International

Is Afghanistan a liability or an asset for China, Russia and Pakistan?

  N. P. Upadhyaya, Kathmandu: International powers have in a roundabout manner said that they would like to “work” with Afghanistan’s new set up led by the Talibans. This could be a puzzle for some but it is fact. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, claim international media agencies, has said that “we will work with […]

Afghanistan in deep crisis once again, Kabul under Taliban control

–Story prepared before Ashraf Ghani left  Afghanistan-August 14.  N. P. Upadhyaya, Kathmandu: As the date of the US forces leaving Afghanistan is nearing, the international powers have begun making “substantial efforts” as much as they could to bring the warring factions in Afghanistan to arrive at a “negotiated settlement” so that the region takes a […]

Al Qaeda resurgence worries US policymakers

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, Journalist, Bangladesh With US and NATO forces withdrawing, the Taliban steamrolling across Afghanistan has also put US defense officials at serious security concerns as a Taliban takeover of the country will allow Al Qaeda to rebuild and consolidate, which would potentially turn the country into a massive terrorist hub. Although during […]

The Troika Plus meet in Doha and the imminent fall of Kabul?

N. P. Upadhyaya The much publicized and long awaited Troika Plus meet in Doha, Qatar August 11. 2021, has called for an “accelerated peace process for Afghanistan” as a, what it calls, “matter of great urgency” and for an immediate halt to attacks on provincial capitals and cities in Afghanistan, reports Reuters from Dubai. A […]

Tribute to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, Journalist, Bangladesh In an emotional voice, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wondered why the August 15, 1975 carnage was carried out in a cold blood and what the crimes of her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, mother Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and brothers were.   The cruel assassins even did not spare […]