By Sidiqullah Sahel It is believed that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The proverb best fits the current "rulers" of Afghanistan, known as the Taliban or "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan." The group acquired power in the country on 15...
A Research Paper by Irfan Yar Abstract After fighting for nearly two decades and investing an enormous amount of blood and treasure, why could the U.S. and its allies not defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan? While most of the literature attributes the Taliban's success to foreign...
Click here to watch on youtube (for mobile)In an interview with TRT World, Irfan Yar, the founder of the Afghanistan Security Institute said that IS-k AKA ISIS is a severe fast-growing threat in Afghanistan, and it must be stopped. He added that IS-K will grow...
By Sumit Mishra On 27th August 2021, merely twelve days after the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban, a fedayee (suicide bomber) belonging to the Islamic State's local affiliate Islamic State Khorasan (ISK), struck the Kabul International Airport, killing at least 95. This incident resurfaced...