Taliban Archives

The Why and What of Non-Inclusivity and Dissensus in the Taliban ‘Emirate’

Unless the Taliban regime adopts relatively non-intrusive social policies and embraces people-centric approaches to governance, it will remain somewhat a mirror image of its old regressive self from the 1990s.

Vishal Chandra
November 04, 2024
Special Feature

Taliban’s Approach to Natural Disasters

Recurring flash floods across northern and eastern Afghanistan highlight the vulnerabilities faced by the population compounded by the impact of climate change and internal state failure.

Puspa Kumari
July 03, 2024
IDSA Comments

Afghanistan’s Changing Drug Dynamics

While there has been a significant reduction in opium cultivation in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s watch, there is a need to more effectively address underlying drivers of opium cultivation.

Puspa Kumari
May 22, 2024
Issue Brief

Taliban’s Focus on Infrastructure Development

Despite a difficult economic situation, the Taliban have advertised their efforts towards infrastructure development over the last two years.

The Dynamics of Central Asian Engagement with the Taliban Government

Geopolitical and geo-economic reasons account for the Central Asian nations, barring Tajikistan, following a multi-vector approach towards the Afghan Taliban regime.

Jason Wahlang
February 19, 2024
IDSA Comments

Whither Pakistan? Growing Instability and Implications for India

Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Pakistan has invariably evoked a great deal of interest among India’s strategic affairs community. Because of historical, geographical, economic and cultural linkages, developments in the neighbourhood have important implications for India’s politics, economy and security. The basic argument that flows from the report is that Pakistan is likely to remain unstable because of inherent weaknesses in its political, economic and security policies.

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Taliban’s Systematic Apartheid against Afghan Women and Girls

Afghan women and girls have borne the impact of systematic identity erasure and discrimination in the public sphere due to the Taliban’s edicts.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai
September 18, 2023
Issue Brief

The Metastasising ISKP Menace for India

The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for last year’s botched Coimbatore and Mangalore blasts in an attempt to show its expanding influence, which raises serious concerns for Indian security agencies.

Emerging Fault Lines between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban

Given the ideological convergence the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has with the Taliban, the latter may not be able or willing to fulfil Pakistan’s demand that its activities be curbed.

Nazir Ahmad Mir
December 09, 2022
IDSA Comments

Escalating Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban

Border clashes and failure to act against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have led to rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.