Taliban Hard-Line Path Worsens Afghanistan Dilemma
Reminiscent of their previous harsh rule in the 1990s, the Taliban have already begun to wipe out some of Afghanistan’s gains of 20 years. They’ve denied women a seat at the Cabinet, beaten...
View ArticleChina Extends A Fast Helping Hand To The Taliban
China has reassured the Taliban that it is ready to begin development activities in Afghanistan via its ambitious multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative (BRI), as the war-torn country drifts...
View ArticleAfghanistan Is a Bigger Headache For Tehran Than It Is Letting On
Although Iran may be happy to have U.S. troops gone from its northeastern border, the reconstituted Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan poses another set of challenges Tehran’s decision-makers have been...
View ArticleTop Pakistan Diplomat Details Taliban Plan
Be realistic. Show patience. Engage. And above all, don’t isolate. Those are the pillars of an approach emerging in Pakistan to deal with the fledgling government that is suddenly running the country...
View ArticleWhy China, Russia And US Won’t Save The Taliban
With nearly half of the Afghan population facing famine as the war-torn nation’s winter weather starts to bite, the West, China and Russia could tacitly contribute to a humanitarian crisis through...
View ArticleIndia’s Gamble In Afghanistan
The Taliban’s nascent rapprochement with New Delhi portends a stunning shift in regional dynamics, as stronger ties with India could eventually allow Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government to distance...
View ArticleIndia Quietly Making A Comeback In Afghanistan
Despite being knocked off its feet by the collapse of the Ghani government of Afghanistan in mid-August 2021, New Delhi has quickly re-established its presence in the new Taliban-led Afghanistan. Read...
View ArticleWho Is Sirajuddin Haqqani?
As the Taliban has sought to present a kinder, gentler image to a skeptical outside world, its deputy leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has often served as the movement’s public face. Read More Here
View ArticleOne Year Later, Afghanistan Is A Land Of Shrugs And Sadness
One year on, some things in Afghanistan have improved. Corruption, a bane of the former Afghan republic, is apparently on the wane. Large-scale fighting has largely stopped, and people in rural areas...
View ArticleA Year After The Fall Of Kabul
For the Biden Administration, supporting the Afghan people without empowering the Taliban is the foreign-policy case study from hell. Read More Here
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