#Taliban

Afrasiab Khattak

a_siab

Under the “war on terror “ of the last few decades & the recent hybrid martial law in Pakistan, military has replaced civilian executive in dealing with population along the

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

Secretary Defense nominee Llyod Austin on Afghanistan in his confirmation hearing: Hawley's exchange with Austin on troop levels in Afghanistan on this link. The gist is that Austin says he

Salman Javed

M_EssJay

Afghan Taliban, drones & indians -Reports started emerging in last October of TTA using drones as a new weapon. On last Friday another news emerged, of an attack on an

Kamran Bokhari

KamranBokhari

Extremely difficult negotiations. For the simple reason that the Taliban want to alter the current Afghan state to a Sunni Afghan version of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Whereas the

Mirwais Hotaki

ThoughtAnalyst

In this Tweet, Andrew's inquiry led me to reflect. During my time in the Taliban, I wondered how the issue of tribal interplay will be solved.I will provide a basic

Afghan Historians

AfghanHistorian

CIVIL WAR:Three years after the #Soviet withdrawal, the Afghan communist regime finally collapsed. In April 1992 the victorious #mujahideen converged on #Kabul. The long-term rivalry between #Hekmatyar and Massoud would

Dr. Jonathan Schroden

JJSchroden

I’m going to post some thoughts on @USIP’s #AfghanistanStudyGroup report in this THREAD. 1/nhttps://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/afghanistan_study_group_final_report_a_pathway_for_peace_in_afghanistan.pdf I’ve been debatin

Kevin Knodell

KJKnodell

Nobody wants to know the truth about Afghanistan. A brief thread.https://twitter.com/IwriteOK/status/1359623939148898308 One solution that's been posed is to leave a counter-terror force in the country for select missions but abandon

J.p. Lawrence

JpLawrence3

(1/9) A photo thread from my visit to Achin district for @starsandstripes for a story on life after the Islamic State. Story is here and photos follow:https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/with-us-troops-gone-from-two-bases-in-eastern-af

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

Three things which stood out in this story on China-Pak ties based on a “new U.S. intelligence assessment”:https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2020-08-06/new-china-pakistan-axis-undermines-us-in-afghanistan-strengthens-uig

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StarOfHilal

PAKISTAN & THE US IN AFGHANISTANRed flags in the East: is Pakistan crawling over ice for an illusion? A Major Non Nato Alliance or a major missed opportunity?Some of my

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

Thread: The United Nations monitoring team for ISIS, al-Qaida sanctions committee's new report is out. Major points in the report: 1/n https://undocs.org/S/2021/68 Contrary to recent speculation, no member state has

Zaid Hamid

ZaidZamanHamid

1.Today, another Pak army convoy was ambushed in Waziristan. Fence on the Afghan border cannot stop the terrorists hiding within our own ranks, within our own political parties but funded

Jason Blazakis

Jason_Blazakis

It is important to remember that #Russia flirtation with the #Taliban is isnt new. In 2018, there was a little read report that State was considering adding Russia to the

FJ

Natsecjeff

THREAD Few things I want to say regarding Afghanistan withdrawal:1. I'm still very skeptical if the deal can be fully implemented. 2. It is not a peace deal. It was

Nicola Careem

NicolaCareem

BBC EXCLUSIVE: The Taliban has told the BBC that if 'a single' foreign troop remains on the ground in #Afghanistan beyond the current negotiated withdrawal timetable, they will see them

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