Articles

2019: A Year of Missed Opportunities for Afghanistan

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF 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 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Iran escalation , Presidential election , Peace talks , Intra-Afghan dialogue , Ceasefire

Afghanistan Presidential Election: Analysing the Preliminary results

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) has finally announced the preliminary results of the Presidential elections held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019. The results, though not final, gave a thin majority to the incumbent President....

December 27, 2019 Afghanistan Elections , Ashraf Ghani , Abdullah Abdullah , Taliban , UNAMA , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Reopening of peace talks

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

President Trump, during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on 28 November, has once again shifted the contour of US foreign policy towards the Taliban by declaring that the US has renewed the peace talks with the armed group. What is unique in this re....

December 04, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Taliban engagements , Taliban’s intransigence , Afghanistan peace

Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: A Long Struggle Ahead

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF

… there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women, no policy is more important in preventing conflict, or in achieving reconciliation after a conflict has ended .. international community must continue to provide the n....

September 19, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , women’s rights in Afghanistan , emancipation of Afghan women , Afghan women issues

Deadlock in Afghanistan

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off the secret meeting with the Taliban leaders at Camp David, and ended the peace talks with the armed group.¹ Further, keeping alive th....

September 18, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban intransigence , Afghanistan violence

अंतर-अफगान संवाद: एक परिप्रेक्ष्य

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

प्रस्तावना

जर्मनी और कतर के साझा प्रयास से 7 से 8 जुलाई 2019 को दोहा में दो दिवसीय अंतर-अफगान सं�....

August 07, 2019 अफगानिस्तान-तालिबान वार्ता , तालिबान का दोहरापन , अफगानिस्तान-शांति , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Intra-Afghan Dialogue: A perspective

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

The intra-Afghan dialogue convened with the joint efforts of Germany and Qatar from 7-8 July in Doha has raised hopes of ending the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. The dialogue was celebrated as a major milestone by all ....

July 24, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban’s duplicity , Afghanistan peace

Deepening Challenges for the Ghani Government

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The second round of intra-Afghan talks was concluded on 29 May 2019 in Moscow on the centenary of Russia-Afghanistan diplomatic relations during which the Taliban has once again refused the demand for a ceasefire.¹ The courting of the Tali....

June 26, 2019 Afghanistan peace talks , Taliban’s terror ransom , Fanatics vs Afghan government , Article , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan

Threats to Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

“Only the terrorist and the Taliban forbid education to the women. Only the terrorist and the Taliban threaten to pull out women’s fingernails for wearing nail polish….the fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of....

April 24, 2019 Taliban talks , Afghan women’s rights , Talibani fanaticsm , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan