05 March 2026
Kart-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan

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The burdens of war

FOR many decades now, Pakistan has been investing in a large and expensive military apparatus to fend off external threats to the country. Today, that apparatus faces its supreme test. With the near simultaneous start of conflict in Afghanistan and Iran, the country’s entire western border is now...

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