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The Collapse of Afghanistan

  Thursday, January 20, 2022

By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili 

Conventional wisdom suggests that the Afghan republic fell because societal values were incompatible with democracy and the country was simply ungovernable. This article traces t...

Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate

  Friday, January 14, 2022

By Arash Yaqin

At the beginning of 2021, Afghans faced another year of conflict and economic challenge, retaining some semblance of 

Systemic Violence on Local People

  Thursday, January 06, 2022

By Syed Irfan Ashraf 

When it comes to the coverage of terrorism in the Af-Pak region, journalists and analysts in Pakistan have one...

As A Regional Leader, Not A Victim of Circumstance

  Sunday, December 26, 2021

By Suhasini Haidar

India must respond to neighbourhood challenges by making it clear that it is an arbiter of its destiny and the region’s

Addressing an Indian Ocean Conference this month, Extern...

A Genuine Resistance that Offers Hope for all Afghans

  Sunday, December 12, 2021

By Luke Coffey

It has been four months since the Taliban took over most of Afghanistan after the US withdrawal precipitated the collapse of the Afghan government. Since then, the situation across the country has been bleak. Millions of gi...