More: Afghanistan
CSTO Is Right to Worry
The CSTO discussions in Dushanbe and the April 8 Afghanistan working group should not be dismissed as routine security theater. The organization is reacting...
Afghanistan’s Response and the Price of Empty Words
Afghanistan does not need a softer public relations line. It needs proof that it can act like a responsible state. That means controlling armed...
Afghanistan, Militancy, and Regional Stability: A Data Driven Assessment
Since the return of the Taliban in August 2021, Afghanistan has faced renewed scrutiny over the presence of militant groups on its territory. For...
Iran Repeats Thermopylae — But the War Goes On
The failed war between the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been paused, but is unlikely to be over...
Pakistan Engages Afghanistan in Talks to End Border Conflict
Pakistan is holding talks with Afghanistan aimed at ending the worst conflict between the two South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to power...
Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Threaten Islamabad’s Role in US-Iran Talks
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have flared again, with both sides trading artillery fire along the border, just days after announcing a temporary pause...
Pakistan–Taliban Rift Turns Into Open Conflict
For years, Pakistan was widely seen as having influence over the Taliban, particularly during the U.S. war in Afghanistan when Taliban leaders found refuge...
Systematic injustice requires systematic action: The case of Afghanistan
No regime in modern history has worked so systematically to erase women from public life as the Taliban has in Afghanistan. As of today, 258 edicts,...
Border Fire, Regional Fallout: Pakistan–Afghanistan Clash Signals Wider Instability
A fragile pause in fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan during Eid al-Fitr has done little to ease fears that the conflict could reignite at...
China’s Chance to Shape Peace in South Asia
China now looks like the only outside power with enough access, patience, and strategic weight to mediate the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict in a serious way....