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Taliban should erect a coherent state

Afghanistan sits at the crossroads of all energy, trade and transit corridors in an era of geo-economics Afghans are witnessing a déjà vu. History is repeating itself. The country is once again exploding, and this time despite a relatively peaceful change of guard.…

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How a new generation of Afghan Taliban fighters was forged under American fire

Many on the front line of the Taliban offensive grew up in post-Taliban Afghanistan Americans misread the Taliban’s power, assuming it had diminished as had Al-Qaeda’s ISLAMABAD: As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul on Aug. 15 for an undisclosed destination, armed…

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Kabul suicide attacks should ring the alarm bells

The multiple suicide attacks at the Kabul airport on August 26, killing over 170 people, including 13 American soldiers, and injuring over 200, are stark reminders that the Afghan capital remains vulnerable despite the Taliban's control of the city. They also warn…

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Canter down the dark defile

A scrimmage in a border town A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten Rupee Jezail (Rudyard Kipling) Afghans have done what Afghans do best - fight to the bitter end and celebrate it as…

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Afghan peace: Why Pakistan should no more “do more”

According to Maheen Ahmed, a Research Associate at IPRI, Pakistan has done a lot for Afghanistan and the US, yet there are campaigns falsely accusing Pakistan of not doing enough and derailing the Afghan peace process by supporting the Taliban. However, it…

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Fall of Kabul: Strategic and Security Implications on Pakistan

Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Meritorious Professor of International Relations and former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Karachi. 25 August 2021 As the dust is settling down following the fall of Kabul and takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban, it is time…

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Afghanistan at the Crossroads: What Went Wrong & How to Move Forward

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IPRI Webinar Series “70 years of friendship: Navigating the Future”

This year marks the 70 years of relationship for Pakistan and China. The leadership on both sides have time and again reiterated the strategic relationship as “deeper than the oceans, higher than the mountains and sweeter than honey”. Along with the military…

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Role of Pashtunwali in Taliban’s return

Few people are likely ready to believe that it's a new Taliban. The closest reference to the Taliban is their five-year rule before 9/11, which symbolized brutality. However, the Taliban apologists justified the extreme measures as a big factor that brought peace and…

Dispatches by sherani 23/08/2021

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CPEC and the Geo-Economics Pivot

Sakib Sherani is a former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, and ex-principal economic adviser to the Ministry of Finance. He currently heads Macro Economic Insights, a consultancy based in Islamabad. 23 August 2021 In a major policy…