Toward a New Foreign Policy for the Taliban? A Timid Thaw in the Afghan Great Cold
More than a year after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) remains a...
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The Destiny of Pakistan’s Totalitarian Proxy Regime in Afghanistan
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after waging a 20-year insurgency with support from Pakistan and,...
Afghanistan Is Losing Faith in the Taliban
The dramatic fall of Afghanistan’s government on August 15, 2021 was unexpected even for the Taliban’s negotiating team in Doha....
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan’s Madrassas Increase and Harbor Terrorists
On August 12, Salman Rushdie was stabbed and injured severely by a Muslim man at an event in the US....
Has Pakistan Made a Strategic Blunder By Backing The Taliban in Afghanistan?
In Pakistan, some celebrated the fall of Kabul in August last year as a strategic victory. They had good reason...
The Caliph v The Emir al-Mu’minin: Which Islamic Model of Statehood Will the Taliban Adopt?
The world imagines the Taliban to be a monolith of bearded Islamic fundamentalists. However, much like Afghanistan and the rest...
Appeal to the UN to Protect Hazaras in Afghanistan
To: H.E. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General CC:H.E. Ambassador Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the UN...
The Taliban-Occupied Afghanistan Threatens Global Security
As Ukraine dominates headlines, Afghanistan has receded into the background. This has happened before. After the mujahideen wore out the...
The Taliban Target Tajiks Yet Again
On August 15 last year, Ashraf Ghani, the then president of Afghanistan fled the country. Ironically, Ghani had promised that...
Will There Be Peace in Afghanistan?
The Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban on February 29, 2020, not only set a date for the...
