Tag: Afghan Taliban
Senior Afghan Taliban leader says insurgents want peace
Senior Afghan Taliban officials including the group's top political advisor met with Afghan political figures in Moscow...
The Afghan Peace Talks: 6th Round
Spearhead Opinion – 24.05.2019
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
In early May 2019, Zalmay Khalilzad met with co-founder of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani...
Afghan Dialogue: A new stall
Spearhead Analysis – 23.04.2019
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The two-day intra-Afghan dialogue was scheduled to be held on the 19th of April 2019 in...
How Mullah Omar’s Death Has Resurrected Failures of US War on...
Spearhead Analysis – 21.03.2019
By Fatima Ayub
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
As the so-called ‘War on Terror’ enters its 18th year, a new revelation by a Danish journalist questioning...
Developments in Afghanistan – 5
Spearhead Analysis – 21.01.2019
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The US and the Afghan Taliban have been engaged in talks since 2018- rounds of talks...
Developments in Afghanistan – 4
Spearhead Analysis – 21.12.2018
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Recently US officials and members of Taliban engaged in a round of talks- in UAE. Reportedly,...
Afghanistan: The stalemate and solution
By Mohsin Raza Malik
In the hope of “opening a new page in the history of Afghanistan”, Russia hosted a landmark peace conference on Afghanistan...
The Chinese balloon
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali
No tangible guarantees were offered to Prime Minister Imran during his first visit to China to seek funds for his cash-strapped...
Propelling for peace in Afghanistan
By Rafiullah Khan
It is widely believed that US/NATO forces have almost exhausted all of the conventional efforts in combating Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan. It...
Developments in Afghanistan – 2
Spearhead Analysis – 13.08.2018
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The Eid ul Fitr ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban was hailed as a...