Afghanistan Bans Opium Cultivation amid Economic Breakdown
Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium poppy cultivator, and a significant portion of its GDP relies on the crop.
Uncertainty Looms Over Afghanistan’s Food Insecurity
fghanistan is facing the collapse of essential services as food aid runs out, according to U.
Afghanistan Brings the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry to a New Level
s Afghanistan enters a new era with the Taliban’s takeover in August 2021, its potential political preferences in internal and international affairs have raised concerns.
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Keeping India and the US at Bay
n the midst of the sudden political changes in Afghanistan, the disastrous withdrawal of the U.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
invasion of Afghanistan
It is easy to forget considering Iran’s incessant rhetoric on being the spearhead of the so-called “Axis of Resistance”, but Tehran played a significant role in facilitating the invasions of both Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?
n urgent task is awaiting us: considering the progression of events, we must quickly liberate ourselves from the limits and confines placed on the Afghanistan discourse, which have been imposed by US-centered Western propaganda for over 20 years, and counting.
Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
However, and despite numerous national laws forbidding mercenary activity in the militarily advanced Western world, mercenaries have continued to flourish and thrive in the battlefields and cities of Iraq and Afghanistan – the two countries who suffered the most from the American imperial footprint in the 21st century.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
New Delhi is also acutely aware that a destabilized Afghanistan, or one controlled by the Taliban is totally fine with Islamabad, particularly because friendly relations between the Indian government and Kabul is the sum of Islamabad’s fears.
U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished?
military mission in Afghanistan will end by August 31.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
he United States is preparing to leave Afghanistan soon and "from the moment they leave, the only reliable country to maintain the process over there is obviously Turkey," stated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the recent NATO summit in Brussels.
An Insider Perspective on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
, has been persuading both sides to offer a compromise to speed up the reconciliation process and end the tragic war in Afghanistan.
How the Cross-Border Tribes Living between Afghanistan and Pakistan Impact Regional Politics
uring the second half of the twentieth century, numerous transformational changes took place in the socio-economic structure of the Pashtun tribes living across the Durand Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to forced or labor-influenced migration, civil war, foreign invasions, and the effects of modernity.
Peace Talks and Afghanistan’s Future: Three Scenarios
ullah Fazal, a leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Rashid Dostum confronted a verbal clash when Mullah Fazal called Dostum a “traitor” and “killer” during the Moscow conference on Afghanistan last week.
From Afghanistan to Palestine: ICC Tackles Politically Charged Cases
The Afghanistan investigation could reach to the highest levels of Washington officialdom of the 2002-2003 era.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
President Joe Biden declared Washington’s stand on Afghanistan, “my administration strongly supports the diplomatic process that’s underway, and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years.
Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism
The authors exemplify this with cases like Afghanistan, where counterrevolutionary wars led to the downfall of the nascent regimes.
How Does the UK View the Taiwan Issue?
with the greatest support both in theory and practice in Afghanistan and Iraq, which has had tremendous impacts on regional and global politics for years, and has acted together with the U.
Turkey’s Critical Elections at a Historic Crossroads
withdrawal from Afghanistan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it became a trend in the Middle East to diversify classical alliances and normalize problematic relations.
Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations
Drawing on extensive field research in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Pakistan, the book features detailed analysis of groups such as al-Shabaab, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and al-Qaeda in Iraq/the Islamic State in Iraq, as well as the KKK.
Imran Khan and the Making of a Legend in Pakistani Politics
Khan’s tilt towards Russia and China, and the denial of air bases to the United States, which was looking to maintain a presence in the region after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, angered the Biden administration.
