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Special Commentary
How to Read al-Zawahiri’s Killing
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy.. · 31 Aug, 2022 · #5828 · Commentary
On 1 August 2022, the
US announced
that it had killed al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in “a precise, tailored airstrike” on a safe house in Kabul. In his remarks, US
President Joe Biden said al-Zawahiri had moved to downtown Kabul to “reuni ...
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A Message for Taiwan in the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Prashant Kumar Singh. · 12 Dec, 2021 · #5798 · Commentary
In
August 2021, the Global Times
declared the US “abandonment” of Afghanistan a lesson for Taiwan. It warned that it was
“Afghanistan today” and will be “Taiwan tomorrow.” Separate headlines in the
the Global Times’ online editions ...
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What does the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Mean for China?
Cherry Hitkari. · 13 Oct, 2021 · #5792 · Commentary
The return of the Taliban in Afghanistan marks the
commencement of a new chapter in Asian geopolitics. China, as an aspiring
superpower and Kabul's largest neighbour, sees both opportunities to be seized
and risks to be staved off on the Afghan tu ...
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Afghanistan’s Education Sector: Prospects Under Taliban Rule
Fazlullah Akhtar and Amit Ranjan. · 11 Oct, 2021 · #5791 · Commentary
Two decades of war conducted by
the US and its allied forces against the Taliban ended in August 2021 with the Taliban’s
return to power in Afghanistan. If precedents are any indication, the Afghan education sector is one of the key sectors set
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East Asia Compass
Chinese Diplomacy and the Taliban in Afghanistan
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 31 Aug, 2021 · #5783 · Commentary
It
is becoming increasingly obvious what kind of superpower China might be. Even as the international community
watches the unfolding events in Afghanistan with concern, China has moved
quickly to further its interests in the region. For Beijing, ...
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The Strategist
Afghanistan: The Consequences of US Withdrawal
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar. · 29 Jun, 2021 · #5772 · Commentary
President Biden announced
on 14 April 2021 the end of what is described as America’s “forever war” in
Afghanistan. The announcement
came nearly two decades after the US invasion of Afghanistan. Ten years ago,
the US proclaimed
the accompli ...
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The FATF ‘Grey List’ and Pakistan’s Prospects
Katyayinee Richhariya. · 29 Jan, 2021 · #5753 · Commentary
On 8 January 2021, a Pakistani court sentenced senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leader, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, the
mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to a five-year imprisonment on
terror financing charges. This came weeks ahead of the February 20 ...
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India: Beyond the Binary of Whether to Talk to the Taliban
Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy. · 10 Jul, 2020 · #5704 · Commentary
In the backdrop of a US-backed negotiated
settlement attempt in Afghanistan gaining momentum, the debate on talking to
the Taliban has resurfaced in India, particularly through May 2020. There may
be some potential advantages India could gain by t ...
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Afghanistan: Concerns Regarding Political Prospects and Washington-Kabul Relations
Fawad Poya and Bushra Tariq. · 29 Jun, 2020 · #5701 · Commentary
Developments in
the run up to and post the signing of the February 2020 US-Taliban agreement
have generated considerable concern regarding the political future of
Afghanistan as well as regarding the prospects of the US-Afghanistan
partnership, e ...
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Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy and a Troubled Peace Process
Dr Shalini Chawla. · 05 May, 2020 · #5684 · Commentary
While the world is engrossed in intensifying the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan’s peace
process is finding it difficult to draw the necessary time and attention from
the international community. The Taliban rejected the Afghan g ...
