The US must continue to pressure Pakistan to stop harbouring the militants who threaten Afghanistan and the world.
![Afghan security officials patrol in Aachin district of Kunduz, Afghanistan [EPA]n](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5961e78acf7d416bbcc17e6290429cc1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The US must continue to pressure Pakistan to stop harbouring the militants who threaten Afghanistan and the world.
![Afghan security officials patrol in Aachin district of Kunduz, Afghanistan [EPA]n](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5961e78acf7d416bbcc17e6290429cc1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Flare-up of Afghanistan-Pakistan border tensions signals a shift of dynamics in their historically thorny relationship.
![A woman coming from Afghanistan enters the information centre at the border post in Torkham, Pakistan [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1c6e5444a6964554a63794000328ba72_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Afghan president’s speech signals return to a consultative and consensual relationship between the state and society.
![An member of the Afghan security forces stands guard at the site of a Taliban-claimed suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/37512da50ef8430e863d37bc52d7fcdf_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Cinema Kabul had set the stage for revolutionary social changes – what went wrong?
![An Afghan man rests near a cinema in Kabul [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1e0fb2cc16074ee7a444da03527aaf6a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Conflict, poverty, and flawed policies are killing Afghan children.
![A wounded Afghan boy walks with an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier at the site of a suicide attack in Dehdadi, a district close to the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fcaa42022c704667baed95cabeda2363_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The US-led international community’s stability-first approach has neglected establishment of the rule of law.
![An Afghan shopkeeper listens to Islamic State Radio at his shop in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/5d533e9160434b49b95bcfa005f011ee_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
December saw a 57 percent rise in civilian casualties.
![A woman holds her daughter''s head as they walk away after a blast near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/e29588f484ee47c58c9de793db47fad1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
2015 was arguably the year that showcased consequences of all erroneous policies in the country.

A return to 1960s-style political satire helps lighten the mood in Afghanistan – online at least.
![Covertly-run Afghan satirical outlets are resonating widely with disenchanted citizens but provoking the ire of officials [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6c42a05e52c04c70addd41289d5742d2_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Pakistan and some Afghan politicians have foolishly played the ethnic card with deadly consequences.
![Afghan policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/c0535bc07c324843a856b0de47f5883a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)