Opinions
Iran, Al-Qaeda and the Taliban; Close Relations between Shiite and Sunni Fundamentalists: A Strategic Move or a Matter of Expediency?
By Rahmatullah Nabil
In this commentary, Rahmatullah Nabil, the former Head of the National Directorate of Security of Afghanistan (2010-2015), discusses the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
The appointment of two prominent and seasoned Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers with close ties to the Taliban as the new Ambassador and Deputy Ambassador of Iran in Afghanistan, and the handing over of the Afgha...
Resisting the Taliban’s New Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Co-Authored by Zalmai Neshat, AISS Research Fellow
"With the arrival of the Taliban, women were removed from society." Hoda Khamosh Journalist featured on 2022 TIME 100 list
Since...
How Afghanistan’s Money Exchangers Have Worked Around the Taliban
Dr. Nafay Choudhury
A year after the Taliban took power, Afghanistan’s money exchangers are being squeezed by economic turmoil and harsh rules implemented by the new regime. But while their market has certainly seen better days, the 400 exchangers hustling i...
Knowledge, attitudes, practice of people toward the COVID-19 pandemics, and its impact in Afghanistan
By Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Narges Neyazi and Khushal Nabizada
COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the social and economic norms. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices studies are used to address the information gap for further strategic decision making to control the...
The Lionesses of Kabul & Tehran in Khorasan
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Just days after the Taliban’s occupation of Herat in August last year, a group of Herati women gathered outside the governor’s off...
Why Did Secretary Austin Receive Pakistan's Military Leader With Full Honors?
By Dr. Michael Rubin
Earlier today, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, chief of staff of the Pakistani Army, visited the Pentagon. Secretaries of defense regularly receive senior foreign defense officials, but not every visit is the same. When Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom...
