nCa Analysis Some things are evergreen. One of them is the desire of certain quarters to see disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. The Russian officials and media are the main proponents of the myth that there is some kind of disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. From time to time other countries add their voice to […]
Pakistan is striving for peace in Afghanistan
Tariq Saeedi Sometimes it is necessary to state the obvious. Sometimes it is necessary to question the obvious. This is essential because our perceptions define the reality for us —– and, in most cases we acquire our perceptions through interaction with the media – all kinds of media – and not our direct interaction with […]
Taliban support TAPI
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 23 February 2018 (nCa) — TAPI enters its second phase of implementation today as the launch ceremony takes place in two part – first part in Serhetabat district of Turkmenistan, and the second part in Herat city of Afghanistan. President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan […]
آج کی خبر
جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ سابق چیف آف آرمی سٹاف پاکستان Email: friendscolumn@hotmail.com آج کے ایک اردو اخبار کی مندجہ ذیل خبر آپ کے پیش نظر ہے جس کی افادیت14 اپریل 2017ء کو ماسکو میں ہونے والی بارہ ملکی کانفرنس میں ثابت ہوگی اور ہمارا موقف درست ثابت ہوگا کہ طالبان ہی وہ واحدقوت ہیں جو […]
پاک افغان تعلقات ۔ مستقبل کے آئینے میں
جنرل مرزا اسلم بیگ سابق چیف آف آرمی سٹاف پاکستان (تھنکرز فورم پاکستان کے سیمینار میں پیش کیاگیا مقالہ) تاریخی اور جغرافیائی واقعات کے مطالعہ سے ہمیں بڑے اہم حقائق سے آگہی ہوتی ہےجو سچ پر مبنی ہوتے ہیں۔ اسی حوالے سے آج ہم پاکستان او رافغانستان کے تعلقات کا جائزہ لیں گے۔ مملکت افغانستان […]
Corrective lens to look at Afghanistan – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 3 October 2016 (nCa) — The story of Bilal Sheikh is crucial to this narrative about Afghanistan because from it I will extract several elements that go into the making of a deranged mind, though this frame of mind manifests itself in so many different ways. Somewhere it is ISIS and Boko […]
Of Shakespeare, TAPI and CAREC Corridor 6
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 22 September 2016 (nCa) — The immortal words of Shakespeare: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And […]
Deputy FM of Afghanistan comments on TAPI security, engagement with Taliban, new steps to strengthen Turkmen-Afghan partnership
nCa Report Ashgabat, 3 June 2016 (nCa) — Hekmat Karzai, the deputy minister of foreign affairs of Afghanistan, together with his Turkmen counterpart, Vepa Hajiev, addressed a press conference Thursday in Ashgabat. He commented on a wide range of issues including the security of TAPI, the engagement with the Taliban and the new steps being […]
Заместитель министра иностранных дел Афганистана комментирует ситуации в области безопасности по проекту ТАПИ, вовлеченность талибов и шаги по укреплению туркмено-афганского партнерства
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 3 июня 2016 (nCa) — Хекмат Карзай, заместитель министра иностранных дел Афганистана, вместе со своим туркменским коллегой Вепа Хаджиевым выступил на пресс-конференции в четверг в Ашхабаде. Он прокомментировал широкий круг вопросов, включая безопасность ТАПИ, взаимодействие с талибами и меры, предпринимаемые в целях укрепления партнерских отношений между Туркменистаном и Афганистаном. Заявление Хекмат Карзай: […]
Assassination of Mulla Mansour: Circumstances, Reasons, Implications
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 31 June 2016 (nCa) — It is surprising – or, perhaps it is not surprising – that except for some stringers for provincial newspapers hardly any journalist has bothered to visit Ahmedwal, the sizeable village along the RCD Highway in Balochistan where Mulla Mansour was assassinated recently. Circumstances I have some contacts […]