A new political bargain in Afghanistan
Reports by official US agencies, such as the Government Accountability Office, make it crystal clear: the Afghan government is stealing money from the international community and from the Afghan...
View ArticleU.S.-Afghanistan agreement: A welcome start
Washington –The draft of the strategic partnership agreement between the United States and Afghanistan was signed on April 22 in Kabul, and is an important achievement in the continuing process of the...
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Afghanistan's Post-NATO Future
LONDON: President Barack Obama’s dramatic arrival in Kabul aboard Air Force One under the cover of darkness was fitting finale to the cloak-and-dagger operation that eliminated Osama bin Laden a year...
View ArticleInterview: A woman President for Afghanistan?
After Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai’s visit to India this week, there is renewed debate about the future of Afghanistan. Fawzia Koofi, a women’s rights activist and candidate for the 2014...
View ArticleEnergy-Development-Security Nexus in Afghanistan
As a result of international assistance, Afghanistan’s electricity sector has expanded significantly. Although from a low base, Afghanistan’s installed energy capacity has increased by around 139%,...
View ArticleTwo Diverging Roads for Afghanistan
BOSTON: As the 2014 date for the withdrawal of most foreign troops from Afghanistan approaches, the country faces two starkly different futures. One is a return to the civil war conditions of the 1990s...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of India’s Reluctance in Afghanistan
India has historically enjoyed amicable relations with every government in Kabul with the exception of the Taliban regime. After the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001, India was one of the first...
View ArticleBadi Soch: Staying put in Afghanistan
The recent terrorist attack near the Indian Consulate General in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan — alongside reports of the intercepted intelligence cables referring to the ISI paying half a...
View ArticleNon-violence in Afghanistan
When media reports from Kabul mention an “Afghan Gandhi,” they are not referring to memories of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan – the 20th century Pashtun leader who worked with Mahatma Gandhi. It is Dr....
View ArticleAfghanistan presidential elections
Although the Taliban has boycotted the Afghan election calling it a sham, reports suggest that the voter turnout has been good despite threats of violence. A free and fair election in Afghanistan will...
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