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The jihad after Afghanistan
How will the jihadists’ global threat evolve after Afghanistan is back under Taliban rule? It should not be forgotten that the Taliban are the...
AfPak takes on a new meaning with the rise of the Taliban
Recent attacks on Kabul’s international airport by the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate raise multiple questions as well as the spectre of paradigm shifts in...
Security Council urges Taliban to provide safe passage out of Afghanistan
The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Monday that calls for the Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan,...
Russia & The Taliban: From Narrative Challenges To Opportunities
The Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan was a “black-swan” event that completely changed the geostrategic situation in Central and South Asia. It also resulted...
Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations in Pakistan itself, the world’s second-most populous Muslim majority country,...
Afghanistan: The Failure of the Liberal Peace Model
The critics of liberal peace may have another proof that the model, "one size fits all", doesn't work in conflict-prone, failing, fragile or nondemocratic...
Much Deeper Meanings of Afghanistan
“Happy are those who know that behind all speeches are still the unspeakable lies….”-Rainer Maria Rilke, Possibility of Being
Rilke, the Dionysian poet, is generally...
What next after the Kabul blasts?
The dilly-dallying in recognising the Taliban government proved to be costly. It may prove costly because of the knee jerks of the US and...
Hedging Saudi bets: Iran looms, Israel beckons, and Taliban cause goosebumps
Prince Khalid bin Salman may not have planned it that way but the timing of his visit to Moscow last week and message to...
The sunset of the West and Islam: From US bombs to the return of the Taliban
With regard to the issue of Islamic proselytism in Europe, where some countries (Belgium, Great Britain, France, etc.) have large minorities of Muslim believers...