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Afghan Taliban
What’s Between the Taliban and Iran?
By Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak
What's driving Iran's outreach to the Taliban, and how deep will the connection go?
Balochistan and the Killing of Mullah Akhtar Mansour
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The drone strike that targeted the Taliban leader points to a troubling future for Pakistan’s largest province.
In Afghanistan, Time to Wage War for Peace
By Moh. Sayed Madadi
With the Taliban leadership in transition, now is the time for the Afghan government to go on the offensive.
Killing Mullah Mansour Might Have Been All About the Haqqani Network
By Umair Jamal
For the new leadership of the Afghan Taliban, the peace process won't even be a back-burner issue.
4 Questions After the Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour
By Ankit Panda
With Mullah Mansour out of the picture, what's next for Afghanistan's long war against the Taliban?
Afghan President Blames Pakistan for Sheltering Taliban
By Catherine Putz
Ghani said militant groups “are being hosted and aided from the territory of Pakistan.”
The Implications of the Taliban’s Spring Offensive on Afghanistan
By Abdul Basit
It’s shaping up to be a tough few months for Afghanistan’s increasingly beleaguered government.
Road to Quadrilateral-Backed Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Refuse to Participate
By Ankit Panda
The Afghan Taliban has no intention of participating in peace talks with the Afghan government, despite international efforts.
Is South Asia Experiencing a Cold War?
By Catherine Putz
Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah says it is.
What Happened to ISIS’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Province?
By Arif Rafiq
A year after its founding, the Islamic State’s Khurasan province remains a notional entity.
Taliban: Attack on Journalists Not an Attack on Journalists
By Catherine Putz
By labeling TOLOnews a foreign “intelligence network” the Taliban are trying to justify the murder of civilians.
The New Politics of War and Peace in Afghanistan
By Tamim Asey
It is time to end “Great Game” politics in Afghanistan.