Why did the US Leave Afghanistan? on September 17, 2021It is a cliché to believe that the US has left Afghanistan as it was defeated by the Taliban and that another tomb has been added in the graveyards of empires. This is not an entirely true analysis. The US has withdrawn because of its changed priorities and after getting assurances that the Taliban would […]
Fall of Kabul — the Regional Implications on August 19, 2021Henry John Temple once said, “We have no eternal allies, and we have not perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” The saying has always been a cornerstone policy for all nations. Whenever it is in the national interest of a state it takes a […]
Afghanistan’s Labyrinth on August 15, 2021The USA invaded Afghanistan in 2001 with the intention to drive out the Taliban with the help of the Northern Alliance. Twenty years later, they are pulling out of the country after signing a contract with the Taliban leaving the Northern Alliance government on their own. Experts are predicting that the puppet government could fall […]
The Future of Afghanistan on August 4, 2021The people of Afghanistan have seen turmoil for the last many decades; either at the hands of foreign powers or by internal division and civil war. The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in the late 1970s; who started the war in which the Afghans of all creeds and cultures united to fight against the infidels. The Afghans […]
Peace of World at Stake on July 6, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan was very optimistic rather he prayed that Narendra Modi get elected in India in 2019 general elections; as he genuinely believed that Pakistan had better chances of resolving long outstanding issues including core issue of Kashmir with India led by a strong nationalist leader from right wing BJP. “Perhaps if the […]