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Three Years of Taliban Governance: Evaluating Changes and Challenges in Afghanistan
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

Unanticipated but the Taliban have completed their three years in power in Afghanistan since the United States' chaotic withdrawal in August 2021, ending twenty years of conflict in the country. After grand celebrations marked at Kabul’s former US

September 06, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate, Three Years in Power
Between Isolation and Engagement: The Afghan Taliban’s Diplomatic Dilemma
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

Introduction
With the Afghan Taliban back as the new rulers of Kabul since August 2021, the regime has found itself caught in a diplomatic conundrum—maintaining isolationism on the one hand and engaging bilaterally with its regional ne

June 13, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Afghanistan, Taliban, Engagement, Isolationism
India’s Strategic Diplomacy: Navigating India’s Engagement with the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

Following the visit of an Indian delegation to Afghanistan in March 2024, there was much speculation across academia as well as policy circles on India’s relations with the present government in Afghanistan, as India embarked on expanding its engag

April 19, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, India, Afghanistan, Taliban, Relations, People-to-People connections, Strategic concerns
Climate Change & Environmental Degradation: Impacts of War in Afghanistan
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF

Introduction
In the beginning of this month (February 2024) a three-day international conference on climate change was organized by the Nangarhar University situated in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province of Afgh

February 29, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, War, Afghanistan, Climate Change, environmental degradation, Drought, Landmines, Military Burn Pits, War Induced Deforestation, Karez System, Napalm
Taliban Interim Administration: A Review of its Regional Engagements in 2023
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

Introduction
The year 2023 marks the second anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul. After more than two years of the takeover, Afghanistan is still in the middle of a deep humanitarian crisis and a grappling economy amids

January 30, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Pakistan, China, Iran, Taliban, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Deportation of the Afghan Refugees from Iran
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

Introduction
In recent developments, it has been observed that large scale deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran is in process, after Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan, announced that more th

December 28, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Article, Iran, Afghanistan, Afghan refugees, Afghan Immigration
Is a Demographic Shift underway in Northern Afghanistan?
Dr Anwesha Ghosh

In the two years since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan significant developments have been unfolding in the country’s Northern provinces. This article looks at two specific developments – first, the relocation of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

August 31, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, regional stability, Extremism, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Qosh Tepa Canal, ethnic demography, Pashtunization
Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’
Dr Chayanika Saxena

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr

June 01, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, Taliban, Al Qaeda, UN
Russia's Approach to Afghanistan
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Developments in Afghanistan have always aroused Russian minds. In the words of Amb Raghavan, since the eighteenth century, Russia's strategic planning has been driven by the search for secure borders, buffer zones and warm waters. To further understa

April 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Russia, Developments in Afghanistan, Podcast
International Order and Taliban: Theory and Practice
Georgi Asatryan, Ph.D.

Afghanistan has historically been on the fringe of global politics while also being unexpectedly and tragically entangled in international processes. It was afflicted throughout the 20th century by linkages to the outside world. The Soviets invasion

March 29, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Commentary, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taliban, International order
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