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The Forgotten Fate of Former Afghan Soldiers under Taliban Rule
The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran has once again exposed former Afghan military personnel to widespread persecution—including arrest, torture, extrajudicial…
Riyadh and Kabul: Strategic Calm Opening New Geopolitical Horizons
In a region marked by growing complexity and fluid strategic alignments, the government in Kabul continues to face pronounced international isolation—particularly from Western…
Challenges Facing Damascus Government Regarding Druze, Alawites, and Kurds
The peaceful transition of power in Syria—marked by Bashar al-Assad’s departure and the subsequent assumption of power by Ahmad al-Sharaa—was indeed a rare event in the region’s…
Misdiagnosing Terror: When the Cure Became the Disease
The world has witnessed a war waged not only with weapons but with dangerous assumptions, a war that, for over two decades, promised to eradicate terror. Yet instead of delivering…
From Recognition to Realpolitik: Russia’s Afghan Strategy and U.S. Bargaining
Russia’s evolving posture toward the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reveals a strategic calculus that transcends mere regional accommodation or counter-terrorism hedging. With…
The Iran-Israel War and Pakistan’s Two-Faced Strategy
Pakistan has long perfected the art of deception, playing both arsonist and firefighter in global crises, while continuing to masquerade as a responsible state actor. The latest…
As China Trades and Russia Calculates, Iran Faces a Lonely Confrontation
As tensions mount over #Iran’s nuclear program and fears of an #IsraeliStrike escalate, Tehran finds itself increasingly cornered. In an ironic twist of global realignment, Iran’s…
From Blood to Water: The Bitter Irony of Dostum’s Threats and Taliban’s Canal
In one of the most ironic twists in recent Afghan history, the Taliban government—once dismissed as a backward militia incapable of governance—is now on the verge of completing the…
Ashraf Ghani and the Art of Historical Evasion
By all honest accounts, Ashraf Ghani was never the reformer he pretended to be. Draped in the language of technocracy and Western enlightenment, he was, in practice,…
Victory Without Substance: Pakistan’s False Triumph and India’s Unstoppable Rise
Despite Pakistan's official proclamations of victory following the May 2025 conflict with India, a closer and more sober examination reveals a starkly contrasting reality. While…