NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, India’s Former Envoy to Afghanistan in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “The brazen Pakistani airstrikes(in Khost and Kunar province that have killed dozens of people) are a fairly severe escalation across the Durand Line,” Ambassador Mukhopadhaya says, and are “the outcome of more […]Read More

Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul has expressed concerns over the presence of foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan and warned that their presence threatens Pakistan and the region. Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan told Tolo News’ Hamid Bahram that al-Qaeda and Daesh pose a threat. “Terrorist organisations present in Afghanistan have been posing threats to the security of […]Read More

A member of the negotiating team of the Resistance Front (RF) says they proposed the establishment of a transitional government in Afghanistan in their two-day meeting with officials of the Islamic Emirate hosted by Tehran. The Islamic Emirate delegates visited Iran on Saturday and returned to Kabul on Monday. The RF member, speaking on condition […]Read More

NEW DELHI: On the first episode of ‘The Gist’ in 2022, Ambassador Amar Sinha, Former Member of the National Security Advisory Board(NSAB), India’s Ex-Envoy to Afghanistan and Distinguished Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in analysis with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Editor’s Note: These are quotes edited for space, […]Read More

NEW DELHI: It is widely acknowledged that the Taliban are in control in Kabul, but does somebody else or group control the Taliban? Jeff Smith, Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, argues that the terrorist Haqqani Network has strong influence over the Taliban because its leader Sirajuddin Haqqani is deputy emir of the Taliban and […]Read More
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