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1 – 10 of 141Local villagers were ignoring the ban on the production, use and trafficking of drugs, announced by Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada in April 2022. The Taliban…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287039
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This was a reference to criticism of Taliban rule by certain international players. While engagement between the emirate and the West remains limited, the Taliban are drawing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286669
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The Taliban have increasingly fraught relations not only with Shia, most of whom are ethnic Hazaras, but also with other marginalised communities, including Salafis -- a small…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285955
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Islamabad said the strikes were aimed at anti-Pakistan militants, but the Taliban described the action as “reckless” and retaliated by firing at Pakistani troops along the border…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286205
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The report contains the results of opium poppy cultivation surveys in Myanmar and Laos during the 2022/23 poppy season. The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284232
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Talib had spent several months putting the guard together. His appointment formalises the establishment of the new force, which will be under Haibatullah’s direct orders.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283496
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The order is aimed at Afghans especially. Pakistan blames them for much of the terrorism afflicting it and wants Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban to do more to curb the Pakistani…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282682
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On October 3, Pakistan's caretaker government announced November 1 as the deadline for all “illegal” immigrants to leave the country. It has been clear from the outset that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283670
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The final departure of US troops from Kabul in August 2021 has become a point of political contention that will feature during next year’s election campaign. Republicans blame…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281221
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SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…