By Juma Khan Sufi The 7th round of talks, some say eighth round, between Taliban and Americans jointly sponsored by Qatar and Germany has apparently ended on a positive note, but without any usual upbeat statement coming from Zalmay Khalilzad. It seems that in general terms some sort of understanding...

By Juma Khan Sufi خشت اول چوں نہد معمار کج تا ثریا  می  رود  دیوار کج (Khisht-i-awal chun nehad memar kaj –Ta surraya mein rawad deevar kaj) According to Farsi wisdom, if the builder lays down first brick curved, the wall would curve towards the sky. The story of Afghan...