Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan/Central Asia/India. Central Asia could help safeguard Indian interests in Afghanistan (Saaransh Mishra, ORF)

In the last few years, India has conducted bilateral dialogues with Central Asia, the most recent one being the 2nd India-Central Asia Dialogue in October 2020. The...

China/Afghanistan. Chinese firms eye resumption of freight train to Afghanistan, after $31m in emergency aid (Global Times)

People walk on the street in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua) After Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced 200...

Afghanistan. Foreign ministers of neighboring countries stress no foothold of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan’s territory in joint statement (Global Times)

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses at the first Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of...

USA/Afghanistan/Defense. US Army working to recoup Afghanistan withdrawal costs (Jen Judson, Defense News)

Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks with paratroopers at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2021....

China/Afghanistan. Chinese firms plan Afghan platform to examine opportunities and pitfalls of investment (Global Times)

A man works at a glass wool factory in western Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2021. Photo: Xinhua Chinese business representatives in Afghanistan are to...

USA/Afghanistan. The U.S. Government Should Take the Lead in Providing Guidance on How to Moderate Social Media Content From the Taliban (Ashley Johnson, ITIF)

The question of how to handle government figures posting harmful content has loomed large over social media platforms this year, and it is even...

Afghanistan. The future of Afghanistan’s schools – and its children – is at stake (Zama Neff, HRW)

Books, notebooks, and other school supplies are left behind after May 8's deadly bombings near a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. ©...

Iran/Afghanistan. Iran and the Taliban (Erfan Fard, BESA Center)

Iranian clergymen, including Ebrahim Raisi, image via Wikimedia Commons The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 to overthrow the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks....

Afghanistan. Afghanistan in the Grip of Sanctions (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

The Taliban leaders will try to change the image of the organisation, to convince the international community that it is striving to break with...

Iran/Afghanistan. Iran’s Policy Toward the Taliban (Farhad Ibrahimov, Valdai Discussion Club)

Tehran has not yet worked out a solution and cannot answer the main question for itself: is it worth recognising the Taliban at all? However, what the Islamic...

Afghanistan/Central Asia/Eurasia. Central Asia and Eurasia after the Fall of Kabul (Glenn Diesen, Valdai Discussion Club)

The fall of Kabul will have profound implications for Central Asia and wider Eurasia — presenting both risks and opportunities. The risks associated with the Taliban...

USA/Afghanistan. State Dept. Working ‘at the Highest Levels’ to Clear Mazar-i-Sharif Charter Aircraft (Tara Copp, Defense One)

Military vehicles run in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. KAWA BASHARAT/XINHUA VIA GETTY IMAGES U.S. State Department officials acknowledged Tuesday that...

China/Afghanistan. China’s Future Road to Afghanistan (Soumya Awasthi, VIF)

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe. There are lot of...

Afghanistan/Turkey/Iran. Turkish and Iranian Response to Upheaval in Afghanistan (Md. Muddassir Quamar, IDSA)

The chaotic end of the US military mission has raised serious questions about the future of Afghanistan. The Taliban are back in the saddle...

China/Afghanistan. Beijing’s Strategic Moments with Taliban: Policy, Strategy and Worldview (Jagannath P. Panda, IDSA)

The future of geo-political security and power-balancing in the Middle-East/West Asia and regions adjacent to South and Central Asia is at present being drawn...

Afghanistan/Europe. Why Afghanistan was not a failure of European strategic autonomy (Ulrike Franke, ECFR)

German forces near Camp Marmal during a patrol outside of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan November 2009 Image byResoluteSupportMedia The war in Afghanistan is over – at least for...