(THE CONVERSATION) The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban left many surprised. To Ali Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam at Penn State University, a key to understanding what is ...
In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's ...
Afghanistan has long been linked to cross-border terrorism. That could prove a major factor if the combatants shift from state armies to proxy militias. Every time tensions rise between India and ...
New Delhi: When Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stepped onto the grounds of Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, he was doing more than gesturing at ...