Declan Walsh
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Afghanistan ‘would side with Pakistan in war with US’
Days after a visit to Kabul visit by Hillary Clinton, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, says he would side with Pakistan in the event of war with the US.
Taliban talks leave Afghans queasy
The oldest cliché in Afghanistan is to describe the country in terms of the "great game".
The house that Bin Laden built
There goes the neighbourhood, a local wailed, but there might yet be some takers.
Pakistan’s secret dirty war
In Balochistan, mutilated corpses bearing the signs of torture keep turning up, among them lawyers, students and farm workers.
Children of war play-act suicide bombings
The suicide bomber, his faced cloaked in black, solemnly approaches a line of comrades, hugging each one in turn. Wailing jihadi chants fill the air.
Malaria adds to Pakistan’s misery
More than two million cases of malaria are expected in Pakistan in the coming months in the wake of the country’s devastating floods.
Malaria threatens millions in Pakistan
More than two million cases of malaria are expected in Pakistan in the coming months in the wake of the country’s devastating floods.
Pakistan’s loyalty in doubt after log leak
The main focus is along the lawless 2 500km frontier with Afghanistan, where insurgent commanders can freely recruit, resupply and seek finance.
Suicide bombings in Lahore kill at least 31
Two suicide attacks killed at least 31 people and injured more than 200 in Lahore on Tuesday as suspected Islamist militants escalated their campaign of mayhem in Pakistan’s…
Musharraf retreats to bunker
In some ways, life has changed little for Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf since the election two weeks ago. The retired general still trots out for afternoon tennis, aides…
The broken bloodline
Watching him receive a verbal pistol-whipping from BBC veteran Jeremy Paxman at a London press conference earlier this month, it was hard not to feel sorry for Bilawal Bhutto…
Afghanistan violence up 30%
An alarming surge in suicide attacks has fuelled a 30% rise in violence in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. This year has seen an average of 550 violent…
Deals and dangers for Pakistan’s three rivals
Frenzied shuttling between London and Islamabad, not-so-secret deals and the machinations of <i>éminences grises</i> — a power shift in Pakistan is imminent. But who will come…
A study in courage
At five feet tall, Asma Jahangir is not an imposing figure, but for almost four decades she has towered over Pakistan’s human rights war. She has championed battered wives,…
A glimpse behind the veil
Khaled Hosseini’s highly anticipated second novel follows the trials and triumphs of two Afghan women, writes Declan Walsh