Taliban Archives - Page 9 of 11

Pakistan-TTP Negotiations

On-going negotiations between Pakistan and TTP; what are the stakes for Pakistan and the Interim Government of Afghanistan? What are the potential detrimental factors that can sabotage the smoothly progressing peace process, that includes the key involvement of Tribal elders?

India’s Ingress Into Afghanistan: Why Should Pakistan Worry

Afghanistan in influx – can Pakistan afford to allow India to make in-roads into Afghanistan once again? How much worrisome is India\’s gradually growing ingress in Afghanistan?

Will Russia Take the Lead in Recognising Afghan Interim Government?

Russia inviting Afghanistan to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum coupled with the statement that came from Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan are significant developments given the fact that Russia’s engagement on the Ukraine front seems to have delayed its response on Afghanistan and its transition. Special Envoy, Zamir Kabulov, in an interview to state […]

Failures of Police Assistance Mission Led by the US in Afghanistan

The detailed report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on the “Lessons Learned” pinpoints and analyzes in depth the failures and the causes of failures of the US in Afghanistan. The report dissects the problems and the consequent inability of the US and the allies to build an independent Afghan National […]

Who Is Responsible for Afghanistan’s Collapse?

The question of responsibility will surface time and again until a humanitarian and security catastrophe keeps haunting Afghanistan and the region – who is responsible for Afghanistan’s collapse?

Afghanistan’s Recognition Conditional With an Inclusive Government, Says Iran

Iran, once again, stressed the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and maintained that this is the only way through which Iran will formally recognize Afghanistan. This time, the statement comes from Iran’s Foreign Minister, Amir Abdollahian, as he was in a joint press briefing with his Iraqi counterpart. A high-level delegation from Iraq […]

Afghan Envoy Summoned Over Attacks on Iran’s Diplomatic Mission

Afghan envoy in Iran was summoned after incidents of attacks on Iran’s consulate in Herat and Iran’s embassy in Kabul took place. These attacks were perpetrated by protestors who were protesting against an alleged beating of Afghan refugees in Iran by the Iranian border guards. Over the past few days, videos have been widely circulated […]

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.