Afghan Taliban

Iran is arguably disappointed with the Taliban, but will Tehran take a step back from the relationship?

Far from seeing their rights as bargaining chips for aid, Afghan women live in a reality where the mounting restrictions also affect their ability to survive.

Islamabad will need to focus on the TTP and the terrorism problem rather than be diverted by provincial elections at this point.

A changing geopolitical landscape requires the U.S. to re-evaluate its South Asia policy and how it positions the region within its larger strategic calculus. 

Without revisiting its myopic Afghan policy, a new counterterrorism campaign alone will not fix Pakistan's mounting challenges with terrorism.

The TTP has called for attacks on Pakistani leaders while the Taliban in Kabul push back against Pakistani accusations of Afghanistan harboring terrorists. 

As Afghan women are being erased from society in Taliban-run Afghanistan, all Afghans will suffer. 

The decision will hurt the regime’s efforts to win recognition from foreign governments and international donors.

In striking a Pakistani target in Taliban territory, ISKP is harming its two primary battlefield enemies at once.

The latest claim by the Pakistani Taliban underlined the threat of Afghanistan turning into a haven for militants, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said.

The Taliban’s nationalist faction, if triumphant over the Pakistan-backed extremists, could help bring peace to the region.