Analysis & Opinion
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New battlefront: South Asian power contests in Central Asia
Central Asia, notably Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have risen as subtle “influencers” in a Taliban-led Afghanistan ..
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‘Terrorism a Foreign Policy Tool’: Afghanistan’s Woes Must Act as Lesson for FATF on Pakistan
Pakistan’s claims to arrest terrorists and incarcerating them is also false as the Pakistani deep state continues to finance and plot bids to destabilize the immediate neighbourhood
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Afghanistan and Future of Pak-US ties
Counterterrorism and Afghanistan is one area where the US and Pakistan need each other’s support. The US does not want to see Afghanistan once again become a sanctuary for transnational terrorist outfits
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Uneasy Relationship of Afghanistan-Pakistan
Pakistani officials play down differences with Kabul and point to the many areas of ongoing cooperation to indicate that relations remain “smooth” and “good”. But it is also a fact that for months there have been no ministerial visits by…
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Afghanistan and the Way Forward
Afghanistan has remained politically, linguistically, and ethnically a fractionalised country. According to the world bank, Afghanistan’s financial dependency will continue beyond 2030
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The U.S. Must Exercise Restraint in Central Asia
This conflict has little impact on U.S. security, mainly because of the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The presence of any U.S
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Roadmap For Peaceful Afghanistan
Taliban leadership should follow the path of peaceful reconciliation in order to have legitimacy. In this regard, they need to work for an inclusive government, rather than indulging in tactics, which would likely further damage their international image
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Pressure Mounts on Pak to take Action against JeM chief Masood Azhar
People, who closely track developments in Afghanistan on behalf of their governments, said the reports of the JeM chief’s presence in Afghanistan could not be ruled out
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Devastating Impact of Closed Girls’ Schools Cannot be Articulated in Words
The country never recovered from the first Taliban ban on girls’ schools in the 1990s. This is a tragic and unfortunate anniversary
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US-Afghanistan Resumption of Talks
Now, Afghanistan (Taliban) should shape the game by managing the two sides of the Ukraine issue. They should not lose the regional powers by getting closer to America, but America still has a say in Afghanistan
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