Ahmad Fawad Arsala

Ashraf Ghani Went to GHQ, The Taliban Made GHQ Come to the Table

When history looks back at Afghanistan’s recent decades of leadership, one image will forever symbolize Ashraf Ghani’s legacy: a sitting…

5 months ago

Pakistan’s Hypocrisy on the Taliban: A State Built on Contradictions

Pakistan’s hypocrisy on the Taliban is not new, it is the continuation of a dangerous pattern that dates back to…

6 months ago

General Munir’s Pakistan: Nuclear Blackmail and the Business of Chaos

Pakistan’s generals have long thrived on war, chaos, and duplicity, but under General Asim Munir, the mask has slipped completely.…

7 months ago

From Afghanistan’s Exit to Iran’s Targets: The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Moves

When Donald Trump pulled U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, the foreign-policy establishment called it reckless. He called it a reset.…

7 months ago

Why Afghanistan Works Better Without the Republic’s Crooks

By any measure of integrity or impact, Mirwais Azizi has done more for Afghanistan in the last six months than…

8 months ago

When the Taliban Protect and Iran Expels

In 2001, after the US bombing defeated the Taliban regime in the desert wastelands of Dasht-e-Leili in northern Afghanistan, more…

8 months ago

From Recognition to Realpolitik: Russia’s Afghan Strategy and U.S. Bargaining

Russia’s evolving posture toward the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reveals a strategic calculus that transcends mere regional accommodation or counter-terrorism…

9 months ago

The Iran-Israel War and Pakistan’s Two-Faced Strategy

Pakistan has long perfected the art of deception, playing both arsonist and firefighter in global crises, while continuing to masquerade…

9 months ago

As China Trades and Russia Calculates, Iran Faces a Lonely Confrontation

As tensions mount over #Iran’s nuclear program and fears of an #IsraeliStrike escalate, Tehran finds itself increasingly cornered. In an…

9 months ago

From Blood to Water: The Bitter Irony of Dostum’s Threats and Taliban’s Canal

In one of the most ironic twists in recent Afghan history, the Taliban government—once dismissed as a backward militia incapable…

10 months ago