Conflict

Existential Fears in Afghanistan

Local experts say unchecked pressure from neighbours could fracture the state.

Karabakh Offers New Home to Syrian Armenians

Resettlement scheme angers Azerbaijan, which sees it as an obstruction to an eventual peace deal.

Attack on Afghan Official Shows Up Security Flaws

Analysts say it is no longer good enough to blame outside enemies.

Afghanistan: Children Traumatised by War in Kunar Province

Armenia's Oscar Entry Enrages Azerbaijan

Film set out to portray humanity triumphant, but with Karabakh as backdrop, controversy was bound to follow.

Afghans Unimpressed by Pakistan Talks

Negotiators say they secured commitment from Islamabad to encourage insurgents to join talks.

Will Kinshasa Go Easy on M23 Rebels?

Insurgent fighters in eastern Congo find they can sign peace deals and join the army, and then desert to extract more concessions from weak government.

Afghanistan: Unchecked Opium Production in Uruzgan

Authorities say they are powerless to act even though they know opium poppy is being grown on large tracts of land.

Afghans Scared by Talk of Militia Revival

Plan to bring together old mujahedin factions and reactivate their armed units.

Five Years On, Kenya's Rift Valley Still Tense

Despite public claims of reconciliation, divisions still run deep between communities.