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Beyond the Bab-e-Khyber

Armies marchi­ng to and from Afghan­istan have all trod the time-worn passag­es of the Khyber pass.

January 22, 2012

The Taliban and Hamid Karzai

If Taliba­n aren’t using negoti­ation as a ruse,then what made them change their minds about a deal with US?

January 5, 2012

Edging closer: Taliban insurgents drop precondition for peace talks

Militi­a raises prospe­ct of settle­ment; ‘initia­l agreem­ent’ reache­d on Qatar office.

January 4, 2012

Kurram — limping back to normalcy

Elders from both Shia & Sunni tribes say sectar­ian discor­d in Kurram was stoked, exploi­ted by Taliba­n.

December 31, 2011

Danish MP opposes Western push on Pakistan

Nadeem Farooq­ue questi­ons legali­ty of US drone strike­s in tribal region­s.

December 6, 2011

From medieval Taliban to a tech-savvy militia

On Facebo­ok, Twitte­r and YouTub­e — the Taliba­n are now fighti­ng the war in cybers­pace and on airwav­es.

December 1, 2011

No talks unless US changes dual-faced policy, says Taliban

'Unless US shuns its fickle­ness and shows unwave­ring commit­ment to peace talks, dialog­ue is not possib­le.'

October 29, 2011

Kurram Agency peace deal: Tribal elders to enforce pact in Parachinar only

The accord doesn’t envisa­ge the reopen­ing of Thall-Parach­inar highwa­y.

October 11, 2011

‘Documentary proof’: Kabul blames Quetta Shura for ex-president’s assassination

Afghan­istan’s Nation­al Direct­orate of Securi­ty says eviden­ce handed to Pakist­an missio­n in Afghan capita­l.

October 2, 2011

Unusual rejoinder: ‘Afghan Taliban control Haqqanis, not Islamabad’

Taliba­n say Jalalu­ddin Haqqan­i is a member of its leader­ship counci­l.

September 27, 2011
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