Pakistan has borne the brunt of Afghanistan’s instability, enduring consequences that have been both far-reaching and devastating. Pakistan’s suffering is a direct result of conflicts in its ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to tolerate Soviet spheres of influence in central and eastern Europe. Many ...

A CEE Bankwatch background report stressed that the evaporation of the Aral Sea was caused by extensive damming on the middle ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

Hamas attack shattered Israel’s security doctrine, triggered a devastating war, and led to major geopolitical shifts—from ...

The Wakhan Corridor, a narrow land passage stretching between Afghanistan and the surrounding countries of Pakistan, China and Central Asia, is often overlooked in the broader discussions of ...

Years of ship-tracking data, flight paths and satellite images show a clear intensification of Beijing’s tactics across a ...

Thousands of Afghans set to be relocated from Pakistan to the United States before President Donald Trump halted refugee arrivals are now at risk of arrest and deportation.

Kazakhstan, as Central Asia’s largest economy, has a vested interest in ensuring that Afghanistan is integrated into regional ...

Was Pakistan’s military gambit across the Durand Line a clever maneuver or a spectacular miscalculation? The question hangs ...

Visit the Afghanistan situation page on Global Focus for more statistics. The first time I returned, I was very sad; it was a very green village before with fruit trees and when I came back, ...

The international community’s icy reception to the Taliban since its 2021 takeover of Afghanistan is beginning to melt, with even previously hostile Western countries reconsidering their stance.