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The Taliban: From Ideological Insurgents to Organized Crime Syndicate
Images of men holding onto planes following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021 during the US military evacuation of Afghanistan were left seared...
Advanced US Weapons in the Hands of Rebels
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the end of a two-decade-long war, but it also sowed the seeds of...
The Militant Aftershock of Afghanistan
The chaotic aftermath of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 continues to reverberate across South Asia, with Pakistan emerging as an unintended casualty of...
Complex political and economic dynamics in South Asia
The political situation in Central and South Asia is developing quite rapidly. There is a dynamic that allows us to draw some preliminary conclusions....
The Taliban’s Internal Struggles and Path to Collapse
The Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021 was heralded as a decisive victory for the militant group, yet four years into their rule, the...
Taliban’s Deepening Divisions: A Regime at the Edge of Chaos
The Afghan regime is experiencing a power struggle. Despite being in power for more than three years, still conflicts exist among the two factions...
Conflict Dynamics in South Asia
The conflict between the Afghan government led by the Taliban and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is gaining momentum. The contradictions have reached a...
Different Paths of Development in South Asia
Taliban commander Mawlawi Mansouri has stated that Afghanistan is ready to conquer Tajikistan. A high-profile video confession by a senior Afghan Taliban commander was...
Taliban Rule Triggers Human Rights Catastrophe
A recent United Nations report presented to the Human Rights Council (HRC) has cast a harrowing spotlight on Afghanistan’s accelerating human rights crisis under...
Afghanistan’s Stolen Future under Taliban
The Afghan Taliban’s internal fractures are becoming increasingly visible. Taliban Justice Minister Abdul Hakim Sharia recently confirmed his resignation—though it remains unaccepted—accusing senior officials...