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Why Pakistan’s Foreign Policy to Afghanistan Backfired

..., Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, General Faiz Hameed, was seen sipping coffee at the Serena Hotel in Kabul. A news channel reporter captured this moment on video and asked, “Will you be meeting with the senior leaders of the Taliban?” The then-Director General (DG) of ISI replied: “No, I am not sure,” pointing to then-Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, saying “Maybe he will arrange it.” The journalist followed up, asking: “What do you hope ...

12.03.2025

expert column

Afghanistan and Regional Security: Scenarios for the Future

... the Taliban ceasing the hostilities that had continued until August 2021. The movement has also made great strides in fighting everyday crime as well. With no armed opposition in the country, this has had a positive effect on the overall atmosphere in society. Terrorist attacks against the Taliban—publicized by various kinds of “anti-Taliban” groups that are mainly directed from the U.S., Europe and Turkey—are most often virtual in nature. No institutional opposition to the Taliban has emerged in the country since August 15, 2021,...

24.09.2024

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