By Arun Anand- This is the ninth part of the 30-part series that brings to our readers ‘The Taliban Story’. The readers can share their feedback at [email protected]. Here is the ninth part Opium production and smuggling of narcotics especially …
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By Arun Anand The three pillars on which Taliban’s functioning rests are morality, commerce and war. To understand more about these three pillars or functions one needs to understand the way Taliban exercises power that it usurps illegitimately from institutions …
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By Arun Anand- This is seventh part of ‘The Taliban Story’. It is a 30 part series on Taliban that we bring to our readers. You can share your feedback at [email protected]. Here is the seventh part- In 1990s after …
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By Arun Anand The Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and its troops finally left the country after much bloodshed and devastation in 1989. During these 20 years different Mujahideen factions fought against the Russians. Even after the Soviet …
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By Arun Anand This is fifth of the 30 part series on ‘The Taliban Story’ that we are bringing to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the fifth part: It is important to understand the …
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By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the fourth part Haqqani Network/Nexus is a relatively unknown organization or network as compared to many other similar …
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By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the third part One often hears the term ‘The Great Game’ when it comes to bloodshed, violence, and …
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By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the second part During the 18th century, the Persian Safavid dynasty, Moghuls, and the Uzbek Janid dynasty, all …
Dr. Manan Dwivedi and Dr. Charu Ratna Dubey explain how involvement of external players may escalate violence in the region as the two countries are fighting war over Nagorno-Karabakh.