Long Reads

Research Studies & Policy briefs

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A Mother’s Death and a Nation’s Trauma: How Afghans responded online to the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid’s mother
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghanistan’s political and moral landscape has changed...
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A Proxy No More? Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Collapse of a Patron–Proxy Model
This special report offers a detailed, evidence-based analysis of the sharp escalation in Taliban–Pakistan...
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Safeguarding Afghanistan’s Next Generation from Taliban Indoctrination
By Tariq Jahan This policy brief makes the case that Afghanistan’s religious education system under...
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