Afghanistan Conference on December 5, 2011, in Bonn, western Germany. The one-day gathering brings around 100 national delegations and aid organisations to the former German capital Bonn, 10 years after a meeting in the city put an interim Afghan government in place after the Taliban's ouster. The major international conference on the war-torn country aims at charting a course for Afghanistan after Nato troops pull out in 2014, but a boycott by Pakistan has dealt a stinging blow to hopes for a roadmap.

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Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
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Prioritising education

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Poverty’s rise
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Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
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A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
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Rough waters

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Politicised football
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Politicised football

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