Unholywars

According to reports from the Daily Mail, Britain's MI6 was involved in peace negotiations with the Taliban over the summer. This is a surprising report given the UK's tough non-negotiation policy against fundamentalist groups such as the Taliban. If...

The Allies in Afghanistan do not understand that no amount of bombing will do away with the Taliban. Ideologies cannot be destroyed by the military. The UK Telegraph reports the imminent fall of Musa Qala in north of Helmand province. NATO has even...

Afghanistan is fast slipping back into the hands of the Taliban. According to report by Senlis Council, an independent think-tank with long experience in the area, the Taliban has a permanent presence in 54% of Afghanistan and the country is in grave..

Pakistan is falling to pieces. Terrorists have swamped Matta in Swat valley. 25 militants were freed in exchange of 213 soldiers captured in the tribal area of South Waziristan in August. The Telegraph UK reports that hardened criminals, among whom...

Religion is a dangerous topic to write on. Everyone except God seems to be touchy about it. A recent document earlier this month by Muslim clerics to the Pope and other Church figures invites dialogue between Christians and Muslims. Otherwise, the...

There was a strong sense of hope and progress in 2001 when the US drove away the Taliban to the far outskirts and mountains of Afghanistan in their immediate retaliation to the 9/1 attacks by al-Qaeda. But six years down the line and the country is.

The global war on terror is rapidly failing. That's the message that has for long been circulating. A number of think-tanks in recent months have been publishing various research and reports on this matter and if anyone needs telling, all those reports.

One of the stiffest opponents to the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is the former Prime Minister of the nation Benazir Bhutto. She has been in exile for 8 years now and faces corruption charges at home. Yet they don't deter her from...

For all who like to keep a keen eye on the situation in Afghanistan, it is all too apparent that violence has been increasing steadily since last year and that the Taliban is making a strong comeback into the heart of the country. The recently...

Two Italian soldiers and their translator who were kidnapped on Saturday were freed by ISAF, the NATO-led force in Afghanistan. They were kidnapped in the western province of Herat and taken to neighbouring Farah province. ISAF said the Italian-led...