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Pashtun Qaumi Jirga of the PTM: The Voices of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Introduction On October 6 this year, the federal government of Pakistan declared the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) as an unlawful (proscribed) organization under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, citing threats to national peace and...

October 25 , 2024
Chaman Protest Movement: A Struggle for Cross-Border Rights & Pashtun Identity in Pakistan

Introduction In recent months, the town of Chaman in Balochistan province has become the epicentre of intense protests, drawing national and international attention. The border towns of Chaman in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and Spin Boldak in...

September 24 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 23 February 2024

Afghanistan Stanikzai: Foreign-Based Women Do Not Represent Afghan Women-Tolo News The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate said that female participants of international meetings on Afghanistan cannot represent Afghan women. This is the...

February 23 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 September 2023

Afghanistan Over 100 Afghan Security Outposts Built Along Durand Line – Tolo News The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has established more than 100 security outposts alongside the Durand Line in the eastern parts of the country. These outposts were...

September 21 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 June 2023

Afghanistan Restrictions on women, girls should be removed in Afghanistan: UN – Business Standard Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and...

June 20 , 2023
AFGHANISTAN: Through the Fog of Instability

Afghanistan is a country that has seen more devastation than prosperity, especially in the last 20 years. The resurgence of the Taliban and its cat-and-mouse game with the West has brought the once lively nation on the brink of starvation and...

February 7 , 2023
Peshawar Bombing likely to Heighten Stress in Pakistan-Taliban Relations

Taliban’s triumph in Afghanistan in August 2021 was seen as a strategic victory for Pakistan. But the initial euphoria considerably withered away in the course of the following months, by the general drift in the Pakistan-Taliban relations. Two...

February 6 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 12, 2022

Afghanistan Clashes Occur Across Durand Line at Spin Boldak: Tolo News Clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan military happened along the Durand Line in Spin Boldak port, a spokesman told TOLOnews. Haji Zaid, a spokesman...

December 12 , 2022
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 22, 2022

Afghanistan Acting Min. Muttaqi Meets with Norwegian Charge d'Affaires: Tolo News The Islamic Emirate's acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Norway's chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan to discuss political and humanitarian cooperation...

November 22 , 2022
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 21, 2022

Afghanistan Norway Donates $22 Million to Afghanistan: Tolo News Norway announced its package of NOK 220 million (approximately $22 million) for the UN and World Bank to enhance food security and provide basic services, the Norwegian Foreign...

November 21 , 2022
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