The Legacy of Ogata Sadako and Nakamura Tetsu: Japan’s Role in Afghanistan
2020-06-25
By Shimada Haruyuki
Can the Intra-Afghan Negotiations Yield Lasting Peace?
2020-06-20
By Arash Yaqin
Even after almost half a century of conflict, Afghanistan has ranked first out of the ten must-watch conflicts for 2020 by the International Crisis Group. Today, the fate of Afghanistan’s system of government is at stake at the negotiating table with the Taliban, which is looking to reinstate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and enshrine Sharia law with
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The U.N. exposes the limits of the Trump peace plan with the Taliban
2020-06-09
By Bruce Riedel
Contrary to the Trump administration’s peace plan with the Taliban, al-Qaida is more embedded in the Afghan Taliban than ever. The Taliban have not renounced their alliance with al-Qaida. The maintenance of the alliance also raises disturbing questions about Pakistan’s role in sponsoring the Taliban war against the United States and NATO.
Peace Deal or Pipe Dream? The February 2020 Afghanistan Peace Deal
2020-05-30
By John Berkay
February 29, 2020 marked the signing of the most recent, and at first glance the most promising, peace deal between the United States and the Taliban. The self-proclaimed author of the peace deal, President Donald Trump, believes he has again solved a political deadlock which neither his predecessors nor international counterparts so far have been able to untangle.
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Afghanistan: in the eye of the storm
2020-05-20
By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah
Afghanistan has remained in the eye of the storm for the last 19 years, due to a persistent brutal war which has provided an opportunity for external players to meddle in its affairs. The Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban further brought the country into focus, and it was considered that the agreement would pave the way fo
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