Employing Loopholes: Escalating Pakistani Taliban Activity and its Repercussions
Since the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) announcement of the cancellation…
The Future of Relations between Al-Qaeda, Taliban and Islamic State After Al-Zawahiri’s Death
Light was shed once again on the relations between the Taliban movement…
Five Barriers: Taliban’s Psychology and Challenges of Transforming into a Government
When attempting to change their mental image or cope with surrounding developments,…
Will Taliban Abandon Al-Qaeda?
The September 11 attacks of 2001 in New York – dubbed the…
Afghanistan’s Awaited Battle Between the Islamic State Caliphate and Taliban Emirate
“An Apostate Group” is how the Islamic State (IS) – or rather…
Talibanistan or Civil War: Scenarios for the Afghanistan Crisis
Two decades after the United States ousted the Taliban from power, the…
Afghan Peace Process: Cautious Optimism
Statements coming from Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani, and more importantly…