As Taliban take over Kabul, Pakistan is preparing for the spillover, with the status of the incoming refugees being heavily debated. On one hand is racist vitriol guised in patriotism, on the other, some want Pakistan to bear the brunt of the mess it helped create. Karachi, always the recipient of waves of refugees, is […]
The moment Afghan President Ashraf Ghani boarded the plane for Tajikistan at Kabul International Airport marked the end of 20 years long US efforts to build a state in an ill-fated country. Trillions of dollars spent on constructing an Afghan state went down the drain. Afghan armed forces just vanished into thin air. The government […]
Barbed wire, security check-posts, questioning by the security personnel asking for proof of identities – one might be forgiven for thinking it is an entry point to the beseiged Gaza strip in Palestine. But this is Mariabad—the Hazara locality in Quetta, Pakistan. The sectarian violence, bomb blasts, targeted killings caused fear in the city have […]
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