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Iran’s balanced role in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban Peace deal signing in Doha on February 8 has brought with it some uncertainty. Since the agreement many countries in the...
Endgame in Afghanistan: Division, Hope and Challenges
The efforts for kick-starting intra-Afghan negotiations (IAN) faced another roadblock, as Afghan President Ghani’s appointed 46-member High Council for National Reconciliation, is rejected by...
Strategic Depth: The potential causative factor of post-Taliban Afghan Armed Conflict
Afghanistan is one of the most unfortunate countries on earth that has witnessed decades of seemingly endless armed-conflict. While analyses of the post-Taliban Afghan...
Future of U.S.-Russia Relations After The Bounty Reports
A jaw-dropping intelligence story surfaced on 26th June, 2020, in the New York Times, telling that a specialized branch of the Russian Federation’s military...
Afghan Peace Process and Indian Involvement
The Afghan peace process initiated in 2018, marred with episodic halts, finally witnesses an agreement between the US and Taliban on February 29, 2020,...
The new political game in Afghanistan
Afghanistan remains the conflict zone for the last 4 decades. Political dimensions changes not only effect inside Afghanistan but it really impacts on global...
U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
In 2003, an influential American thinker, Noam Chomsky, in his book ‘Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Power’ presented the case of America’s...
Doha Peace Deal and the Security Implications for India
The United States and the Taliban signed a historic peace agreement in Doha on Feb 29, 2020. The deal calls for complete withdrawal of...
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal
In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year...
US-Afghan Peace Deal: Beneficial for Pakistan’s National Security
In late February finally a peace agreement was signed between United States and the Taliban that sets a timetable for the withdrawal of the...