Tag: Taliban

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Central Asia China Monitoring & Analysis Terrorism

The Deadliest Enemies: China’s Overseas Military Bases in Central Asia and Uyghur’s Turkestan Islamic Party

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. …Read moreThe Deadliest Enemies: China’s Overseas Military Bases in Central Asia and Uyghur’s Turkestan Islamic Party

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Mapping and monitoring terrorist activities in Afghanistan in 2021

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.…Read moreMapping and monitoring terrorist activities in Afghanistan in 2021

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Afghanistan today: between humanitarian crisis and the Taliban rule. Interview with H.E. Khaled Ahmad Zekriya, Ambassador of Afghanistan in Italy

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. Despite the imposition of an Islamic Emirate and implementation of…Read moreAfghanistan today: between humanitarian crisis and the Taliban rule. Interview with H.E. Khaled Ahmad Zekriya, Ambassador of Afghanistan in Italy

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 AfPak Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis Terrorism

Dilemma of Central Asian Jihadists between IS-K and Taliban

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.…Read moreDilemma of Central Asian Jihadists between IS-K and Taliban

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 AfPak Middle East Monitoring & Analysis

Tehran meeting on Afghanistan underlines Iranian regional strategy

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.…Read moreTehran meeting on Afghanistan underlines Iranian regional strategy

Monitoring & Analysis Central Asia

Uzbekistan and the Taliban discussed joint projects

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 to stabilise its borders and promote an economic partnership considered…Read moreUzbekistan and the Taliban discussed joint projects

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 AfPak Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis Russia Terrorism

The effect of terrorism in Afghanistan on Russian-Tajik relations

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.…Read moreThe effect of terrorism in Afghanistan on Russian-Tajik relations

Monitoring & Analysis Central Asia

How Afghanistan is influencing the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan cooperation

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are intensifying their cooperation in different fields to create a strong partnership in Central Asia. Ashgabat and Tashkent are also interested in creating a joint partnership in connection with the recent developments in Afghanistan to secure their…Read moreHow Afghanistan is influencing the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan cooperation

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 AfPak Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis

Relazioni Tagikistan-Afghanistan e possibile escalation regionale

La repubblica centro asiatica del Tagikistan è divenuta il centro della resistenza afghana nel Panjshir e il primo baluardo contro il Governo dei talebani in Afghanistan, fattore che ha indotto Mosca a richiedere un dialogo tra Dushanbe e Kabul per evitare una possibile escalation e un conflitto regionale.…Read moreRelazioni Tagikistan-Afghanistan e possibile escalation regionale

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis Russia

The new geopolitical game of Afghanistan

The complete NATO troops withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban mark the beginning of a new geopolitical game in the region, which involves China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, India and Turkey. At the same time, the United States seems to have increased their strategic interest in the Asia-Pacific to counter Chinese sea power and in the Middle East to confront Iran.…Read moreThe new geopolitical game of Afghanistan

Monitoring & Analysis Central Asia

TAPI Pipeline Project and the US-NATO Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan. An interview with Ambassador Khaled Ahmad Zekriya

Since the United States signed the Doha Peace Agreement with the Taliban group, numerous analyses and reports have been written on the future of Afghanistan. Now with the latest announcement made by the US President Joe Biden on the US…Read moreTAPI Pipeline Project and the US-NATO Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan. An interview with Ambassador Khaled Ahmad Zekriya