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Can Conditional Engagement Spur Reform in the Taliban’s Afghanistan?
Four years into the second period of rule by the Taliban regime, Afghanistan has plummeted into economic insecurity and a human rights crisis. Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, the regime’s chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid had claimed, “we are going…
Russia’s Recognition of the Taliban: A Power Play in South and Central Asia?
In early July, Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. This recognition followed an April 2025 ruling by Russia's Supreme Court to delist the Taliban as a terrorist organization. Russia's recognition signifies a major…
भारत का तालिबान 2.0 के प्रति रूख: सतर्क एवं सतत
हाल की भारतीय पहल, जैसे कि जनवरी 2025 में विदेश सचिव विक्रम मिस्री की तालिबान शासन के विदेश मंत्री के साथ बैठक और नई दिल्ली द्वारा अफ़ग़ान दूतावास का नेतृत्व करने के लिए तालिबान प्रतिनिधि को संभावित रूप से स्वीकार करने…
India’s Approach to Taliban 2.0: Cautious and Persistent
Recent Indian moves such as foreign secretary Vikram Misri’s meeting with the Taliban regime’s foreign minister in January 2025 and news reports of New Delhi potentially accepting a Taliban representative to head the embassy have generated a lot of curiosity…
Water as Leverage? Improving Iran’s Treatment of Afghan Migrants
From October 14 to 15, more than 200 Afghan migrants attempting to enter Iran irregularly were reportedly attacked by Iranian border guards. HalVash, an advocacy group for the Baloch people that is based in Iran, claimed that dozens were killed…
2024 U.S. Elections and Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future
Washington’s relationship with Afghanistan was once a central talking point in U.S. foreign policy, but in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country receives far less attention in policy debates. As the United States heads to the…