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.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
The latest conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria exhibit new behavioral patterns, in which actors could cooperate, compete, or do both at the same time.
Migration Remains a Hot Topic in Turkey with New Regulations Imposed
Frustrations surrounding migration
The arguments surrounding migration escalated in 2021 over refugees from Afghanistan who left their country following the U.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
First of all, when the Biden administration abruptly withdrew from Afghanistan, a decision which Washington could not explain to its Western allies and for which it was fiercely criticized, Biden couldn’t ignore Turkey's constructive stance during the withdrawal process.
“The Damage Will Take Time to Repair”: An Interview with Caitlin Welsh on the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Food Security
And, if 2007-2008 is any indication, we can expect global food insecurity to significantly increase as a resultRead: Uncertainty Looms Over Afghanistan’s Food InsecurityQ.
The Economic Hitmen behind Regime Change in Pakistan
unhappiness with Pakistan's independent foreign policy, refusal to condemn Russia, allow drone strikes in Afghanistan, and an 'iron-clad' brotherhood with China.
