Why does the Taliban Want to Move the Afghan Capital?

Why does the Taliban Want to Move the Afghan Capital?

As evidenced by information coming from Afghanistan, the situation and socio-economic position in the country is deteriorating. Every second Afghan resident is now suffering from hunger, and in the near future the food situation in the country may worsen further, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said on May 27 during the fourth…

Russia & Iran Will Celebrate India’s Return to Afghanistan

Russia & Iran Will Celebrate India’s Return to Afghanistan

Neither has anything against Pakistan per se, it’s just that they don’t believe that any given actor should be disproportionately dependent on a single partner like many assumed that the Taliban was via Pakistan. Indian diplomats just held their first formal meeting with Taliban officials to discuss bilateral ties and the resumption of Delhi’s socio-economic…

Comprehensively Expanding Russian-Afghan Trade Ties Would Be Mutually Beneficial

Comprehensively Expanding Russian-Afghan Trade Ties Would Be Mutually Beneficial

Russia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan should work more closely together in pursuit of their common multipolar goals in order to strengthen the interconnected Central Asian-South Asian space. Most of the world seems to have forgotten about Afghanistan following the commencement of Russia’s ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, but Moscow remains very interested in helping that…

Pakistan’s New Government Must Continue Its Predecessor’s Approach to Afghanistan

Pakistan’s New Government Must Continue Its Predecessor’s Approach to Afghanistan

It might be tempting for the pro-US school of thought within The Establishment to consider doing something differently in Afghanistan in order to send a positive signal of intent to America but such short-term thinking carries with it the very credible risk of harming Pakistan’s interests in the long term. Afghanistan mustn’t become a political…

Fear and Loathing in Washington

Fear and Loathing in Washington

One can frequently disagree with government policies without necessarily regarding them with disgust, but the Joe Biden Administration has turned that corner, first with its senseless promotion of a new Cold War that could turn hot with Russia and, more recently, with its actions undertaken to undermine and punish Afghanistan. The fact that the White…

Afghanistan Funds Seized by Biden Administration

Afghanistan Funds Seized by Biden Administration

While the administration of President Joe Biden is consistently escalating tensions between the Russian Federation and the United States over the status of Ukraine, the people of Afghanistan are condemning the expropriation of billions of dollars by the White House in an ongoing attempt to cripple the government in Kabul. Although it does not appear…