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Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 October 2022

The move undermines the international consensus that the Taliban government should not receive direct aid until it addresses issues such as more inclusive government and the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 September 2021

An ‘air bridge’ between Kabul and Islamabad of eight aircraft and two helicopters completed the evacuation before the August 31 deadline. Meanwhile, Turkey has stepped up…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 December 2022

After a series of conciliatory moves, the Biden administration is trying to persuade the Taliban to make concessions in return for financial assistance. Taliban leaders are…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 December 2019

Patrushev was referring to recent fighting in the eastern Nangarhar province which seriously damaged IS as a fighting force. The Taliban say it was they, not Afghan government…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 October 2023

Meanwhile, long-standing opposition groups such as the National Resistance Front (NRF) and Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) have re-launched armed campaigns within Afghanistan.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 April 2024

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…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 November 2021
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 March 2022

This was his fifth visit to a South-east Asian neighbour since last November. In another development, in-person peace talks aimed at ending Thailand’s southern insurgency…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 June 2024

In contrast, just days earlier, the Council of Europe (CoE) dropped a vote on Kosovo’s membership of the organisation from its meeting agenda after key states advanced additional…

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