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Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Taliban Peace Calculus

Tamim Asey

For the Taliban, the ongoing peace talks are a quest for political legitimacy and a political tactic—not a strategy—to end the war in Afghanistan. The Taliban consider direct negotiations with…

DevelopmentAfghanistan, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Price of Inequality: The Dangerous Rural-Urban Divide in Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

In Afghanistan, coups and regime changes are often initiated from the mountainous countryside by heavily-indoctrinated and disgruntled young men. These young men, who live in severe poverty and are without…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, NATO, Taliban, United States

Give Ordinary Afghans a Voice in Any Peace Deal With the Taliban

Kambaiz Rafi

Recent negotiations between the U.S. peace envoy Zalmai Khalilzad and the Taliban’s newly appointed political chief Mullah Ghani Baradar have made rare progress, bringing the two sides closer to signing…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Pakistan, Taliban

Negotiating With Extremists Threatens Pakistan’s National Security

Mikail Shaikh

Negotiating with extremist groups—militant or otherwise—undermines the state's sovereignty and security. In January 2019—in a landmark turn of events—the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted and ordered the immediate release of Aasia…

Government & PoliticsAfghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Twin Goals of Peace and Elections in Afghanistan

Qaseem Ludin

What will it take to reach a peace settlement? More than anything, Afghanistan needs national leadership. The Taliban held its fourth round of direct talks with the United States in…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Peace Process in Afghanistan is a Failure

Omar Sadr

Editor's note: this assessment is based on a study conducted by the author for the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies entitled The Fallacy of Peace Processes in Afghanistan: The People’s Perspectives.…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Qatar, Russia, Taliban, United States

The Political Ramifications of Trump’s Haste to Make Peace with the Taliban

Kambaiz Rafi

The same week NASA announced the successful landing of its probe InSight on Mars, violence erupted in Kabul, Afghanistan. A rogue militia commander’s arrest by government security forces triggered violent…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfghanistan, NATO, Russia, Taliban, United States

Russia Returns to Afghanistan

Robert Clark

On November 9, the Kremlin hosted representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Moscow. Afghanistan has been plagued with four decades of war and conflict. Afghans are understandably…