In a roundtable at the Institute for East Strategic Studies which was attended by Dr. Abbas Araghchi, the political deputy of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the special envoy ...

China is an emerging world power that has increasingly extended its influence in Central Asia. Since 2010, the development of bilateral relations between China and Central Asian countries has grown significantly ...

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as the collapse of the bipolar world, the US military invasion of Afghanistan provided a unique opportunity for the White House officials to pursue their ...

This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...

This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...

In the heat of war and crisis in Afghanistan, a railway between Iran and Afghanistan was inaugurated for the first time by the presidents of the two countries. This railway connects Iran’s Khaf to Afghanistan’s ...

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 ...

The Taliban has reportedly been able to increase its financial income through drug trafficking, illegal mining and export in the recent years. The group's revenue in the fiscal year 1398 (which ended ...

The Biden administration will naturally take a different approach towards Central Asia, which will definitely contain new opportunities and threats for the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the macro level,...

The replacement of US President Donald Trump by a Democratic candidate like Joe Biden would be a major change that will affect the US policies in various regions of the world, including Central Asia. ...

India has turned to one of the most influential players in Central Asia during the recent years. Holding two rounds of talks with the Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, in a P5+1 framework,...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

​This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...

​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 ...

After the fall of the Taliban, everyone believed that the Taliban had ceased to exist and nobody could imagine that the group can be revived in a few years and play an important role in Afghanistan's ...

Turkmenistan’s society is based on tribal structures. The Teke, Yamut, Ersari, Ali-Eli, and Saryk are among the tribes that, regarding their population, historical settlement, and political power, play ...

The U.S. policy toward Pakistan during the Cold War, after the Cold War, and especially during the post-9/11 years, has experienced many ups and downs, which have affected the Islamabad-Washington relations....

​This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...