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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
Af-Pak Diary: Decoding Hakimullah Mehsud’s Talks Offer
D Suba Chandran analyses the strategic implications of Hakimullah's recent video message

Af-Pak Diary: From Ahmad Shah Massoud to Rabbani
D Suba Chandran points to an emerging trend in the assassination of political leaders by the Taliban

Can the Taliban be convinced to renounce al Qaeda?
Radha Vinod Raju explores the prospects of Taliban’s renunciation of al Qaeda

Iran’s Role in the Taliban Negotiations: Q&A
Siddharth Ramana examines Iran's involvement in the Taliban negotiations

Q&A: Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
Andres Angel and Siddharth Ramana profile the attack on the Indian diplomatic mission in Afghanistan

Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan: Taliban's New Game Plan
Supriya Singh highlights the rising incidence of suicide attacks in Afghanistan and elucidates the Taliban's rationale for employing this tactic

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
News
2 bombs kill 9, wound 70 inside Afghan gated community linked to Karzai family in south
Washington Post, 17 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the southern...

Twin bombs strike at Afghan checkpoint near governor’s compound, killing 1 police officer
Washington Post, 15 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor’s compound in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one police officer, an official said. The explosions struck in the early morning in Jalalabad,...

Motorcycle bomb at Afghan market kills 3 as NATO reports attack on US special forces
Washington Post, 14 May 2013
KABUL — A bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle ripped through a crowded Afghan market in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, killing at least three people, as NATO reported that U.S. special forces had come under attack the previous day north...

NATO: 3 coalition troops killed in insurgent attack on Georgian base in southern Afghanistan
Washington Post, 13 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack targeted a base operated by  troops from Georgia. Omer Zawak, spokesman...

11 Afghan landmine clearers abducted, bomb kills intelligence officer
Washington Post, 11 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — Unidentified kidnappers have abducted 11 Afghans working in a U.N.-affiliated landmine clearing program in the east of the country, officials said Saturday.The 11 were taken  Thursday in a remote part of Nangarhar...

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Building Regional Stability in South Asia
Report of Track II Dialogue held on 8-9 February 2010
Conference Report 27
Afghanistan: Talking to Taliban
Mayank S Bubna
Issue Brief 94
books
Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008: Growing Violence
D Suba Chandran and PR Chari (eds.)
New Delhi: Routledge, 2008
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