Even peace deal might not see Afghanista

Although the US and Taliban are conducting talks to give peace a chance in war-ravaged Afghanistan since last year, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said in an alarming report on Thursday, March 28, that things do not look bright irrespective of a peace deal.

Pak fences Durand Line border with Afgha

Separation of loved ones owing to division of land and country is not something new in South Asia. The latest incident of such human tragedy has happened in the border area between
Pakistan and Afghanistan of late after the Pakistani military decided to put up fencing along the Durand Line, the country's de factor border with Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: press Pak on terror havens

Afghanistan is anticipated to utilize the most recent round of wide-reaching talks on its expectations Thursday to move up strain on Pakistan over aggressive safe havens ahead of the disappearance of foreign troops.
Previous year, US military Chief Admiral Mike Mullen described the network as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence organization.

According to Najib Mahmood, a political science lecturer at Kabul University I believe the Afghan government will seize the opportunity in this conference to put extra pressure on Pakistan to contract with this difficulty more critically. Pakistan established that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would be present at Thursday's meeting and reiterated it was doing all in its control to battle terrorism and Islamist fanaticism.

Terror attacks spike in Pakistan, Afghanistan

An increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year, pushing South Asia past the Middle East as the top terror region in the world, according to figures compiled by a U.S. intelligence agency.

Thousands of civilians — overwhelmingly Muslim — continue to be slaughtered in extremist attacks, contributing to the instability of the often shaky, poverty-stricken governments in the region, the statistics compiled by the National Counterterrorism Center show.
he struggling nations provide havens for terrorists who are increasingly targeting the U.S. and other Western nations. At the same time, U.S.-led operations against insurgents increased in both countries.