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Afghanistan

Biden’s Legacy 

Joe Biden’s presidency was ushered in with high hopes for stability and healing. His promise to unite a divided nation and restore dignity to the Oval Office struck a chord with many voters.

Afghan policy

India’s decision to re-engage diplomatically with the Taliban marks a significant shift in its regional approach. Following the collapse of the previous Afghan government led by President Ashraf Ghani in 2021, India faced a major setback to its two-decade-long investments in Afghanistan’s development and democratic institutions.

Ties with Kabul

‘Great Games’ was used to describe the fierce fight by rival powers for spheres of influence in the unforgiving swathes of South-Central Asia (modern day Afghanistan), at the crossroads of civilisations.

Afghan police arrest 12 drug smugglers

Afghan counter-narcotics police have arrested 12 people on the charge of drug smuggling in seven out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Monday.

Dying to kill

It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Women’s rights being eroded globally

From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country in 2021.