Abubakar Siddique, a journalist for RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, specializes in the coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the author of The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key To The Future Of Pakistan And Afghanistan.
Human rights campaigners have praised a new Pakistani initiative aimed at addressing the abuse of the country's draconian blasphemy law.
Beijing appears to be ready to finance a series of projects to foster cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In a sign of a budding power struggle, a regional strongman in western Afghanistan has engaged in public bickering with the Afghan government still struggling to balance competing interests.
The author of a new book says Islamist militancy is testing the resilient relationship between Beijing and Islamabad.
A recent White House characterization of the Afghan Taliban as armed insurgents raised the question of whether the hardline Islamists are considered terrorists.
Politicians from two impoverished Pakistani provinces have opposed alleged changes to a major road and rail network linking China to the Arabian Sea through Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities have moved against shops selling jihadist propaganda in a southwestern city considered a key sanctuary for the Afghan Taliban.
Afghanistan's recently nominated cabinet is unraveling after a nominee appeared on Interpol's wanted list, another withdrew, and more ministers come under parliamentary scrutiny.
A former Afghan strongman has warned of 'unprecedented fighting' in the near future as reports emerge of Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.
A Pakistani legal expert and rights campaigner sees the newly established military courts as overshadowing the judiciary and risking human rights.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is expected to face challenges in negotiations with the Taliban whose insurgency clouds Afghanistan's future.
Afghaistan's top soldier is optimistic about embarking on antiterrrorism cooperation with Pakistan.
A former UN and EU adviser in Afghanistan sees the Pakistani Taliban fragmenting into armed criminal gangs while the organizationally strong Afghan Taliban is likely to find peace with Kabul.
Afghan lawmakers have opposed the reported U.S. handover of three militants to Pakistan who were being detained inside Afghanistan.
A senior politician and close ally of Pakistani prime minister has said Nawaz Sharif is committed to full-fledged democracy.
The most senior elected official in a restive Pakistani province says a hidden war between Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban militants and Afghan intelligence is tormenting the region.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani must maneuver carefully in attempts to reset relations with neighboring Pakistan, which is often blamed for fomenting instability in Afghanistan.
Former Pentagon official says Afghan military has made remarkable progress but still needs to develop critical components to function independently.
A leading U.S. expert on Afghanistan perceives hope for comprehensive settlement between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Beijing is seen as moving toward pushing Pakistan to make lasting peace with Afghanistan by giving up its longstanding covert policy of supporting Afghan Islamist rebels.
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