Salient Features of the ‘New’ US War in Afghanistan
The new blueprint of US plan to fight the Afghanistan War. Will it work? CIA is expanding its covert operations
Double whammy: Farah truckers extorted by Taliban, police
Truck drivers in western Farah province complain of being forced into paying bribes during their journey. Statistic show five million
Are Afghan forces capable of sophisticated combat operations?
During my research for Pak-Afghan Youth Dialogue organized by the Center for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad, I was thinking,
Joint Taliban-Daesh assault wreaks havoc in Afghanistan
By Tahir Khan The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed allegations that “Taliban and local self-proclaimed Islamic State
From ‘Traditionalist’ Islam to ‘Modern’ Islamist Nationalism: Ideology in the Afghan Taleban
The Taleban’s ideology has transformed over the past two decades. While the movement once typified a ‘traditionalist’ Islam – that is,