Are we seeing a new kind of Taliban?
The younger Taliban are ambitious – and more brutal than ever
War-war, not jaw-jaw
It’s often said that the Trump administration is ‘isolationist’. This is not true. In fact, we are now witnessing a…
While we weren't looking, the Taleban surged back in Afghanistan
So many lives lost, a trillion dollars spent, yet the Taleban is resurgent
The enemy's enemy: how Arab states have turned to al-Qa’eda
Fear has driven the Arab states to support the West’s great enemy
Ahmed Rashid: The five things that must go right for Afghanistan to prosper
All bets are off when the US troops pull out
