The government in place in Kabul, which has been in charge of the whole of Afghanistan since August 2021, is still not recognised. This in no way improves the lot of Afghan women in the country.
Articles on Taliban peace process
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Qatar has built goodwill – and business connections – around the world in recent decades.
Two years on from taking control of Afghanistan the Taliban continues to rule through fear and threatens the stability of the whole region.
The Taliban promised not to allow Afghanistan to be used by groups seeking to attack the US, yet terrorist groups have only become more emboldened under its rule.
The assassination of the leader of al-Qaida in Kabul raises some important questions about divisions among the Taliban leadership.
The Taliban is responsible for atrocities dating back to the 1990s, but has never been held responsible. The international community can play a role in ending the impunity.
Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Sufizada describes his experience trying to leave.
When the US invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, Afghans had endured 22 years of war. The Taliban were on the rise. Little has changed after an additional 20 years of war and suffering.
Two decades have passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban’s Islamic extremist regime. Despite efforts to update its image, the group still holds hard-line views.
Without women’s inclusion and meaningful participation, any peace agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban will lack legitimacy.
As American troops leave Afghanistan, a scholar of the country’s history and culture reexamines his photos of the nation’s people.
After months of delays, talks between the Taliban and Afghan governnment are due to start in Doha. Here’s what is on the table.
The US is taking an untraditional approach in its peace talks with the Taliban. The new deal does not contain many of the elements that are typically key to a successful peace negotiation.
A peace deal with the Taliban has been signed. But rebuilding Afghanistan after three decades of conflict will take much more than an accord, says a scholar of peacebuilding.
Why Afghanistan is still waiting to hear who its next president will be – nearly four months after the election.
Building a lasting peace in Afghanistan will take much more than an accord with the Taliban. In post-conflict nations, economic development and job creation are critical to national security.
According to a recent survey, Afghans rate their lives worse than anyone else on the planet. The election is unlikely to be a game changer considering the magnitude of challenges facing the country.
As Afghans head to the polls on September 28, peace still remains elusive.
A ceasefire with the Taliban won’t make it safe to send more refugees back to Afghanistan.
After Imran Khan’s visit to the White House, what lies ahead for his relationship with Donald Trump?
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ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
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Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism, George Washington University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
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Researcher and sessional academic, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Defence Studies, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Islamic History, UMass Dartmouth
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Senior Research Fellow, Initiative for Peacebuilding, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Politics & Economics, University of East London
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PHD in international law, Université de Strasbourg
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Research Professor & Associate Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
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PhD Candidate, WiSE Centre for Economic Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University