Opinions
Islamic State Wilayat Khorasan: Phony Caliphate or bona fide province?
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
By Siddhant Kishore
While there is raging debate about whether the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) are foes or operational allies, there is little doubt that ISKP c...
Afghanistan and its donors: a critical time
Monday, November 23, 2020
By Nematullah Bizhan
The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, on 23 and 24 November, presents an important opportunity for renewing t...
Qatar, the Taliban, and the Gulf Schism
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
By David B. Roberts
Qatar’s mediation efforts and activist foreign policy set up a Manichean split between opposing world views.
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Resurging terrorism
Thursday, October 08, 2020
By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah
Current incidents of terrorism are either propelled by ethno-nationalism or by religious militancy
Three militants killed in an encounter in...
Does America Side with Pakistan or Afghanistan?
Saturday, October 03, 2020
By Arash Yaqin
A recent Twitter post by the former Pakistani foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad As...
