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Naila Mahsud
Naila Mahsud is a Pakistani political and International relations researcher, with a focus on regional politics and security issues. X: @MahsudNaila
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The US should not keep troops in Afghanistan after May
The war in Afghanistan is proving to be the most complicated of dichotomies the US and its allies have ever found themselves in. As soon as Joe Biden took oath as the new president of the US, he threw a couple of agreements signed by his predecessor into the trash bin.
Afghan talks' resumption and what to expect
Intra-Afghan dialogue is to resume on January 5th after a 20-day break to chalk out a future map for peace between the conflicting parties. The talks restart amid growing concerns about inconclusive results, which both Afghan government and Taliban have contributed to.
Biden’s Afghanistan policy will upset a largely Taliban-centric peace process
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have said they want to pull American troops out of Afghanistan. But their approaches differ, and that makes all the difference.
Abdullah Abdullah's visit and new found trust in Pakistan
Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy, has been more proactive in ending decades-long conflict in his country. With his recent visit to Islamabad it also appears that he is getting closer to Pakistan.
Can Jalalabad jailbreak impede Afghan peace process?
A recent mass jailbreak in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province raises significant questions as intra-Afghan negotiations are about to begin. Can it impede the peace process? Who would benefit from it?
