The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy
How are the Taliban and Kabul faring in their diplomatic tug-of-war over Afghanistan’s neighbors? By Ahmad Bilal Khalil Since the […]
Iran’s position in the Afghan foreign policy
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jawad Zarif visited Afghanistan in an official trip on 7 May 2017 and met […]
Poverty and Unemployment in Afghanistan: The Two Main Challenges
The World Bank and the Afghan government have released a joint report about poverty and unemployment in 2013 and […]
Academic debate: regional geopolitical changes and its impacts on Afghanistan
Since the past several years, we have witnessed many geopolitical changes in the region and the world. Especially in […]
Hekmatyar’s entry into national politics and its impacts on the country
After two decades, the head of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appeared in a public gathering in Laghman province. Some lawmakers […]
Tensions between Kabul and Islamabad and efforts to improve the bilateral relations
While tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) General Naveed Mukhtar […]
The bloody incident of Balkh and the government’s policy of peace and war
The Taliban carried out a deadly attack on 209th Shaheen Corps last week. Based on the recent investigations of […]
The new US administration and the future of Kabul-Washington relations
The US Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis in an unexpected trip visited Kabul on 24 April 2017. He […]
The mother of all bombs, the reasons behind its use and its evaluation
The US forces used their biggest non-nuclear bomb in Assadkhail region in Achin District of Nangarhar Province on 13 […]
The NUG and the alarms of political instability
Issuing a decree, the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani dismissed his Special Representative for Reforms and Good Governance Ahmad Zia […]