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Pakistan Keeps the Tehran–Washington Channel Open. What Can a Mediator Still Deliver?
Islamabad says its facilitation between Iran and the United States continues. With fears of renewed strikes, the test is whether a channel can be kept alive long enough to matter.
Fazlur Rehman’s Fight for Leverage After Election Losses, Broken Alliances and a Parliamentary Realignment
Fazlur Rehman’s election setbacks and strained alliances help explain his shift toward PTI and his sharper public rhetoric.
Afghan Arrests Continue in Pakistan as Returns Stay High
UNHCR and IOM report 517 Afghan arrests in Pakistan from October 11 to 17, while 3,883 Afghans returned home, including 499 deportations.
Fazlur Rehman’s Fight for Leverage After Election Losses, Broken Alliances and a Parliamentary Realignment
Fazlur Rehman’s election setbacks and strained alliances help explain his shift toward PTI and his sharper public rhetoric.
Afghan Arrests Continue in Pakistan as Returns Stay High
UNHCR and IOM report 517 Afghan arrests in Pakistan from October 11 to 17, while 3,883 Afghans returned home, including 499 deportations.
WATCH & LISTEN · DD KABUL PLAYLIST
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The New Great Game in Afghanistan? | Ft. Hassan Khan
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Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions Escalate | Ft. Salman Javed
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Can Islamabad & Kabul Break the Deadlock?
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Why Afghanistan’s Recognition and Security Crisis Persists? | Ft. Dr. Lutfur Rehman
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Pak-Afghan Trade Crisis: Is Afghanistan Bearing the Bigger Cost? | Ft. Syed Jawad Kazmi
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All Debriefs ↗Pakistan Keeps the Tehran–Washington Channel Open. What Can a Mediator Still Deliver?
Islamabad says its facilitation between Iran and the United States continues. With fears of renewed strikes, the test is whether a channel can be kept alive long enough to matter.
The Opium Ban Is Cracking: Afghanistan’s Drug Economy Is Coming Back from the Shadows
Afghanistan’s opium production rises fivefold in 2026, exposing weaknesses in the Taliban’s counter-narcotics campaign and raising regional security concerns.
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: UNAMA’s Latest Report Exposes Deepening Human Rights Restrictions and Institutional Repression
Afghanistan’s long-term stability cannot be assessed solely through the exercise of territorial authority or the enforcement of public order. The protection of civilians, access to education, judicial fairness, minority rights and freedom of expression remain essential measures of sustainable governance.
Afghanistan’s War Ended in 2021. For Its Victims, It Never Stopped
A new report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) puts numbers on something Afghans have lived with for two generations: war doesn’t
The Taliban’s Five Lost Years
Five years after seizing Kabul, the Taliban still governs a fractured state recognized by only one country in the world.
Kabul’s Broken Promise on Pakistan
The Taliban administration in Kabul continues to deny harbouring any terrorist groups, the UN says otherwise.
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