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Analysts say Trump’s warning to Pakistan could backfire
August 23, 2017

Analysts say Trump’s warning to Pakistan could backfire

ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump’s warning to Pakistan to put an “immediate” end to harboring militants operating in Afghanistan didn’t spell out the consequences of defiance or suggest a new strategy to get it to yield to longstanding U.S. demands, analysts said Tuesday. READ MORE…

Young Afghans see opportunities dwindle as security worsens
August 16, 2017

Young Afghans see opportunities dwindle as security worsens

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sultan Hossaini sent three of his children from their rural home to the capital, Kabul, hoping they would gain degrees and employment in the new Afghanistan that was promised after the overthrow of the Taliban. READ MORE…

70 years after Pakistan-India split, Sikhs search for home
August 14, 2017

70 years after Pakistan-India split, Sikhs search for home

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Radesh Singh’s grandfather was just 11 years old when he left his village in India’s Punjab province to move to Peshawar, in the far northwest of the country on the border with Afghanistan. READ MORE…