Women and the Taliban
World attention remains focused on Afghanistan in the wake of US and Nato military withdrawal from the country. As foreign forces continue to leave, Taliban commanders have embarked on an…
The Taliban onslaught
The Taliban have proved to be a formidable foe to the Kabul government. They have excelled at ambushes, perfected their targeted attacks, and mastered the art of eliminating slightest opposition.…
Taliban and the region
Afghanistan is heading towards more violence, chaos and instability. The fears of a bloody civil war are growing. The Taliban continue to gain more ground in rural Afghanistan at the…
With Taliban deal, US shifts away from two decades of global war
In making peace with the Taliban, the United States is moving to end its longest-ever war and also signalling a major shift: After two decades, an era of global US…
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier by the day, with fighting raging across Afghanistan and no…
Months after abrupt halt, Trump gives blessing for Taliban deal
Nearly three months after he abruptly ended talks with the Taliban, President Donald Trump has given his blessing to fresh diplomacy, but major obstacles stand in the way of a…
US races for Taliban deal but Afghan peace further away
After nearly two decades in Afghanistan, the United States is racing to reach an agreement with the Taliban within two months but a broader peace deal for the war-ravaged country…
Bargaining peace with the Taliban
Russia has tactfully used the centennial of Moscow-Kabul diplomatic relations to bargain peace with the Taliban. In the name of this moot, Kremlin has hosted the Taliban for informal peace…
The Taliban return
Having fought for over 17 years, the US and the Afghan Taliban are well on course to finally turning swords into ploughshares. Only a cataclysmic event can bring the current…
Brazen Taliban attack threatens Afghan peace talks, stability
A Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound in Afghanistan is a major coup for the insurgents that threatens to torpedo peace talks…
