Afghanistan
Pakistan: The dangerous reality of working on China’s megaprojects
The killing of five Chinese engineers in a 26 March suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwest has renewed concerns about the safety and security of Chinese personnel and projects in…
Pakistan intends to deport 1.7 million Afghans
Last week, the government of Pakistan announced that all undocumented migrants must leave the country by 1 November or face deportation. Afghan refugees are the biggest illegal…
The Kalash are under threat from Pakistani Taliban
On the morning of 6 September 2023, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) launched a massive attack in the Chitral district of Pakistan. More than 500 TTP militants stormed the checkpoints…
Why humanitarian aid is vital to Afghanistan
Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population (28.3 million people) is in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. In the two years since the fall of the Afghanistan Republic, about…
Can the Taliban contain Islamic State in Afghanistan?
Ever since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Islamic State affiliates have increased attacks in the country in a bid to delegitimise the new rulers. The attacks by the Islamic…
Far from the limelight, forgotten Afghans continue the fight
Book review: August in Kabul: America’s last days in Afghanistan, by Andrew Quilty (Melbourne University Press, 2022)
Six months after the Taliban toppled the Ghani-led Afghan…
The world needs a new plan to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan
For millions of war-weary Afghans, the only source of basic healthcare and education for years has been a particular European aid organisation. And now the de facto Taliban…
Dealing with the Taliban to stop a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan
The Taliban is here to stay. The question that follows for the international community is what’s next. Recognise “facts on the ground”, or not?
World powers, particularly…
China to the rescue, with peace plans for Saudi, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan – up to a point
In another sign of its increasingly prolific international diplomacy, China last month released an 11-point position paper on the “Afghan Issue”. China’s Afghan démarche came just…
India still needs to work with Russia on Afghanistan
Today, in Western capitals, questions around Afghanistan largely revolve around humanitarian aid, women’s rights, education, and pushing the Taliban to maintain a level of the …