Peshawar
Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan, The Elephant Whisperers and more
February - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Feb 08, 2023
Kacha Garhi to the Kensington Oval
Being forced to choose between supporting the Indian or Pakistani team is now a thing of the past for cricket-crazy Afghans.
Mujib Mashal | Jun 01, 2010
O reader, read this couplet
Inscriptions on Pakistani trucks offer a key to understanding the popular worldview on the ground, and it is different from what the world hears about Pakistan.
Tariq Rahman | Aug 01, 2009
Through the Khyber, once more
This historic passage is again becoming dangerous – though this is nothing new.
Manzoor Ali | Mar 12, 2009
Hash and mutton: Stalking the alleys of Peshawar
Peshawar’s old markets are a paradise of meat delicacies and unconventional appetisers.
Aurangzaib Khan | Nov 04, 2006
A country abandoned
Impressions of Afghanistan by an Iranian filmmaker who travelled extensively in the country between 1988 and 2001.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Oct 01, 2001
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