Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy legacy is far more complex – and successful – than he gets credit for
Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame ...
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The TTP and the Pakistan-Afghanistan Conundrum
It’s hard to imagine that cross-border airstrikes will serve the desired goal of ending the rising level of violence and ...
A long fight to keep a closer eye on madrassas unravels in Pakistan
Pakistani madrassas are under scrutiny for their links to militancy and the government's regulatory changes. Recent ...
Once firm friends, Afghanistan and Pakistan are now at each other's throats. Here's why
A recent deadly aerial attack by Pakistan on its neighbour Afghanistan has increased tensions between the neighbouring countries with experts warning violence could further escalate.
Inside terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s squalid home, where sheep and goats roam his yard — after his financial ruin
Jabbar, a US-born military veteran, lived in a squalid trailer park on the outskirts of Houston that is home to mostly Muslim ...
Thursday Briefing: An Attack in New Orleans
A man rammed a pickup into crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people and injuring ...
Elders in Pakistan broker a peace deal between Sunni and Shiite tribes after deadly clashes
Pakistani officials say tribal elders, backed by local authorities, have brokered a peace deal between minority Shiite and ...
Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.
Pakistani security forces suffer deadliest year for a decade while fighting insurgency, report finds
Pakistan's security forces suffered their highest casualties in nearly a decade while battling insurgency in 2024, an ...
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Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
"But [I am] hopeful with therapies." Adapting to a new life in the U.S. Shafi's wife is quiet during most of the conversation ...
Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Wolves at the door and a death by a thousand cuts
Pakistan’s old doctrine of 'strategic depth'—the notion that Afghanistan provides a buffer against India—is fading into ...
UPSC Key: South Korea Plane Crash, Houthis of Yemen, and Women’s Participation in Politics
How are the Houthis of Yemen and Iran's 'axis of resistance' relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like ...