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Daud Khattak
Daud Khattak is managing editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Pashto language Mashaal Radio.
Daud Khattak is managing editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Pashto language Mashaal Radio. Before joining RFE/RL, Khattak worked for The News International and London’s Sunday Times in Peshawar, Pakistan. He has also worked for Pajhwok Afghan News in Kabul. The views expressed in his articles are the author’s own and do not represent those of RFE/RL.
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April 15, 2019
The Afghan Endgame: What, When, and How
By Daud Khattak
As Doha gears up for another round of Taliban talks, hope and despair are both in the air.
March 15, 2019
Testing Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Independent’ Mind
By Daud Khattak
Khan rode a reputation for independence into office, but can he break from the constraints that hamstrung his predecessors?
February 14, 2019
Without Regional Cooperation, Afghan Peace Will Remain Elusive
By Daud Khattak
Afghanistan won’t have peace unless its neighbors agree to stop their meddling.
February 05, 2019
Pakistan’s Pashtun Rights Movement Suffers First Casualty
By Daud Khattak
A year after the PTM took shape, one of its leaders has been killed and frustration is growing.
January 17, 2019
The Taliban’s Delusion Hampers Reconciliation
By Daud Khattak
Emboldened by foreign support, the Taliban continue to refuse talks with the Afghan government.
December 22, 2018
Afghan Peace Talks Make More Slow Progress
By Daud Khattak
For the “first time I feel optimistic while following these talks,” one observer says.
November 01, 2018
The Fallout From the Aasia Bibi Blasphemy Verdict
By Daud Khattak
Can this be Pakistan’s watershed moment for standing up to religious extremists?
September 27, 2018
Pakistan’s Catch-22 Moment
By Daud Khattak
Is Pakistan really ready to cut the cord with the United States?
September 05, 2018
Imran Khan: High Hopes, Greater Expectations
By Daud Khattak
Imran Khan is hitting controversies early exactly because his supporters expect so much from his government.
July 03, 2018
Pakistan’s Bittersweet Election Season
By Daud Khattak
Instead of a celebration of democratic transfer of power, doubts are growing about interference in the political campaigns.
June 19, 2018
Who Will Be the Next Leader of the Pakistani Taliban?
By Daud Khattak
With Mullah Fazlullah's death in a drone strike, the TTP will need to pick a new chief.
May 04, 2018
Pakistan’s Counterproductive Dismissal of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
By Daud Khattak
PTM’s criticism of the Pakistani military is furious, but their methods are constitutional and Islamabad would be better off listening.