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Taliban in Kunduz, ISIS in Nangarhar: Fiefdoms of Conflict in Afghanistan -The Diplomat
Oct 11, 2015 By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary,Head of Research Taliban-ISIS animosity will not stop the two groups from fighting the Afghan
The Future of the Taliban – Foreign Policy
Oct 11, 2015 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst With patron support waning and the Islamic State expanding, the Taliban may transform
Understanding Alliances in Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2015 The Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) in partnership with the United States Institute for Peace (USIP)
Af-Pak Improving Relationship: Will Afghan Taliban Listen to Pakistan?
Feb 22, 2015 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst Led by the Afghan Taliban, militancy in Afghanistan has grown in strength and
Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation: Islamist Proxies a Challenge
Oct 23, 2014 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst Afghanistan, India and Pakistan have a history of hostility that threatened regional security
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan A Strategy of Survival in Afghanistan-Pakistan Region Re-shift of Focus to Central Asia
Oct 23, 2014 By: Sayed Mujtaba Hashimy Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is one of the few foreign militant groups operating
Islamic State: Another Phase in History of Islamist Power Struggle
Oct 23, 2014By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary, Deputy Head of Research Over 60 years after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and
Strategic Partnership and Fragility of Afghan State
Sep 30, 2014 By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary, Deputy Head of Research The aftermath of the Afghan 2014 presidential election confirms two
Latest News
Support for Taliban must cease for Afghan peace
(The Statesmam): Afghanistan as a nation has only witnessed wars and bloodshed for the past four
4 Years of Peace Could Increase Afghan GDP by 7%: UNDP
(TOLO News): "This will also increase the government’s revenues and ability to fund aspirational development and
Ex-Taliban Member Now Runs Govt Institution in Kandahar
(TOLO News): NMawlawi Manzoor Ahmad Husaini had different roles as the Taliban-designated security chief in Badghis,
104 Taliban militants killed in latest military stings
(Afghanistan Times): At least 104 Taliban militants were killed and 68 others wounded during latest military
Four security force members killed in Taliban Kunduz attack
(Afghanistan Times): Officials in the northern Kunduz province reported the death of four police officers that
Taliban Say No to Afghan President’s New Peace Plan
(The Medialine): The Taliban has categorically rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s new peace proposal and said the
Istanbul meeting’s agenda shared with delegations in Doha: Sources
(Afghanistan Times): The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has purportedly shared the agenda of
Khalili warns of ‘new crisis’ if peace process fails
(ATN News): Addressing a public gathering in Bamiyan, Khalili stated: “If the peace process faces a
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Located in Kabul, Afghanistan, CAPS is an independent, research centre that strives to conduct action-oriented research which will influence policy-makers. It works diligently towards building local capacity to produce conflict and threat assessments that will influence the safety and security of the people serving the governments, and international aid organizations.
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