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Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in...
Taliban, its evolution and UN experts’ mistake
The UN experts came to rather controversial and too strong conclusions about the Taliban. In the special statement based on research work and analysis,...
Swimming and yet not Getting Wet: The Illusive Global Policy Towards Afghanistan
In the world of politics, there is a complete distinction between means and ends. There is a dichotomous view that says these two are...
Diplomacy and the Taliban
The Taliban's victory put many countries in an awkward position. They encountered the dilemma, whether to recognize the reality and go along with the...
Taliban’s Rationality
Significant political developments are occurring between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite their localized nature, and lack of global attention, they have significant implications for global...
The Imperative for Vigilant Monitoring of the Taliban in Post-U.S. Withdrawal Afghanistan
Concerns about the Taliban's possible return and the threats it would bring to international security grew as the world saw the United States remove...
Afghanistan: Taliban’s return to ‘international norms’ is non-negotiable says UN mission chief
Lack of progress in resolving human rights issues is a key factor behind the current impasse between Afghanistan and the international community, the UN...
Afghanistan fiasco -collapse of state building 20 years project
The failure of the Afghan state-building project is often attributed to the belief that Afghan society was not ready and that state-building with force...
Pressure Tactic has little results
Political and diplomatic processes regarding the unrecognized Islamic Emirate continue to evolve. On the eve, two solid conferences were held in Islamabad and Dushanbe,...
The “Proxy” Dilemma and the Taliban
Pakistan-Taliban relations are deteriorating to the extent that one could even call it a fully-fledged crisis. With scathing statements from both sides, this is...