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Kyrgyzstan and the Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus

By Shairbek Dzhuraev August 30, 2022   Ever since 1991, Kyrgyzstan's international relations have focused on balancing its relation with Russia with developing new international partnerships. In the...

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ISKP Attacks in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

By Sudha Ramachandran   August 31, 2022   Since April this year, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Afghan affiliate of the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and...

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Tajikistan Faces Threat from Tajik Taliban

By Sudha Ramachandran           March 27, 2023   In July 2022, reports emerged of a “new” militant outfit in northern Afghanistan. A Taliban-affiliated group, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Tajikistan is...

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Pakistan’s Eviction of Afghan Migrants Risks Backfiring

By Sudha Ramachandran December 5, 2023 Pakistan has issued an ultimatum to illegal migrants to leave the country or face detention and deportation. It says that national security concerns underlie its...

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Afghanistan Is Still There

S. Frederick Starr July 12, 2024 Since the U.S.'s abrupt departure from Afghanistan, the Taliban government has opened exten- sive contacts with China, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, and the Gulf States and...

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The Wakhan Corridor: China's Inroad to Afghanistan

By Aigerim Turgunbaeva and Fayazuddin Ghiasi  On January 2, 2024, Mullah Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Taliban administration, announced that construction of the Wakhan...

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The First Phase of the TAPI Gas Pipeline: From Serhetabat, Turkmenistan to...

By Vali Kaleji The construction of the first phase of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Gas Pipeline (TAPI) gas pipeline constitutes a key component of the Taliban's broader strategy to...

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Transport Projects in Afghanistan: Iran's Ambitions and a Balancing Central Asia

By Nargiza Umarova In recent years, the Taliban government has successfully garnered the support of most Central Asian countries for the development of trans-Afghan transport infrastructure. Notably,...

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What the Extension of Transport Corridors in Afghanistan Means for Central Asia

Nargiza Umarova March 12, 2025 In the current geopolitical realities, Central Asia seeks to restore its historical role as a land-based transportation and logistics hub, facilitating connections...

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China Remains Silent as Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Spiral

By Syed Fazl-e-Haider  At the conclusion of a five-day visit to China by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on February 8, China and Pakistan issued a joint statement urging the Taliban government to...

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