Pakistan’s British-Drawn Borders
By Robert Mackey
In their fascinating account of a series of interviews with a Taliban tactician in Tuesday’s New York Times, Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah point to “one distinct Taliban advantage: the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan barely exists for the Taliban.”
US – Pakistan Bilateral Defense DiscussionsPakistan’s political and military top brass will soon be in Washington for a ‘strategic dialogue’ with the US. Obviously, the main item on the agenda will be the prevailing situation in Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan. The US will convey its concerns regarding Pakistan’s role in the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan and the growing grip of terrorists [...]
8 Americans die in suicide blast in AfghanistanBy Associated Press Writer Deb Riechmann, – Wed Dec 30,
KABUL – A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing eight American civilians, U.S. officials said. The explosion occurred at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Afghan border with Pakistan.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly [...]
Pashtun Cultural TrendIn collaboration with the Pashto Academy at the University of Peshawar has accomplished a highly commendable project by bringing out 40 booklets — 10 in English and 30 in Urdu — on various aspects of Pashtuns including their history, culture and social customs and traditions.
Prominent researchers, scholars and writers have tried their best to trace [...]
