Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports on a vital lifeline crucial for sustaining the lives of many in Afghanistan.
The Torkham crossing a key road linking Pakistan to Afghanistan; vital to trade, and for NATO forces, a lifeline for fuel and military supplies too heavy to fly in.
That is a fact not lost on the Taliban, who increasingly see the Torkham crossing as a chance to target the equipment destined for the front lines.
The presidential guard in Afghanistan is being investigated after the attempted assassination of Hamid Karzai.
As Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Kabul, Taliban attackers are thought to have had inside help for the attempted coup.
Kai Eide, the UN envoy for Afghanistan, speaks to Al Jazeera’s Seb Walker about security, the Taliban and opium production.
Peace talks between the Pakistani government and Taliban rebels have collapsed as the government refused to pull its troops out of its tribal border region with Afghanistan. Inside Story asks what the failure of the talks will mean for Pakistan.
Peace talks between the Pakistani government and Taliban rebels have collapsed as the government refused to pull its troops out of its tribal border region with Afghanistan. Inside Story asks what the failure of the talks will mean for Pakistan.