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On 9/11 Anniversary, Will Washington Acknowledge How Zalmay Khalilzad Empowered the Taliban?
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Americans mark not only the nation’s semi-quincentennial in 2026, but two darker anniversaries: 25 years since the September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda attacks and five years since the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul and the Taliban...
Why Does The New York Times Whitewash the Taliban?
ِBy Davood Moradian
August 15 marked the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. While much of Washington and the American media treated the anniversary as a footnote, the New York Times marked it with thre...
“Hum leke rahenge azadi”: Indian Roaches Set an Inspiration for Afghan Gen Z
By Neelapu Shanti
Taliban’s Dystopian Experiment & A Nation in Revolt
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Five years after their return to Kabul, the Taliban have built more than an Islamic Emirate. They are testing whether an authoritarian religious order can erase a plural society. Afghanistan’s women are proving that it cannot.
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India Taliban DNA Ties; a Mental Madness
By Neelapu Shanti
During his recent visit to New Delhi, Ataullah Omari, the Taliban’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, praised India for its warm hospitality stating that the people of Afghanistan feel closely connected to I...
The Taliban's Strategies of Intimidation and Their End Goals for Political Change
By Sowieba Abadi
The Taliban emerged in 1994 as a movement of religious students whose initial mobilization was framed around ending Afghanistan's civil war and restoring order. However, after gaining power, the movement's behavior diverged from its earlier...
