Before the tension between the Taliban and Pakistan flared up, Michael Kugelman, a leading expert on South Asia at the Atlantic Council, had warned that the crisis between the Taliban and Pakistan would surpass Pakistan’s …
An Insider Account of the Fall of Peace Talks with the Taliban
The sudden collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021 is frequently diagnosed as an unexpected military failure. However, an examination of the state’s internal administrative mechanics reveals a different reality: the collapse …