Opinions
Why Khalilzad Diplomacy is Catastrophic for Afghanistan?
By Dr. Yaqub Ibrahimi
In the six rounds of bilateral talks between Zalmai Khalilzad and the Taliban, there was no promising prospect for Afghanistan. Khalilzad’s diplomacy and the so-called Qatar process have had three clear outcomes: th...
Uzbekistan Perspective: Ensuring Regional Security and Countering Extremism and Terrorism
By H.E Ismatulla Irgashev
I would like to present our vision of the prospects for the development of the situation in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, which we regard as an integral part of...
Editing the Past: Colonial Production of Hegemony Through the “Loya Jerga” in Afghanistan
By M. Jamil Hanifi
The central government of Afghanistan disintegrated in April 1992 setting in motion the collapse of the Afghan state apparatus that culminated in the occupation of the country by the armed forces of the United States in Autu...
Afghan Trading Networks, Geopolitics and Everyday Diplomacy: Transcending West Asia’s Northern and Southern Tiers
By Magnus Marsden
Central Asian transnational commercial networks play an important role in connecting much of West Asia. Since the traders who form such networks are multi-lingual and able to inhabit multiple cultural spaces, they are...
US Peace Envoy to Afghanistan Must Stop Admiring Taliban to Succeed in Mission
By Mohammad Naser Sidiqee
Over the last couple of weeks, the Afghan government and E.U. officials have been scrambling to de-escalating tensions between U.S. Peace Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Afghan Nat...
