Latest from Pamela Constable
Peace talks are faltering, violence has surged, and U.S. troops are pulling out. Can the Afghan government withstand the pressure?
Two top Taliban negotiators are missing in Pakistan, raising new worries.
- Jan 13, 2021
With the departure of the world’s loneliest elephant, Islamabad’s zoo has closed — but its empty cages hold clues to its animals’ suffering
Officials plan to create a modern conservation park on the grounds of the former Marghazar Zoo.
- Jan 10, 2021
The mysterious murder of an Afghan election monitor sends a chill through Kabul
Government blames Taliban but group denial raises more questions.
- Jan 9, 2021
Troubled Afghan-Taliban peace talks resume amid violence, accusations
The United States denounced the insurgents for the spate of civilian assassinations.
- Jan 5, 2021
Taliban carrying out campaign of terror in Afghan capital ahead of peace talks next week
Police forces in Kabul have been doubled, with remote bombings and strikes by gunmen occurring almost daily.
- Jan 1, 2021
Defying fears and skepticism, thousands in Pakistan volunteer for Chinese vaccine trials
The trials come as Pakistan is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases.
- Jan 1, 2021
In Pakistan, fear of virus forces Christians to curtail Christmas celebrations
Traditional Nativity displays have been canceled, and outside visitors have been discouraged.
- Dec 24, 2020
Assassins silence another ‘voice of Afghan democracy’ in Kabul killing
The head of an election monitoring group, Yousuf Rasheed, was the latest figure murdered.
- Dec 23, 2020
Afghanistan’s one-man crusade to combat Kabul’s crime wave
The dramatic debut of Amrullah Saleh’s anti-crime effort was the demolition of a popular, upscale burger restaurant.
- Nov 4, 2020
A Kabul student survived an attack on his classroom. Two years later, his brother died in a suicide bombing at the same place.
Terrorism has returned to the Afghan capital at a time of growing insurgent violence in rural areas.
- Oct 27, 2020