Wandering on the deserted streets of Kabul just two days after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital, the only thing clearly visible was uncertainty. People were clueless about the future of the country, and about their personal, financial and...
On 9 September, Rahimullah Yusufzai, the Pakistani journalist considered by his colleagues in the international press as one of the most authoritative voices reporting on Central and South Asia, passed away on the eve of his 67th birthday. He was...
In recent times, #SanctionPakistan has become a noticeable movement trending on social media platforms. It’s not unexpected as Afghanistan under the Taliban offensive has been suffering from internal and external terrorism. Worldwide, there is extensive public sympathy for the Afghans...
Away from the ‘victors’ and the ‘vanquished’ in the fast-changing scenario in Afghanistan, the world at large has reacted with horror at the tragedy that has befallen the Afghan people, and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reflected this in...
In horrific developments, the Taliban has taken control of almost entire Afghanistan in just a week, putting the country in imminent humanitarian crisis. The last fortress, Kabul was expected to give a tough fight to the Talibani offensive. However, it...
There is a place in Africa where the natural order of things has ground to a halt. Life flows on the brink of death, heresy has been elevated to faith, thousands of lives have been crushed by unvarying tragedy, and...
At dawn, Goli Otok is pale. Grey. A featureless island against which break the oily waves of the Kvarner Gulf. Viewed from the mainland, no vegetation appears, neither trees nor shrubs. Only an expanse of livid and sterile rock emerges...
In recent months, and even more after the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, there has been a spate of analyses from Western think-tanks and academia trying to ensure a peaceful and negotiated political transition in that country. Unfortunately,...
Some twenty-armed men patrol the trails in the thick of the forest’s dense vegetation. The heat is stifling and the sun rays barely filter through. At times the air is unbreathable. Captain Loko suddenly signals to get down. Everyone gets...
In the jungle of Myanmar, Karen guerrillas have been fighting for over seventy years for the creation of a federal state. The latest coup has rekindled anger and desire to fight among these groups, which are increasingly recruiting young volunteers...
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