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U.S and Engineering the Inclusive Government in Afghanistan
U.S and Engineering the Inclusive Government in Afghanistan
9th Summit of OTS; the beginning of an end
9th Summit of OTS; the beginning of an end
Changing the demographic context of some Afghan regions: Effects & Implications
Changing the demographic context of some Afghan regions: Effects & Implications
Future of Taliban leadership; what are the possibilities and scenarios?
Future of Taliban leadership; what are the possibilities and scenarios?

Op-ed

Lack of "Narrative" in the Second Resistance of Afghanistan
Lack of "Narrative" in the Second Resistance of Afghanistan
UK-Pakistan Multilateral Strategic Relations
UK-Pakistan Multilateral Strategic Relations
US and the issue of Afghanistan: from withdrawal to planning
US and the issue of Afghanistan: from withdrawal to planning
Is there a possibility of change in the “Taliban-centered security order” in Afghanistan?
Is there a possibility of change in the “Taliban-centered security order” in Afghanistan?

Interview

What is the possible policy and approach of the Taliban’s new government?
What is the possible policy and approach of the Taliban’s new government?
Prospects for Uzbekistan
Prospects for Uzbekistan's multilateral efforts for the Afghan Trans-Corridor
The Tajik narrative of the causes and consequences of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border disputes
The Tajik narrative of the causes and consequences of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border disputes
The prospective of Iran-Turkey cooperation in Central Asia
The prospective of Iran-Turkey cooperation in Central Asia
 

