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Taliban
Will the Olive Branch With Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Bring Peace in Afghanistan?
By Najibullah Noorzai & Hashim Wahdatyar
The peace deal with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is an achievement to Ghani's credit, but will it change the Taliban's thinking?
Afghan Forces Struggle to Hold the Line
By Shawn Snow
Major Afghan cities are currently surrounded and under assault by the Taliban forces.
Kunduz Back in Government Control as Taliban Conduct Information Operations
By Shawn Snow
Afghan forces retook the city center of Kunduz on Tuesday after it was briefly taken by Taliban militants.
Ghani’s Brussels Trip Overshadowed as Taliban Capture Kunduz Again
By Shawn Snow
The Taliban have launched yet another major assault on Kunduz.
General Raziq: Kabul’s Man in Southern Afghanistan
By Shawn Snow
The Afghan government's reliance on Abdul Raziq highlights Kabul’s reliance on warlords for its war strategy.
Afghanistan, Between India and Pakistan
By Najibullah Noorzai
Has the time come for Pakistan to put an end to its security dilemma with India?
The Battle for Helmand: Afghanistan's Largest Province May Fall Entirely to the Taliban
By Ankit Panda
Helmand, the nexus of opium production in Afghanistan, may fall entirely into the Taliban's hands.
Is China Bringing its South China Sea Tactics to the East China Sea?
By Ankit Panda
Plus, PACOM's top man speaks, India and nuclear testing, Afghanistan's sturggle in Helmand, and more. Links.
It's Official: 8,400 US Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan Beyond 2016
By Ankit Panda
The number represents a modest decrease from current levels, but an increase over the planned 5,500.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's Troubling Links to Extremist Financing
By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
Is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf funding extremist religious schools?
The Torkham Incident: Why Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchanged Fire
By Rohan Joshi
The tensions that led to an explosion of hostilities across the Afghan-Pakistan border have been long simmering.
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Has Failed, Resulting in Regional Isolation
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai & Mona Naseer
Pakistan's regional isolation can't be in its long-term national self-interest.