Afghanistan
‘ISI didn’t plan the Taliban victory. The US facilitated it,’ says Adrian Levy
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Open Conversation with Adrian Levy, author
Will the Taliban Change?
Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin, meanwhile, stated that the Taliban’s success should inspire the Kashmir movement
Chaos in Kabul
While the termination of a “forever war” was necessary, it should have been preceded by a conscious policy of empowering the Ashraf Ghani government and the Afghan National Army
We can’t do business with Taliban, say India-funded Salma Dam builders
Several companies are tight-lipped about their pending projects in Afghanistan to protect the lives of their employees
Fearing for her life, Afghan TV anchor wants to leave Afghanistan
Shabnam Khan Dawaran, whose video exposing the Taliban went viral, says she continues to receive death threats
The Temptations of History
Afghanistan was never a viable nation-state and is unlikely to be one in future. The roots of the Afghan chaos are to be found in the country’s divisions
The Emirate of Hate
Rooted in the medieval mindset of the barely lettered, the Taliban draw their staying power from the coalition of clans, ready supplies of cash and a cosiness provided by a mindful neighbour
Return to Tora Bora
The crescent over Kabul today clarifies how America, on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, diminished the idea of freedom
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