In August 2021, when the Afghan Taliban captured Kabul and established a government there, many serious observers expressed the view that the durability of this regime will depend on Taliban’s capacity and ability to contain the violence within the borders of Afghanistan. The Taliban lacked expertise and capacity to effectively deal with violence within Afghan […] The post Islamabad Wants To Keep Options Open With Both Taliban And The United States appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
I was a young graduate student in England when the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted and brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. It was almost exactly 60 years ago in October 1962 that deadly fear gripped the world. The Soviet Union had surreptitiously stored nuclear ballistic missiles in Cuba, a mere 90 miles […] The post Is Our World Facing Threat Of Nuclear Conflict? appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.