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....
Why Resistance to Taliban in Panjshir Valley Failed
Following the Fall of Kabul, anti-Taliban forces, including former Vice President Saleh, moved into the Panjshir Valley, the only area of Afghanistan not controlled...
Taliban’s External and Internal Challenges
Taliban Tries to Build Diplomatic Bridges
Relations with Neighbouring Countries
One of the reasons for the expected turmoil in Afghanistan is that several countries in the...
Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
Inclusiveness, Women's Rights Key to Recognition
While no one knows if Taliban have changed, it will find that Afghanistan has changed in the last 20...
Outrage Over Pakistan’s Token Actions Against Global Terrorists
U.S. Extends Terror Designation of Pak-based Groups
The United States has reviewed and maintained the terrorist designations of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), along...
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