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The United States, Afghanistan, and the Issue of Peace: Prospects Analyzed

The Afghan war which began in 2001 is now the longest war in American history. The war had formally ended in December 2014 and had cost $578.7 billion. There are…

March 23, 2021Afghanistan, USA

Intelligence ops

Kremlin takes advantage of contacts with Taliban to answer charge of Russian bounties

As the Joe Biden administration came, Russia has been eager to wipe out a charge of bounties the Taliban received for killing coalition militaries by involving the Taliban in blanking…

February 3, 2021Afghanistan, Russia, Taliban

The Taliban and AQIS Cooperation casts doubts on peace deal in Afghanistan

As the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have cooperated and coordinated efforts, it is wrongly to assume the Taliban as a force in Afghanistan, therefore, that is able to create a strong…

November 23, 2020Afghanistan, Haqqani network, Taliban

Governance Must Read PDF

The Pushtuns of the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands, 1979

We recommend reading the CIA research paper “The Pushtuns of the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands”, which provides an insight into the inter-tribal relations in the Pakistan-Afghan border region. It describes the evolution…

July 20, 2020Afghanistan, Pakistan, Pushtuns, tribalism

Terrorism

Belgian intelligence helps to identify the Russian bounty program victims in Afghanistan

Russia may be involved in killing at least a dozen American service members in 2019. The statement of Philippe Goffin, Belgium’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the country’s Minister…

July 20, 2020Afghanistan, Russia, Taliban

Intelligence ops

Tasks and grounds for Russia to interact with the Taliban through military intelligence

Information on Russia's involvement in coordinating the Taliban in Afghanistan, targeting to destroy the U.S.-led coalition troops, is confirmed by certain facts of interaction and cooperation between the Taliban and…

June 29, 2020Afghanistan, Russia, Taliban, USA

Situation Reports Terrorism

Any deal the US makes with the Taliban is likely to empower the latter

When the United States started the negotiations with the Taliban, the scale of hostilities decreased, but later the Taliban resumed participation in attacks. It was in the second half of 2019…

February 6, 2020Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, USA

Drug trafficking Estimates

Afghan heroin trafficking and control

May 27, 1986, in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the Soviet cargo ship Kapitan Tomson, coming from Soviet Baltic port of Riga, steered for its berth at the Unitcenter dock in the…

November 25, 2019Afghanistan, heroin, Russia, Taliban

Estimates Terrorism

Russia’s weaponization of the Taliban

Russia’s support to the Taliban represents a serious problem that could jeopardise years of progress towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The Taliban, counting on the assistance of a…

November 8, 2019Afghanistan, ISIS, Russia, Taliban

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