With the U.S.-Taliban Deal in place, IS-K seeks to build…
Last Sunday evening, a large prison in eastern Afghanistan was stormed by IS-K militants resulting in dozens of…
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Does the U.S.-Taliban Deal Devalue American Sacrifices…
Long-deferred political efforts to put an end to the protracted war in Afghanistan gained new life in 2018.
The…
Is India’s Influence in Afghanistan Declining?
Following the conclusion of the eighth round of peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, a…
Frenemies: Prospects and Challenges for the Military…
With a potential peace settlement on the horizon, much will depend on the prospects and challenges for the…
The Taliban Peace Calculus
For the Taliban, the ongoing peace talks are a quest for political legitimacy and a political tactic—not a…
The Price of Inequality: The Dangerous Rural-Urban…
In Afghanistan, coups and regime changes are often initiated from the mountainous countryside by…
Give Ordinary Afghans a Voice in Any Peace Deal With the…
Recent negotiations between the U.S. peace envoy Zalmai Khalilzad and the Taliban’s newly appointed political chief…
Negotiating With Extremists Threatens Pakistan’s…
Negotiating with extremist groups—militant or otherwise—undermines the state's sovereignty and security.
In…
The Twin Goals of Peace and Elections in Afghanistan
What will it take to reach a peace settlement? More than anything, Afghanistan needs national leadership.
The…
The Peace Process in Afghanistan is a Failure
Editor's note: this assessment is based on a study conducted by the author for the Afghan Institute of Strategic…
The Political Ramifications of Trump’s Haste to Make…
The same week NASA announced the successful landing of its probe InSight on Mars, violence erupted in Kabul,…
Russia Returns to Afghanistan
On November 9, the Kremlin hosted representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Moscow.
Afghanistan…