The coming to power of a radical religious movement in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s prompted an attempt by the United States to consolidate ... ... its ability to determine the development of world politics. Then any actions of the Taliban on the sovereign territory of Afghanistan became a legitimate reason for international... ... consequences. With a high degree of probability, it will strengthen the position of Pakistan, which already closely cooperates with China and relies on its economic opportunities...
... around the division of power (that is, what powers each side will be vested with and what state and other structures they will control). Instead, they should focus on the very political, ideological and economic basis of the future power structure in Afghanistan.
Kh Khalid Farooq:
Pakistan Will Appreciate Russia Playing a More Active Role in the Region
Right now, Kabul and the Taliban have diametrically opposite views on this issue. For example, the central government calls for a republican form of government based on the principles of moderate Islam and respect for the fundamental documents of modern international law. Meanwhile,...
... China is particularly important. In a climate of the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, the effectiveness of the SCO is questioned.
China remains committed to providing... ..., Beijing is not interested in creating of “safe haven” for terrorist groups in Afghanistan because of the Uighur issue.
For Russia, the problems of countering international... ... traditionally important.
Ruslan Mamedov:
The Inter-Afghan Talks: Transforming the Taliban
The abrupt withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan could destabilize...
... Head of National Counter-Terrorism Authority of Pakistan
RIAC Expert Tatyana Kanunnikova talks with Kh Khalid Farooq, expert in terrorism and former Head of National Counter-Terrorism Authority of Pakistan (
NACTA
), about improving the situation in Afghanistan, negotiations with Taliban, and the areas for Russia and Pakistan can cooperate in.
On Feb 5–6, the Taliban political envoys met with Afghan political leaders in Moscow to discuss the peace process. The event was organized by the Afghan diaspora but representatives from Pakistan took part in this meeting ...
... and pledged loyalty. A few months of self-proclaimed Caliph’s emissaries’ hard work and negotiations with the Taliban leaders
were crowned with success and creation of a new IS stronghold
. Given the recent history of the Af-Pak region (Afghanistan and Pakistan), and the role played in it by the Taliban, it is difficult to overestimate the implications of such an alliance and the future prospects for the countries of Central and South Asia, as well as for the whole system of regional security. What are the motives, tools and conditions of IS ...
... Taliban? And where? One way or another, the split is weakening the organization.
The appointment of Akhtar Mansour as leader of the Taliban can be viewed in two ways: as a victory for Pakistan or as the strengthening of the radical tendencies within the Taliban. Akhtar Mansour is clearly supported by Pakistan.
The second factor concerns the situation in Afghanistan, including the spread of the Islamic State (ISIS) and its influence on the Taliban. ISIS already has a presence in 25 provinces in Afghanistan, and this number will only grow. And Akhtar Mansour has declared that the jihad will be fought until ...
... offensive, and a civil war – or something approaching it – is likely. In this conflict, the Taliban is likely to expand the swath of Afghan territory that it controls.
Combined with a reduction in U.S. drone strikes against militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan, this would allow militants a “safer-haven” to regroup and grow stronger. Peace overtures and Taliban-friendly attitudes from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in Islamabad and the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would give militants even more breathing room. The question is what they would do with it – ...
Who power in Afghanistan will belong to after the withdrawal of the coalition forces
Current withdrawal ... ... chance to survive: it seems that wider range of various political forces including the Taliban and its allies will have a share in it.
Now all the actors on the Afghan political... ... political attrition.
Besides, these talks need to include one more participant – Pakistan, on whose efforts the outcome of the talks would largely depend. By the autumn...
