Tag Archives: Taliban
The Rise of Religious Extremism in Afghanistan, a historical lens
Irfan Yar
Introduction:This chapter explores the historical and socio-political evolution of religious extremism in Afghanista...
India and the Taliban: Time to Engage with Afghanistan’s Reality
By Irfan Yar
India and Afghanistan: A Moment for Strategic Clarity
The phone call between India’s External Affairs Minister and t...
Could Bagram Air Base Shift to U.S. Control? The Uncertain U.S.-Taliban Deal at Play
By Irfan Yar
Reports of a potential Taliban handover of Bagram Air Base to the United States raise critical questions about the evol...
Why the Islamic State Khorasan and the Taliban are at War
By Sumit Mishra
On 27th August 2021, merely twelve days after the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban, a fedayee (suicide bomber) belon...
History is reiterating itself: The Taliban must learn from its past
By Sidiqullah Sahel
It is believed that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The proverb best fits the curre...
“Melian Strategy” Why did the Taliban fight and negotiate at the same time?
By Irfan Yar As the US completes its troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban has seized the security vacuum to launch massive...
The ‘Father of the Taliban’ Is Dead. What Does That Mean for the Afghan Peace Process?
How will Maulana Sami-ul-Haq’s murder impact the Afghan peace process?
By Irfan Yar November 08, 2018 (originally published in ...