The King of North vs. the President
Atta Noor’s supporters say his resignation offer was conditional and since the conditions were not met, his removal as the Balkh province’s Governor by President Ashraf Ghani is illegal
At least 40 dead in blast at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul
Afghan president calls the attack “a crime against humanity”
The Afghan provincial governor who is defying the Kabul government
Afghanistan’s longest-serving provincial governor wields undeniable power and influence, largely due to the semblance of stability and development he has brought to the northern provinces under his control in a country that otherwise remains precariously balanced on political quicksand. But what does his sacking mean for the country’s already shaky future?
Afghan governor ignores president’s order to resign
Governor of Balkh says no one in the National Unity Government has the right to remove him
Islamic State Blasts Afghanistan’s Spy Agency
Suicide attack targets the National Directorate of Security
How Iran used religion, threats and money to sign Afghans up to Syria fight
Over the past four years, thousands of Afghan men have been recruited by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s extraterritorial Quds Force to fight ISIL in Syria as part of the Fatemiyoun division
The Unlikely Industry Empowering Women in Afghanistan
In this deeply conservative society, these women are busting stereotypes every day.
The growing tide of fake news in India
Three years on, little has changed. If anything, things have become more abysmal.
Entrepreneurship boot camp on ‘smart cities’ and social businesses brings aspiring tycoons to UAE
UAE is the “obvious partner” for a platform hoping to encourage innovators
Afghan farmers revert to growing opium, sending yields soaring
It’s easy to grow, is unaffected by market shifts, they can store it for years and it earns them 100 times more than wheat