Conflicts - Afghanistan

After Doha
March 2020 | Analysis

The US-Taliban deal will lead to an Afghan Civil War

The Afghan security forces may not collapse in the immediate withdrawal but would fight back. Taliban would want to capture the cities one by one as it did in the 1990s; the former would want to prevent the same from happening. This would lead to what the majority Afghans want to avoid - an open house. 

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The US-Taliban deal in Doha
March 2020 | Analysis

Five reasons why Pakistan is ecstatic

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Afghan Elections
October 2019 | Analysis

The Afghans are in for a long haul; so should the rest of us

Despite a decent election, there are challenges in converting it into an irreversible democratic process. Internal politics and external interest are chief among them and, not the threat posed by the Taliban.

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Afghanistan
March 2019 | Comment

Dialogue with the Taliban: Six Questions

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The Road to Doha
February 2019 | Comment

Why the Taliban continues with Violence despite Peace Talks: Three Explanations

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Afghanistan
January 2019 | Comment

All in the name of Peace

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