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US Looking to Negotiate With the Taliban

Does Pakistan figure in the face-saving deal that the US is trying to thrash out with the Taliban in Doha?

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[25 Jan 2012 | One Comment | D Asghar]
Pakistan’s Spin Zone

This is where “breaking news” is ‘broken’ in such a way that it can never be ‘fixed.’ And here, Pakistanis, in general, buy the spin and live happily ever after.

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[5 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Bonn Conference Tries to Make Progress Without Pakistan

Besides a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, human rights, ensuring recent gender gains are not lost in any political compromises and implementing a viable, long-term economic plan are all issues being discussed in Germany.

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[1 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Hardnews]
Afghanistan and Its New Generation of Filmmakers

A brilliant new generation of short-film makers, including women, thrives in Afghanistan.

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[23 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Aman Azhar]
Are Frosty Pakistan-US Relations Thawing?

Secretary Hillary Clinton’s team attempts to salvage their ruptured relationship with the Pakistani establishment.

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[25 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments | Imtiaz Gul]
Back to Brinkmanship

Is the US scapegoating Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan, or is there any justification for the serious allegations it has levelled against the ISI?

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[21 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Ayesha Siddiqa]
Bringing Solutions to the Table in Afghanistan

The current showboating between Pakistan and the US will not bring any solution to the table.

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[20 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Double Games People Play

With Pakistan, the US and Afghanistan pointing accusatory fingers at each other as the US withdrawal from Afghanistan nears, how will ‘The Great Game’ in the Af-Pak region end?

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[20 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | I. A. Rehman]
Book Review: The Wandering Falcon

Jamil Ahmad’s fictional narrative, derived from real-life stories, takes you on an illuminating journey through Pakistan’s tribal belt.

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Influencing Afghanistan: Neighbours and Faraway States Jostle for Position

Pakistan must tread carefully in Afghanistan, as it negotiates Iranian, Saudi and Indian interests in its war-torn neighbourhood.