Stories from South Asia
Karzai is confident that Afghans and regional stakeholders support his crusade against the “American agenda” in Afghanistan, which he describes as an attempt to create disharmony among nations
The former Afghan president sees only more killing in Trump’s plan for his country.
As the situation worsens, Mr Trump’s new plan, which focuses on increasing troops and involving regional partners, is welcomed by many Afghan stakeholders
But no one was optimistic for a quick end to the conflict
Deadliest bombing yet strikes Kabul
Afghan intelligence services knew an attack was coming, but blame the government next door for organizing it
An estimated million refugees will return from Pakistan and Iran this year, despite Afghanistan still being plagued by conflict and unemployment