Khalilzad’s Claims Ignore Four Years of Documented Pakistani Diplomacy and His Own Catastrophic Record in Afghanistan
There is a particular kind of audacity that comes from men who have failed comprehensively at something and then returned, without apparent embarrassment, to lecture others about how it should be done. Zalmay Khalilzad has questioned Pakistan’s assertion that diplomacy with the Taliban has failed. This is the same Zalmay Khalilzad who spent years shuttling […]
Russia Acknowledges TTP and ISIS-K Terrorism Emanating From Afghanistan at UN Security Council Briefing
When Russia speaks at the United Nations Security Council, it does so with the full weight of a permanent member whose assessments carry institutional consequence. The remarks delivered by Russian Deputy Permanent Representative Anna Evstigneeva during a UNSC briefing on Afghanistan are therefore not a routine diplomatic formality but a significant data point in the […]
Taliban’s Shifting Storylines: Is ISIS-K Really a ‘Foreign’ Problem
Al-Mirsaad and Zabihullah Mujahid’s attempt to downplay Muhammad Sharif Jafar’s role in the Kabul airport attack is a desperate deflection.—raising serious questions.
Humanitarian Emergency and Security Threat in Afghanistan
Irresponsible US exit led to enduring crisis inside Afghanistan: security vacuum, economic woes, and IS threat.
Additional Details about Jalalabad Attack Come to Light
Kabul administration authorities in Jalalabad have asked residents to stay indoors. Afghan Army’s chief of staff Gen. Yasin Zia is also present in the city to lead the operation himself. Security forces launched a special operation when Jalalabad prison was attacked that evening. Authorities announced that the prison is under control and five attackers have […]