Op-ed

Lack of "Narrative" in the Second Resistance of Afghanistan
Lack of "Narrative" in the Second Resistance of Afghanistan
1401-11-08 10:26:15
The Second Resistance, which has been active in Afghanistan for more than a year, is still lacks an un-contradicted narrative. This vacuum causes the resistance to show ambiguous and double behaviors. The reality is that in the geography of Afghanistan,...
Is ISKP an actual or a potential threat in Afghanistan?
Is ISKP an actual or a potential threat in Afghanistan?
When ISIS announced the emergence of ISKP (ISIS–K) in Afghanistan, the then Afghan government categorically denied the ISKP' presence in the country for a year, but after the revelation of ISKP activities ...
21 Oct 2021 - 12:27
Why did Kabul fall and what is the future of Afghanistan?
Why did Kabul fall and what is the future of Afghanistan?
If the Taliban had taken over Kabul after a heavy war, they would now have been overwhelmed with excitement, but it did not happen. The Taliban suddenly found themselves in a situation that they were ...
13 Sep 2021 - 13:55
Taliban
Taliban's war policy after US withdrawal
The US president ended the country’s 20-year war in Afghanistan by announcing an unconditional withdrawal. However, since then the war in Afghanistan has entered a new phase because the Taliban know that ...
27 Jul 2021 - 00:19
Mapping Districts Captured by Taliban
Mapping Districts Captured by Taliban
After its second rise in 2005, the Taliban gradually began to capture territory and form a shadow government. The group also captured some remote areas and established its dominance over them. These victories ...
13 Jul 2021 - 12:01
Democratic Islamic Government; possible option for Afghanistan’s future political system
Democratic Islamic Government; possible option for Afghanistan’s future political system
One of the plans for formation of an Islamic government in Afghanistan that would be acceptable to both domestic and foreign actors, and at the same time reflects the Taliban's wishes is a structure that,...
13 Jul 2021 - 11:49
Iran
Iran's cultural relations with Central Asia and Afghanistan
Culture and cultural relations, in the form of public diplomacy and as one of the most important fields of foreign relations between Iran and the world, have always been under the spotlight since the ...
6 Jul 2021 - 09:47
Exonerating Taliban or appeasing Pakistan?
Exonerating Taliban or appeasing Pakistan?
Given the changes in security, political, and strategic equations of the region and world, and the urgent need for the United States to be present in the region, as well as its fear of forming an anti-...
7 Jun 2021 - 08:31
A Study of Proposed Political Systems in Afghanistan
A Study of Proposed Political Systems in Afghanistan
The US-Taliban talks opened a new way towards the intra-Afghan talks. The talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have been held for several times in Qatar and Moscow, and will continue in ...
24 May 2021 - 13:41
Lessons learned from the Bonn Conference
Lessons learned from the Bonn Conference
Following the collapse of the Taliban political system, the Bonn Conference was held on the basis of Lakhdar Brahimi’s "light footprint" plan in order to hand over Afghanistan’s control to the Afghan ...
20 Apr 2021 - 11:18
The Istanbul Conference; Bargaining over a 2 or 3 sided Afghan peace equation
The Istanbul Conference; Bargaining over a 2 or 3 sided Afghan peace equation
For Afghanistan, the Istanbul Conference is just like the Bonn Conference in 2001. The conference - to be held by the United Nations in cooperation with regional countries and the United States - is scheduled ...
15 Apr 2021 - 10:40
What options does Biden have in Afghanistan?
What options does Biden have in Afghanistan?
Joe Biden's team is facing a complex dilemma in Afghanistan and it seems that it has not reached a final conclusion yet. Biden's foreign policy team is caught between two conflicting realities in Afghanistan....
13 Mar 2021 - 12:08
The root causes of tension in the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations
The root causes of tension in the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations
The ups and downs of the relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan over recent months, are indicating a serious trouble between the two strategic allies. At first glance, it seems that the starting ...
20 Feb 2021 - 14:07
The approach of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan towards Iran in IOs
The approach of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan towards Iran in IOs
Votes of Central Asian countries to important and key issues such as the anti-Iranian human rights resolution have rarely changed. The change of opinion took place only when we witnessed a serious change ...
20 Feb 2021 - 12:25
Iran
Iran's probable return to Turkmenistan's Gas Game
In the last months of Donald Trump’s administration, it seems that all of his efforts to stabilize Afghanistan have failed. Meanwhile, Turkmenistan's relations with Russia has improved and a kind of balance ...
16 Jan 2021 - 10:03
Role of the great powers in Kyrgyzstan’s unrest
Role of the great powers in Kyrgyzstan’s unrest
Some regional countries and major powers with considerable influence in Kyrgyzstan sought to monitor the developments and intervene in the crisis management. Although the main sources of the protests ...
24 Dec 2020 - 10:29
Perspective and strategic importance of the Khaf-Herat railway
Perspective and strategic importance of the Khaf-Herat railway
The development of the international railway network from the Iranian city of Khaf to Afghanistan’s Herat and China’s Kashgar through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan would facilitate transportation and cultural ...
6 Dec 2020 - 11:59
Liberalism vs. Islamism: a new front in Afghan society
Liberalism vs. Islamism: a new front in Afghan society
​Alongside its language and ethnic boundaries, Afghan society is now facing a new frontier: the “ideological polarization”. Although this ideological polarization is currently mild and overshadowed by ...
10 Nov 2020 - 13:51
What is the role of UNSCR 2513 in the Afghan peace process?
What is the role of UNSCR 2513 in the Afghan peace process?
By accepting UNSC Resolution 2513 as one of the four pillars of the future negotiations with the Afghan delegation, the Taliban have sought to highlight the international community's capacity to advance ...
28 Dec 2020 - 09:21
What will be Biden
What will be Biden's possible policy in AFPAK?
From a geopolitical point of view, Pakistan is the geographical gateway of Mackinder's "Heartland" in South Asia. Located on the southern tip of Eurasia, Pakistan is considered as the shortest sea route ...
24 Dec 2020 - 10:40
The 5+1 platforms and the political Great Game in Central Asia
The 5+1 platforms and the political Great Game in Central Asia
Russia has so far shown no opposition to the presence of the regional countries in the regional convergence platforms and it seems that Moscow does not see the level of movements as contradictory to its ...
10 Oct 2020 - 10:17
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