Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 18 Issue 2 - The 2021 proclamation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reveals several straightforward and/or controversial relationships with state and non-state figures at the regional level. This intricate web of relations plays a role in outlining the Taliban regime’s assets and challenges.
On April 6th, 2022, SpecialEurasia organised the webinar "Afghanistan: geopolitical interests, humanitarian crisis and security" to address the Italian public opinion on the current situation of the Afghan people after the U.S. troops' withdrawal and the Taliban's seize of power.
Recently, a video published by Al-Azaim Foundation, Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP)’s mouthpiece in the region, harshly lashed out against the Taliban and their relations with the international community and particularly neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, China, and Russia.
During the last few days, Russian companies have shown interest in supporting the TAPI pipeline project and the Taliban in reparing their helicopters and training personnel highlighting the Kremlin's strategy in Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 16 Issue 4 - Recent reports have underlined that drug trafficking, terrorist attacks, and Islamic State activities are Afghanistan's leading dangers that can jeopardise local security and Central Asian dynamics.
The meeting between the Taliban and the Turkmen representaives in Ashgabat underlined the Taliban's attempt to create partnerships and joint projects with Central Asian republics and Turkmenistan's necessity to discuss with the Afghan interim Government the promotion of the TAPI natural gas pipeline.
The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Taliban interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi said that he had met with the head of the National Resistance Front Ahmad Massoud and the leader of the Herat militia Mohammad Ismail Khan in Tehran.
The recent border clashes between the Taliban and Turkmen security forces highlight how fragile the security situation is in the region. As a matter of fact, in the last month, the Taliban also collided with the Iranian and Pakistani border guards.
Geopolitical Report 2785-2598 Volume 14 Issue 2 - Amid the burgeoning sentimental relationship between Beijing and the resurrected Taliban's Emirate 2.0, the al Qaeda-affiliated Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) has aggravated its propaganda war against Communist China, hence cleverly concealing its historically faithful jihadi bonds with the Afghan Taliban.
Geopolitical Report 2785-2598 Volume 13 Issue 11 - We have monitored terrorist and violent attacks in Afghanistan in 2021 and produced an interactive map to assess which regions are affected mainly by terrorist organisations and analyse how terrorism has evolved or changed since the Taliban's rise to power.
After the US-NATO troops withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of power by force, once again the international community is confronted with the humanitarian and political crisis in Afghanistan.
Geopolitical Report 2785-2598 Volume 13 Issue 3 - The Taliban's pragmatic diplomacy and gradual departure from the Jihadi ideology alienate Central Asian jihadists from the Taliban and strengthen its ardent enemy, the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K). Taliban-backed Uyghur jihadists, who exploited shahids (martyr) exclusively against the Chinese authorities in the past, recently carried out a suicide attack against the Shia Hazara minority under Taliban rule.
Geopolitical Report 2785-2598 Volume 12 Issue 14 - The meeting on Afghanistan organised in Tehran confirms the Iranian desire to have a major role in Afghan and regional dynamics and stressed how several Asian countries are strongly promoting greater regional cooperation that in the future might contrast Western local interests and presence.
The recent meetings between Uzbek and Taliban official representatives organised to discuss humanitarian assistance and joint economic and infrastructural projects underline Tashkent’s strategy to establish relations with the Taliban government
Geopolitical Report 2785-2598 Volume 12 Issue 5 - The recent terrorist attack in Kunduz alarmed Tajikistan and Russia on the stability and security of the Afghan-Tajik borders and the Taliban ability to counter Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan. In this framework, Moscow and Dushanbe are seeking to enhance their cooperation in the security field, confirming the Russian strategy to play a decisive role in Afghanistan and Central Asia.