UN Report: Afghanistan Situation Precarious
The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and uncertain nearly six months after the Taliban takeover, as the multiple political, socio-economic and humanitarian shocks reverberate...
Islamic State-Khorasan Menace in Afghanistan
Since the US withdrawal in Afghanistan, the release of several prisoners from various correctional facilities across Afghanistan and Pakistan has unleashed a new threat....
No Recognition, Only Aid for Taliban
Moscow Talks, 20 October 2021
Moscow-hosted an international meeting to discuss the Afghan crisis with Taliban leaders and delegates from 10 countries, including China, Pakistan,...
Rivalry Between Taliban and Islamic State to the Fore
The Taliban promised the United States to keep the extremist group in check during successive rounds of peace talks. Under the 2020 US-Taliban accord,...
China Eyeing Strategic Space in Afghanistan
China has come to assume a significant role in the follow-up to the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan, securing its own strategic and economic interests.
China...
India’s Stakes in Talib-Afghanistan
Indian Investments Cannot be Wasted
As the Taliban cemented their total victory in Afghanistan, messages of conciliation came out from their leaders. One of their...
Haqqanis Dominate Taliban Government
Government Formation Exposes Divisions
The Taliban, on 7 September, named Mullah Hasan Akhund, an associate of the movement's late founder, Mullah Omar, as the new...
Pakistan ‘s Role in Taliban’s Victory
Pashtun Nationalism Can Spoil Pakistan's Euphoria
Pakistan has solicited funding for the Taliban, bankrolled Taliban operations, provided diplomatic support as the Taliban's virtual emissaries abroad,...
US Military & Economic Power Suffers a Blow
US Abandons Afghanistan
A “decent interval” between US withdrawal and Taliban’s return, which the US had hoped for, did not happen leading to a messy...
A Timeline of Taliban’s Emergence
20 Years of the “War on Terror”
1980s and Early 90s: The Genesis
The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan was facing resistance from the country's hardline Islamists....
