PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN TENSIONS REACH BREAKING POINT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL

Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point However difficult it may be, the world needs to re-engage with the troubled region Th...

WHY THE TALIBAN IS COMING IN FROM THE COLD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Why the Taliban is coming in from the cold Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fie...

CENTRAL ASIA IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Central Asia in Uncharted Territory Russia’s decline marks the next stage in the Soviet Union’s implosion.  By: Kamran Bokhari Russian influ...

DID THE AFGHAN FAILURE LEAD TO THE UKRAINE WAR? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Did the Afghan Failure Lead to the Ukraine War? One year after the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan is in dire s...

THE TALIBAN´S DANGEROUS COLLISION COURSE WITH THE WEST / THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West After barring girls from high school — and harboring an Al-Qaeda leader — the regime ...