The undeniable fact is that the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan. However, the international community still deals with the country like a pariah state, adding to the vows of ordinary Afghans suffering from acute poverty. The US withdrew from the country under an agreement with the Taliban on the condition that the latter would …
With the collapse of talks in Afghanistan, peace once again has become a distant thought. The cancellation of talks is a strange development in itself, given that the US representative and the Taliban had the last round of talks on September 2, and it was reported that a peace agreement had been finalised ‘in principle’. …
Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to meet the American President Mr. Donald Trump on July 22. This will be Premier’s maiden visit and first one-to-one interaction between the two sides since the new administrations have taken charge of their respective offices. Since his election, President Trump had been vocal of his reservations with …
“You will not win a battlefield victory. We may not win one, but neither will you”, Rex Tillerson, former US Secretary of State challenging the Taliban, in one of his deliberations. If there is any one statement which explains the hopelessness and cluelessness of the US’ Afghan adventure, it is this one. This also indicates …
اگرچہ دور حاضر کو بہت سے حلقے انسانی تہذیب و تمدن اور انسانی حقوق کے احترام کے حوالے سے مثا لی قرار دیتے نہیں تھکتے، مگر زمینی حقائق پر نگاہ ڈالیں تو اس تاثر کی تائید کرنا خاصا مشکل ہو جاتا ہے، خصوصاً آج بھی دنیا میں ایسے بہت سے بد قسمت خطے موجود ہیں …
As per recent reports, the Taliban have demanded a prisoner swap as part of an upcoming round of talks with the United States and have stated, “If they are sincere in talks in the future, they would accept our proposal for a prisoners’ exchange.” The United States along with its allies who are stuck in …
حال ہی میںافغانستان کے مشرقی صوبے کنڑ میں ایک امریکی ڈرون کے حملے میںملا فضل اﷲہلاک ہو گیا۔اس واقعے کے بعد تحریک طالبان پاکستان نے مفتی نور ولی محسود کو اپنا نیا سربراہ نامزد کیا ہے۔ ملا فضل اﷲ کی ہلاکت کی اطلاع نے پاکستان کے اس بیانیے کی تصدیق کر دی ہے کہ ملا …
یہ امر انتہائی اہمیت کا حامل ہے کہ حالیہ ہفتوں میں بلوچستان کے بہت سے حلقوں نے اس امر کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ وہ بھارت کے پھیلائے ہوئے جال میں ہرگز نہیں آئیں گے بلکہ مستقبل میں اپنی ساری توانائیاں پاکستان خصوصاً بلوچستان کی حقیقی فلاح و بہبود کیلئے صرف کرنے کی بھرپور سعی …
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