More: Afghanistan
Afghanistan: An American War Of Choice
Twenty years ago the Taliban were in Kabul and controlled almost all of Afghanistan. There was some semblance of order after years of civil...
Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave
Dogu Perincek is celebrating the perceived defeat of US forces in Afghanistan. The staunchly anti-American Turkish politician doesn’t fare well in elections and has...
Afghanistan debacle potentially puts UAE on the spot
Afghanistan is showing the United Arab Emirates the downside of being a haven for deposed leaders and exiled politicians whose wealth is reportedly parked...
India’s chameleon Afghan policy
India Afghan bonhomie has seen many ups and downs. India’s friendship with Afghanistan is ostensibly actuated by altruism. But, deep down, it is upshot...
Afghanistan is the victim of a new geopolitical game
Afghanistan is a land of natural and human excesses, a land of secrets and hopes and a land with a prominent geopolitical position, which...
Dealing with the Taliban: India’s Strategy in Afghanistan after Regime Change
Present piece deals with recent stunning takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban and India’s foreign policy dilemma in dealing with new ruling. It also deals...
Afghanistan: Taliban versus the USA and allied Brobdingnagians: Bitter truths
The writer is of the view that American guestimates about emerging post-exit scenario have miserably failed. The expectation that the US trained Afghan forces...
Stop Abusing The Cause of Afghan Women
As a Muslim deeply invested in his faith, the mere existence of the Taliban is anathema. The work I do, the research I commit...
Inglorious End
That the twenty-year military (and every other) intervention of the West led by the United States in Afghanistan has experienced an inglorious end is quite clear. No...
U.S. military-industrial failures and calculations in Afghanistan
Analysts have pointed out that the 20-year war in Afghanistan has shown that the United States has failed to use force to solve the...