At a time when a significant part of the developments and unrest in the Badakhshan region is rooted in economic changes, particularly control over mineral resources— as part of the Taliban government’s ...

U.S. foreign policy in Central Asia in the second half of the 2020s should be understood not as a classical strategy of domination, but as a “networked, low-cost, anti-monopoly, and geo-economic” strategy;...

The return of Afghan migrants from Iran has become one of the most significant demographic and social developments in Afghanistan in recent years. According to United Nations reports, approximately 2....

Given the importance of overland connectivity between Iran and China, Afghanistan has emerged as one of the potential land routes. On the other hand, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption ...

The suppression of the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISKP) group— the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State ­— inside Afghanistan has pushed the group toward building a decentralized, transnational,...

The starting point was Kazakhstan’s accession to the Abraham Accords in November 2025. This development is reinforced by concrete figures: Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with Israel reached $162 million ...

For the Islamic Republic of Iran, Afghanistan is not merely an eastern neighbor; rather, it constitutes an integral part of the country’s surrounding strategic environment. The long shared border, historical ...

The gradual expansion of political, security, and military relations between Russia and the Taliban government is of particular significance, as it reflects a notable transformation in Moscow’s approach ...

As a result of the recent wars imposed on Iran by the United States and the Zionist regime, including the 12-Day War and the Ramadan War, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. maritime ...

The Institute for East Strategic Studies (IESS), affiliated with Khorasan Daneshvaran Company, hosted a meeting attended by a number of former officials, members of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber ...

This report examines the political, economic, and social causes of migration and focuses on the key strategies available to Afghanistan’s non-Pashtun ethnic groups to prevent or reduce migration.

The experience of the past three months of war demonstrated that, contrary to pessimistic forecasts, Iran’s economy possesses a strong and resilient foundation. While many countries facing military crises ...

The Silk Seven Plus (S7+) initiative should be regarded as the latest version of the policy of “regionalization through connectivity” across the space linking Central Asia, Afghanistan, and South Asia;...

Beyond a military confrontation, the Ramadan War has led to the creation of a new discursive space in Afghanistan; a space in which the "narrative of resistance" as a unifying factor has been able to ...

In recent years, major fundamental developments such as the emergence of a new generation of leaders, the war in Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia, regional convergence and increased multilateralism,...

Based on the recurring clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan and the absence of any clear prospect for resolving this conflict, the dispute between the two countries can be analyzed within the framework ...

A comparative examination of recent attacks and security tensions along Tajikistan’s borders with previous periods shows that these developments have been pursued according to a specific plan and objectives,...

China’s peripheral diplomacy toward Afghanistan is based on three core logics: prioritizing the preservation of minimum stability over direct intervention; active multilateralization without assuming ...

An analysis of Pakistan’s perception of a strategic partnership with the Islamic Republic of Iran indicates that the primary obstacle to deepening this relationship is not the absence of shared interests,...

The achievements of the Iranian President’s recent visit to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan were quite significant at the political and functional levels. However, the most important output of this constructive ...