India’s Quiet Rapprochement With The Taliban And Its Regional Stakes – OpEd
India’s recent decision to hand over Afghanistan’s embassy in New Delhi to representatives of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the
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Author: Zahid Khalili
Zahid Khalili is a Kabul-based researcher and former university lecturer. He holds two M.Phil. degrees, one in History and the other in Political Science. He has published analyses on Afghanistan’s political and social issues in various Afghan online and print media outlets, and his work has also appeared in Eurasia Review. Khalili is the author of two Pashto-language books, Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations (1947–2019) and The History of Afghanistan’s Foreign Relations (1919–2020). He can be reached at @khalilizahid
Articles by Zahid Khalili:
From Dependence To Diversification: Afghanistan’s Ban On Pakistani Medicines And Its Regional Impact – OpEd
On November 12, 2025, the Taliban government in Afghanistan (the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) announced a ban on the import
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Bagram After America: Why Trump Still Sees A Strategic Mistake In Afghanistan – OpEd
This is not the first time that U.S. President Donald Trump has described the abandonment of Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base,
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From Herat To Wakhan: Afghanistan’s Strategic Role In Iran–China Connectivity And Emerging Economic Opportunities – OpEd
Some Iranian and Afghan media outlets have quoted a senior Iranian railway official, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, as stating that Iran
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