Will addressing the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's demands help Pakistan achieve greater stability, harmony among its diverse population, greater democratization, and establishing the rule of law?
Reports say an Islamic State commander has been killed in northwestern Afghanistan, marking a rare bit of good news for Central Asians battling the spread of that militant group's brand of extremism.
A new movement demanding security for Pakistan’s ethnic Pashtun minority is transforming into a nationalist struggle with long-term consequences for the country’s politics, security, society, and foreign policy.
Pakistanis have spent weeks debating a set of goals reportedly outlined by the country’s powerful military chief.
The Taliban and the Afghan government, along with its Western allies — the key parties to the conflict — are at odds over who should be talking to whom.
Leaders of the newly formed Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) or Movement for the Protection of Pashtuns, say they are facing a range of pressures and tactics.
A close look at statements by senior Pakistani civilian and military leaders gives an idea of what is wrong with Islamabad’s counterterrorism approach and why -- despite so much suffering -- the country is still seen as a bastion of jihadist networks.
A ground-breaking ceremony for Afghanistan's section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline leaves many key questions still unanswered. (The views expressed in this analysis do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Whether the United States and Pakistan are heading toward a complete breakdown in their fraught relations or can yet again pull back from the brink.
A razor wire fence, more than 3 meters tall along the nearly 2,500-kilometer 19th-century Durand Line is unlikely to address the real drivers of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
This week began on a positive note for Afghanistan as the country’s diplomats joined their Pakistani, U.S., and Chinese colleagues to restart peace talks with the Taliban and cultivate a cooperative relationship between Kabul and Islamabad.
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