Afghanistan
US cuts aid to Afghanistan saying Ghani regime has failed to curb corruption
The United States has cut more than US$ 160m in direct funding to Afghanistan
“Doors are open for talks with the US”, says Taliban’s Chief Negotiator Stanikzai
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai refused to be drawn on the many direct Taliban attacks which had killed ordinary men, women and children.
Afghanistan: An elusive object of desire since ancient times
Strategically located Afghanistan has been invaded by many powers but none has been able to hold it.
Afghan war has so far cost US$ 975 billion
US warplanes dropped more than 7,300 munitions on Afghanistan in 2018, compared to 4,361 in 2017 and just 947 in 2015.
Taliban’s lust for monopolistic power caused talks failure
Sharing power is anathema for militants and extremists and the Taliban is militant and extremist
US calls off Afghan talks following Taliban’s belligerence, fighting to resume
Taliban did not and will not want an agreement as it believes in exercising unbridled power.
Taliban seeks international role in Kashmir but is against mixing up Kashmir and Afghan issues
Taliban is notorious for doublespeak and when it says there is no link between the Kashmir issue and the Afghan settlement, the opposite may be true, says former Ambassador Bhadrakumar
Pitfalls on the road to peace in Afghanistan
The Taliban is, in fact, in a zero sum game. The choices for it are stark: it is either acquisition of total power or continuance of the fighting
US to withdraw 5000 troops from Afghanistan in first phase if Taliban declares ceasefire
The stumbling blocks will be the US demand for the right to keep a contingent of troops in Afghanistan after a settlement with the Taliban and the Taliban's commitment to ensuring a ceasefire.
‘I’m an Afghan now’: The Soviet soldiers who never left the country they invaded
Thirty years have passed since the end of the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, but more than 200 Soviet troops stayed behind to become full-fledged Afghans.
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