In the wake of one of this year’s most devastating attacks on civilians in Pakistan, critics and politicians are once again questioning Islamabad’s counterterrorism policies.
With its involvement in Afghanistan winding down, the United States is attempting to restructure the relationship it has had with Central Asia for the last 15 years -- where for Washington, security had been the priority.
If there was any illusion that the fight against the extremist group Islamic State (IS) was nearing its final chapters, that naive notion should have been shattered in the last few weeks.
Osama bin Laden may be dead but the July 4 bombings in Saudi Arabia demonstrate that his playbook is still in full effect -- albeit with some major alterations.
Almost every referendum in Central Asia since the breakup of the Soviet Union has been about the executive branch of power and they are usually about giving the executive branch more power. Tajikistan's May 22 poll is no exception.
Pakistan's admission that it is housing Taliban leadership and retains influence over their secretive movement appears to be part of Islamabad's effort to retain its status as the dominant player in the Afghan war.
Supporters of Pakistan's federal housing and works minister took to the streets of Peshawar outraged over an assassination attempt on his life. Akram Khan Durrani, escaped the bombing of his convoy on November 26, but at least two other people died. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
Afghan security forces have launched a two-pronged offensive to take on the Taliban in areas where the militant group has made gains in recent days.
Pakistan has often been accused of double-dealing by helping the international war on terrorism while sheltering the Afghan Taliban. But some insurgents now accuse Islamabad of manipulating their organization to preserve its influence over their ranks.
A seasoned observer says the Taliban capture of a provincial capital in Afghanistan aims to replenish its arsenal.
The Taliban capture of a strategic city in northern Afghanistan has exposed the weaknesses of a government struggling to preserve unity among its ranks while fighting escalating violence and an economic downturn.
Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in their countries or just seeking a better life in Europe have made their way to the Greek Island of Kos. As the travelers suffer in legal limbo, local and international officials struggle to deal with the influx. RFE/RL met one family there and talked to them
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