Stories from South Asia
When Saleema Rehman was a kid growing up in refugee camps in Pakistan, her nickname was “Doctor Saleema.” Her mom faced severe complications while delivering her – and Rehman’s dad, Abdul, promised that if the baby lived, he would make […]
A week after a US-led invasion overthrew the Taliban regime in November 2001, a plane carrying a small delegation of Indian diplomats landed in Bagram airbase, north of Kabul, the born-again capital of the newly-liberated country. It marked New Delhi’s […]
For the fourth time in less than two months, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on the peace process have not only made the Afghan government protest, but also caused outrage among Afghans across the political spectrum. In the first […]
“Anyone who takes the side of Pakistan and blames India, please unfriend [me] from Facebook, otherwise I will [say things that] upset you,” Mohammad Iqbal Afzali wrote on social media on Tuesday. A quick scroll through his Facebook feed reveals […]
A planned meeting between the Taliban and the Pakistani leadership has been cancelled following a complaint by the Afghan government to the United Nations about their neighbor interfering in Afghan affairs. A representative of President Ashraf Ghani’s government at the […]
The Taliban called off a meeting with the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, saying a UN blacklist prevented their members from travelling. News that the meeting had been planned angered some Afghan politicians who accused Islamabad of supporting […]
The US-led effort to launch peace talks between Taliban insurgents and the Afghan government presents Pakistan with a chance to mend ties with Washington by playing a positive role and giving up a longstanding policy of trying to retain influence […]
Imran Khan calls India arrogant, while India rails against Pakistan’s ‘evil agenda’
A two-member delegation from India, led by Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, attended the ceremonies in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Friday for the launch of a pivotal trans-border gas pipeline. The $22.5-billion project will transport natural gas from the […]
The US president’s New Year tweet castigating Pakistan has found a lot of support from Afghans angry at Islamabad’s alleged support of militant groups