President Joe Biden said in April 2021 that by September of this year the U.S. military will depart from Afghanistan. Security on bases and outposts of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces were stepped up as the Taliban continued to seize and contest the country’s territory despite continuing peace negotiations with the Afghan Government. …
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. The Taliban, nonetheless, are in a fix, as centrifugal forces are posing them …
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 Taliban fighters entered official buildings nationwide, including the presidential palace. Senior commanders in black …
How a new generation of Afghan Taliban fighters was forged under American fire Read More »
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 that ISIS-K poses a veritable threat even if the U.S. troops leave Afghanistan. …
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A scrimmage in a border townA canter down some dark defileTwo thousand pounds of educationDrops to a ten Rupee Jezail (Rudyard Kipling) Afghans have done what Afghans do best – fight to the bitter end and celebrate it as a sport. The master story teller John Masters writes in The Lotus and the Wind that the “Afghan …
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 is high time that countries realize Pakistan cannot and should not “do more.” …
Afghan peace: Why Pakistan should no more “do more” Read More »
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 to analyze with critical thinking strategic and security implications on Pakistan. Sharing thousands of kilometers …
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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 stability. What’s next? This is a question everyone may be asking once an …
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