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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
अफगान वार्ता-लोगों को शामिल किये बगैर शांति वार्ता कैसे?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

अफगानिस्तान में मध्यस्थता के लिए नियुक्त अमेरिका के विशेष प्रतिनिधि जमे खलिलजाद ने कतर में ता....

April 23, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , तालिबान बातचीत , अफगानिस्तान सरकार और तालिबान
On The Eve of the Doha Round - Afghan Women Claim Their Space in the Peace Talks
Zulaikha Rafiq Commentary

This is an exceptionally confusing and exciting time in Afghanistan, and (we hope) a turning point in the history of the country. The US and the Afghan government representatives, together with civil society representatives are due to sit across the....

April 17, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Taliban , Doha , Afghanistan peace talks , Afghan Women’s Network
Kabul’s Muscle-Flexing amidst recent Tensions
Prateek Joshi Commentary

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent assertion that Pakistan would play a key role in the Afghan peace settlement has contributed to the latest downswing of ties between these two nations.1 In his address to journalists, Imran Khan not onl....

April 04, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Afghanistan’s government’s strong stance , Afghanistan peace process
Moscow Talks: Divided We Fall
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

In an unprecedented move, the Taliban delegation held two-day talks with the Afghan politicians in a Kremlin-owned President Hotel in Moscow to discuss the future of Afghanistan. However, in a rather typical manner, the Afghan Government was once aga....

February 18, 2019 Afghanistan , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Moscow Taliban talks , Afghanistan civil war
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