Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban: Are the Tides Changing?
Pakistan wanted an ally on its west border that can oppose India and anti-Pakistan elements. Afghan Taliban being the ideologically driven faction emerged as indirectly favoring Pakistan. Though most of the Taliban are ethnic Pashtun, their ethnicity has never taken over their ideological identity, so in both respects, the Taliban were less detrimental to Pakistan’s security challenges.
Failure of United States in Afghanistan
Failed withdrawal: Afghanistan in turmoil, economy ruined, society unstable, security lacking, infrastructure insufficient.
Dissecting Afghan and Pakistani Taliban
Afghan Peace Process in limbo amid rising hostilities & debates over US ‘over the horizon operations’ base.
Implications of Probable Pak-Afghan Security Agreement
Setting up a seminal ‘security agreement’ between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be beneficial to both neighborly nations.
Dasht-e-Barchi and the End Game of Spoilers
Tragic blasts hit Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi, targeting a school and Shia community, claiming over fifty lives, mainly schoolgirls.