“The bird, a nest; the spider, a web; man, friendship,” William Blake reminded us in 1790. Much earlier, Confucius warned in the 5th century BC, “Have...
As reported on August 30, 2021, Taliban shot dead 14 people belonging to the Hazara community in Khadir District of Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province. Among those killed...
The fall of Kabul to the Taliban, pre-negotiated with the US in Doha, Qatar, has launched yet another fruitless enterprise, as fruitless as the US effort...
The Taliban’s record in recent weeks on making good on promises to respect human and women’s rights as well as uphold freedom of the press is...
Graham Allison’s coined term Thucydides Trap referring to Chinese rise against the established hegemon United States gained popularity among scholars of International Politics. The Peloponnesian War,...
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has visited Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and met Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the acting Prime Minister in the Taliban’s...
Since the return of the Taliban to power on August 15, the international community has kept close eyes on the new master of Kabul as they...
While the choices available in Afghanistan are “not comfortable” ones, continued international engagement and unwavering commitment to the country’s people can help steer the situation to...
According to America’s gleeful enemies, the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan is merely a foretaste of the world to come, a place where smaller countries seeking to...
The Taliban’s quick seizure of Afghanistan is an exact replay of what happened there 25 years ago. Then, radical Islamists have managed to gain control over...
