Afghanistan

The Commonwealth Observer Group, chaired by the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete, witnessed the general elections in Nigeria.

Ballot boxes for the 2019 Nigerian general elections. (Commonwealth Secretariat via Flickr)

Commentary

A Lack of Security Could Undermine Elections in Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Feb 13, 2023

Commentary

12 Min Read

Analysis of the causes and consequences of escalating jihadi attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and geostrategic options for India. Anchored by Dr. Sreeram Chaulia and featuring expert commentary by Dr.Aparna Pande, Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute, USA

(Screenshot via Doordarshan/YouTube)

In the Media

Indian Diplomacy: Terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Feb 6, 2023

In the Media

Taliban fighters stand guard during a military street parade in Maymana, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2022. (Elise Blanchard/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Taliban Liars Will Never Change

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 13, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via BBC)

In the Media

Changing Pakistan's National Narrative on Terrorism

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Dec 21, 2022

In the Media

Ahmad Massoud in Panjchir Valley, Afghanistan on September 5, 2019. (Reza/Getty Images)

Commentary

World Must Show Its Support for Afghan Opposition

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 4, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Taliban fighters stood guard as people searched for relatives outside a hospital after a suicide attack at an education center in Kabul on Friday. (PHOTO: STR/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)

In the Media

ISIS Strikes in Kabul

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Sep 26, 2022

In the Media

Afghan politician Ahmad Massoud, one of the leaders of the National Resistance Front and son of the famed Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021. (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Support for Afghan Resistance a No-Brainer

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Sep 25, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Reports

US Has an Opportunity to Support the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Reports

Long Read

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri photographed in 2001. (Hamid Mir via Wikimedia Commons http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2011/05/03/feature-02)

In the Media

Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Sep 12, 2022

In the Media

Members of Taliban led government, as well as many Afghan men participate in celebrations marking the 1st anniversary of the US-led troops' withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Bilal Guler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Members of Taliban led government, as well as many Afghan men, participate in celebrations marking the first anniversary of the US-led troops' withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Bilal Guler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Taliban’s Amir on the “Victory” in Afghanistan

Sara Hakimi

MA Candidate, Georgetown University and former diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan

C. Christine Fair

Professor of Security Studies

Sara Hakimi & C. Christine Fair

Sep 9, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

A man looks on at a snow-covered security checkpoint that marks the entrance to Logar province, beyond the southern gate on January 17, 2022, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Taliban Instability is a Risk to Central Asia