Afghanistan

Killing of al-Zawahiri: U.S. Counter-terrorism Operations, Future of Al Qaeda and Implications for Taliban, Pakistan, other Stakeholders and India

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… al-Zawahiri’s killing could be the beginning of a new road instead of its end, depending on how the Taliban evolves from here ... Taliban is caught between devil and deep-sea ... There is enormous pressures from international community ... Will Taliban reconstruct Afghanistan or spread jihad and harbour the global Al Qaeda groups?

December 21, 2022 DownloadMonograph

Tags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, al-Zawahiri, Counter terrorism, Pakistan, Stakeholders, Taliban, Taliban rule, US intelligence operation, Neighbourhood Studies

The State of Public Education in Afghanistan: Political Problems, and Future Prospects

Aqil Zahirpour

The advent of the 21st century marked a unique era for Afghanistan. Presumably, an end was put to the wearisome conflict in late 2001, and a new chapter full of unprecedented and complicated pages was opened. Surviving every hardship in the last moments of the 20th century, the education sector of the country, like the other sectors, became the focal point of the international communities and aid agencies. In other words, following the immediate installation of the new government in 2002, high priority was given to the education sector.

August 27, 2012 DownloadMonograph

Tags: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic, Education in Afghanistan, Education Policy, Islamic State, Neighbourhood Studies