Peshawar

Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
The Editors | Nov 22, 2023

Pakistan brings down the axe on Afghan migrants
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban
Manzoor Ali | Nov 17, 2023

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
