Unlike most Olympic athletes, Nikpah was not groomed from an early age to compete. Rather, he grew up in a refugee camp in Iran, and one day he accompanied his brother to a makeshift gym for a taekwondo sparring sessi...
KHOSH GOMBAT, Afghanistan: In the cabins of their "jingle" trucks flamboyant with tinsel baubles and painted tiger patterns as they move NATO's war supplies, Habibullah thinks he and other drivers are becoming a forgotten front in an Afghan war growing more vicious. From a dusty truck park midway ...
KABUL, Afghanistan: Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were up 11 percent, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics on monthly violence released by the U.S.-led coalition. The figures, which NATO released on Thursday, also show that the n...
KABUL: Afghan newspapers on Saturday cautiously welcomed the presidential order to fight corruption and bring reforms in government bodies. "At last, the president issued order for wide-ranging reforms; but the question is how far this decree is effective in fighting corruption and ensuring good g...
Armed militants in Tajikistan who recently fought deadly clashes with security forces have refused to disarm or hand over a former opposition warlord wanted by authorities despite a tense cease-fire. The Tajik prosecutor-general said Saturday the heavy fighting killed 17 troops, 30 rebels and one ...
Millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan fear attempts to force them from homes in which some have lived for more than 30 years. They say they have dealt with discrimination and harassment at the hand of Pakistani authorities, who no longer "find them useful", and are anxious for them to face mass de...
On July 22, a few days before Ryan C. Crocker, the American ambassador to Afghanistan, retired from his post, The New York Times interviewed him in his residence in Kabul. Mr. Crocker had been a Foreign Service officer in the State Department since 1971, and served extensively in the Arab world, i...
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