Articles

With stalled peace talks in Doha and raging violence in the country, Afghanistan is yet again at an inflection point. The critical question is: whether the Afghans and the international community will be able to find a sustainable and peaceful solut....

November 27, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , US , Taliban , EU , Peace talks , Ceasefire , troop withdrawal , Violence , Geneva Conference , Donor's conference

Doha Talks: a Long Road Ahead

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

The al-Qaeda led-terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, impelled America to wage ‘global war on terror’. Consequently, the United States toppled the Taliban regime (1996-2001) in Afghanistan for giving sanctuary to the terrorist group, al-Qaeda.....

September 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Pakistan , US , Taliban , Peace talks , Ceasefire , Human Rights , war on terror , women rights , minority rights

Afghanistan: Taliban abandons the 'peace talks'

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

Amid the global pandemic, when the countries are fighting for their very survival, the war in Afghanistan is slowly simmering. On Tuesday, the Taliban directed their negotiating team to end the ongoing discussions with the Afghan government on 'priso....

April 09, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , US , War , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Taliban , Peace talks , troop withdrawal , COVID-19 , aid cut , minorities , Sikh minorities , Hazara minorities

2019: A Year of Missed Opportunities for Afghanistan

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

The year 2019 ended for Afghanistan on a more chaotic and disappointing note because of two major reasons: a) failure in achieving any major breakthrough in the ongoing peace process with the Taliban, specifically in relation to the ceasefire and int....

January 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Presidential election , Peace talks , Ceasefire , Intra-Afghan dialogue , US-Iran escalation