Welcome to the first episode of the Gandhara Podcast. Our aim is to bring you informed perspectives and engaging discussions on pressing issues and the latest developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
China’s massive One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project aims to connect the world like never before.
Reaction is coming in from around the globe to news that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, with the European Union reacting with caution and the Kremlin welcoming the outcome.
Before the outbreak of the Syrian war, Aleppo was a historic metropolis, declared an "Islamic Capital of Culture" in 2006.
Calling Britain a committed and passionate champion of free trade, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is pitching for deeper business ties with India.
Turkmenistan marked its 25th year of independence on October 27 and -- while life has always been hard for the some 5 million people in the isolationist, authoritarian state -- this year’s anniversary was marked amid declining economic conditions the likes of which the country has never seen.
The Afghan Taliban are facing unprecedented internal struggles and external pressures amid their biggest military push to seize the country.
The thing the governments in Central Asia fear the most is religion. Secular opposition there has been nearly eliminated and in its place religious opposition has appeared.
The mayor of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has pledged to publicize the names of those who apply for divorces in an attempt to keep married couples together.
A Kyrgyz family had to bury a mother three times in different cemeteries over her choice of faiths, highlighting an all-too-common discrepancy between law and local practice.
Why should Turkmen voters show up at polling centers on February 12 to cast their ballots for the current president, the person they called "Arkadag" (The Protector)? I am not Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's speechwriter, but I am concerned he might miss some things in the campaign speeches he delivers. So I wrote one for him.
Beijing springs to longtime ally Islamabad's defense after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a ‘mother ship of terrorism’ at a recent international summit.
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