OPINION
Iran's gamble with Taliban
Although the leadership of the Taliban has learned to make noises not as pungent to the international community as its earlier avatar, the common Talib remains bigoted youth grounded in intolerance and a very conservative interpretation of Islam. Even if those leaders who were based in Doha talk about tolerance and inclusiveness, the support base remains extremely conservative
Taliban's rise may help fuel separatist agenda in Kashmir
The Taliban has too many challenges at hand. Its struggles to form a government, run it, sustain it and save it from many other virulent groups are too many for it to export its help to Pakistan in its Kashmir mission. The Taliban have brought the whole of Afghanistan under its control except the Panjshir province. But it is the Islamic State-Khorasan and the TTP which have the potential of keeping it engaged.
Taliban in Kashmir
While it is an important question of strategic defense and foreign affairs, for the people of Kashmir it means coming face to face with one of the most radicalized militant organizations of South Asia and the same can have deadly consequences for an already ravaged Kashmir Valley.
China influencing world using army of fake social media accounts, but why?
China has introduced an army of fake personnel on social media accounts and every news that emerges as pro-China news can be misleading and dreadful these days. Some of their fake news has turned out to be authentic as several of the official Chinese embassies around the world keep tweeting them that finally 'becomes' true.
Retreat from Afghanistan also retreat from US ambitions to remake world
"As we turn the page on the foreign policy that has guided our nation the last two decades, we've got to learn from our mistakes," he said in Tuesday's speech to the nation at the end of the 20-year Afghan war.
Pentagon news leak sparks row: Easing rules led to Kabul airport suicide bombing?
A report published by US news website Politico on Monday, based on notes leaked from the Pentagon, said top Pentagon commanders detailed a plan to close Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport by Thursday afternoon Afghanistan time. But the Americans decided to keep the gate open longer than they wanted in order to allow their British allies, who had accelerated their withdrawal timeline.
Defence against Talibanisation of India
Firstly, will Afghanistan facilitate anti-Indian Pakistani jihadi proxies by allowing them to shift their training and operational headquarters to southern Afghanistan, and secondly, whether or not the numerous jihadi groups still active in Afghanistan, like the ISIS-K, will become powerful rallying point for pro-jihad Islamist groups inside India.
Why Kashmiris cannot forget the tyranny of Afghans
In Taliban 1.0, the Kashmiris were lukewarm to the establishment of an Islamic emirate by Mullah Omar. Unlike in the case of Palestinians, there was no murmur of protest over the NATO forces' bombardment and killing of thousands of Muslims -- militants and civilians -- across Afghanistan for 20 years.
Will a divided global community change its stand on Taliban 2.0?
One of the most critical tasks at hand for the Taliban would be to ensure stability of the economy and containing the depreciation of the Afghani -- the currency of the country. And for that the Taliban 2.0 would need -- some recognition and acceptability -- on the global platform. But that will not be easy to acquire.
Unsure China seeks US help to 'guide' Taliban in Afghanistan
China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- held "at the latter's request" according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry -- on Sunday exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and also the China-US relations.
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