Afghanistan

CIA Drone Strike in Kabul Raises Many Questions

Afghanistan Dr. D Bhalla IAS - August 15, 2022 0

Ayman al-Zawahiri, Leader of al-Qaeda, Killed The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan on 31 July, President Joe...

Armed Taliban patrolling the streets of Kabul

UN Report: Afghanistan Situation Precarious

Afghanistan Kunal Kaushik - February 15, 2022 0

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...

IS-Khorasan crumbled and disintegrated in the Middle East but the Islamic Caliphate's branch remains potent and resilient in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Islamic State-Khorasan Menace in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Aparna Rawal - November 15, 2021 0

Since the US withdrawal in Afghanistan, the release of several prisoners from various correctional facilities across Afghanistan and Pakistan has unleashed a new threat....

Taliban official Abdul Salam Hanafi, center, and other members of the political delegation from the Afghan Taliban's movement at the talks in Moscow, Russia, 20 October 2021.

No Recognition, Only Aid for Taliban

Afghanistan IMR Reporter - October 15, 2021 0

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,...

People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz, province northern Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021

Rivalry Between Taliban and Islamic State to the Fore

Afghanistan IMR Reporter - October 15, 2021 0

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,...

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Tianjin on 28 July 2021.

China Eyeing Strategic Space in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Maj Gen Deepak K Mehta - September 15, 2021 0

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

Afghanistan Dr. D Bhalla IAS - September 15, 2021 0

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

Afghanistan Kunal Kaushik - September 15, 2021 0

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 Inter-Services Intelligence chief, Lt Gen. Faiz Hamid, with the Taliban on 5 Septemer, in Kabul.

Pakistan ‘s Role in Taliban’s Victory

Afghanistan IMR Reporter - September 15, 2021 0

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,...

Withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in August 2021 led to the early collapse of the Ashraf Ghani government

US Military & Economic Power Suffers a Blow

Afghanistan Ravi Arora - September 15, 2021 0

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...