CPEC 1.0 was visible in Pakistan’s landscape. roads were built, power plants came online and connectivity infrastructure expanded all over the country. CPEC 2.0 presents
Since the Taliban government has been established in Afghanistan, the country presents a paradox as it has achieved a degree of political and territorial stability,
As the Taliban returned to power, one of the most consequential changes in Afghanistan is also one of the least visible: time is producing a
Tomorrow, Pakistan will mark seventy-nine years of independence.The green and white flag will rise over homes, schools, government buildings and public squares. Patriotic songs will
The promises and expectations attached to the Taliban since February 29, 2020, when Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the
There is a detail in Pakistan’s flag that millions see, few question, and fewer still know the story behind. Every August, as the green and
When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghanistan possessed one of the more developed media landscapes to have emerged in the region over
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, one of the most enduring symbols of Afghanistan’s humanitarian and political crisis is not found on the
For most of the last century, a nation’s standing in the world was measured largely by the size of its army and the reach of