Afghan Refugees & Migration

By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi, Pakistan Nov. 23, 2023 On the day Baz Gul’s world was shattered, he was out...

By Zia Ur Rehman, Contributing writer October 15, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Taliban-crack-down-on-Pakistani-militants-targeting-Belt-and-Road ISLAMABAD — As part of their efforts to protect China’s...

By Paul Mozur and Zia ur-Rehman Aug. 20, 2021 In one video, a Taliban official reassured female health workers that they could keep their jobs....

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer September 28, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Afghanistan-turmoil/Islamabad-deeply-alarmed-by-rise-in-Pakistan-Taliban-terrorism ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban’s recapture of Kabul has emboldened jihadi...

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer September 15, 2021  https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Afghanistan-turmoil/Afghan-chaos-mounts-as-ISIS-K-tries-to-tarnish-Taliban-triumph TORKHAM, Pakistan — As it tries to consolidate its interim government...

By Zia Ur-Rehman Published Sept. 8, 2021 Updated Sept. 13, 2021 TORKHAM, Pakistan — The Taliban, thankfully, didn’t figure out Mohammad was...

By Zia Ur Rehman August 23, 2021 https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-taliban-s-sweep-in-afghanistan-changed-pakistan-s-security-priorities-49409 Islamabad’s recent outreach to Baloch separatist groups is part of its policy...

https://time.com/6091056/afghanistan-refugees-pakistan BY SABRINA TOPPA AND ZIA UR REHMAN/ KARACHI, PAKISTAN AUGUST 18, 2021 When the Taliban first waved the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over...

Pakistan’s military intelligence stayed allied to both the Americans and Taliban through the war. But now Pakistan may face intensified...

By Zia Ur Rehman September 9, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Reunified-Pakistani-Taliban-threatens-China-s-Belt-and-Road PESHAWAR, Pakistan — As peace negotiations between the Afghan Taliban and the...