Tag: AFGHANISTAN
Sh Haitham: Does the Taliban Have What It Takes?
The real challenge is not getting into power, but genuinely maintaining it, writes Sh Haitham al-Haddad.
Adieu Afghanistan! Another shame-faced exit from an unconquerable land
Zimarina Sarwar reminds us why Afghanistan is known as “The Graveyard of Empires”
Op-Ed: Moazzam Begg on the US-Taliban peace deal
"Peace in Afghanistan was always possible, but it was captives on both sides that helped to start the process."
Modi, Kashmir, and Pakistan’s Dilemma
After the repeal of Article 370 and a total shutdown of Kashmir 28 days ago, politics lecturer Muhammad Jalal takes an in-depth look at the politics behind the decision.
Hekmatyar: “If you have the courage and strength, test your power on Russia’s Putin, not on innocent Afghans”
Afghans chant “Death to Trump” in rally following remarks that he could wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the Earth”
“What’s wrong with you Afghans?”
There is a long queue stretching for miles at Torkham, one of the major international border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Men, women and children are queuing up to get their hands on a visa to Pakistan; many of whom have medical conditions ranging from minor to complex for which…
Iran sending Afghan child refugees to fight for Assad in Syria
Human Rights Watch report, "several said they were threatened with deportation back to Afghanistan...”
Will there be peace for Afghanistan?
With the recent landmark events in Afghan politics largely ignored in the countries responsible for its unjust destruction, it is more crucial than ever to follow our Afghani brothers and sisters long-awaited fight for peace...
“Moral Injury” and the pre-emptive war without end
If the justifications for military action against Muslim countries seem weak to non-Muslims, what do those encouraging Muslims to join the military imagine they look like to us?
Will Muslims be Collateral Damage in the new Cold War?
Renewed tension with Russia amid new Cold War fears means new realities for the Muslim World In the early 1980s a policy that was orchestrated by the Reagan Administration, named after none other than the then President himself, came into effect in Afghanistan. The Reagan Doctrine provided aid to anti-communist groups and resistance movements in…