Opinions
The Taliban’s Third Act
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Since their emergence out of Afghanistan’s civil war in the 1990s, the Taliban have occupied a significant place in Afghan, regional and global politics. The February 2020 peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban paved the way for th...
Khorasan: why many Afghanistan citizens are pushing back against the term’s association with terrorism
By Magnus Marsden
Gunmen attacked Moscow’s Crocus City...
Modi’s Re-election: A Chance to Revitalize Afghanistan-India Relations
By Sadiq Amini
These days, Afghan democrats need a champion, and India, under Modi’s leadership, could be that champion – if New Delhi can correct course on its Afghanistan policy.
For centuries, and particularly over the last two decades, Ind...
Addressing a Human Rights and Looming Terrorism Crisis in Afghanistan
By Lisa Curtis and Annie Pforzheimer
Executive Summary
Pursuing the same harsh policies as it did during its previous stint in power in the 1990s, the Taliban has increasingly clamped down on the rights of women and girls since...
Rebuilding Organizational Identity in Women's Protests
By Abdul Saboor Sitez
In the first steps of implementing the Taliban regime, women emerged as members of numerous movements with different slogans, expressing their strong opposition to it. Despite their recent emergence, these movements were able to create a political...