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In my interview with AFP News Agency I noted that "It [Panjshir] gives hope to those Afghans who have lost almost everything in a blink of an eye," and it stands as a symbol that the Taliban's brute force and imposition of their political will be resisted. #Panjshir france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Let’s be clear: People are being slaughtered in their homes and villages by terrorists (Taliban+ISI), emboldened by the intnl-community, and the entire world is just watching in silence. This day will be remembered. Today and new epic and new history begins.

If you sacrifice women's rights, then you've sacrificed them all. The term "rights" does not feature in the Taliban's dictionary, and when this term is used it is to distort and distract away from their actions on the ground. You should know better not to parrot Taliban lies.

No music and no singing, but only the sounds of gunfire, bombs, and a call to arms are permitted under Taliban rule.

Did anyone actually think the Taliban would create an inclusive state or forego the Islamic Emirate because of photo-op discussions in Doha? And if a woman or women had been appointed, would she/they have exercised a meaningful role? Come on, don't believe your own fantasies.

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According to a Taliban spokesperson on TOLOnews, women can't be ministers, do not represent half of society, should stay home & give birth, and the women protesting don't represent Afghan women. So who does the Taliban's imposed will and emirate reflect in Afg? Not Afghans.

Being coerced at the barrel of a gun is not a choice, you comply to survive, but hope that it'll end and lead to freedom.

In this report for swisspeace, I spoke to Afghan researchers at NGOs, universities,and media orgs about their challenges and recommendations for research donors on the question of building a research base in Afghanistan. Check out the report and podcast: swisspeace.ch/projects/resea…

Freedom can be lost in a day, but in our case it is being chipped away from within by the torchbearers of Hindutva who will burn it all down to recreate an imagined community that never existed. In the end, they will claim victory when dancing around the ashes.

August analysis: “How Afghanistan’s Overthrown Governing Elites Viewed the Violent Extremism Challenge” by Nishank Motwani ctc.westpoint.edu/how-afghanista…

I am delighted to share my research paper that CTC at West Point published. It looks at the violent extremism challenge in Afghanistan from the vantage point of the former Afghan government's elites and provides policy recommendations on how to tackle the challenge.

I am delighted to share my article in the East Asia Forum, examining the Taliban's challenges for political legitimacy.

409 days since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan.

Thurs., 4/27, 12 pm ET: We are delighted to co-sponsor Harvard University Asia Center's "Asia and Russia's War on Ukraine." With James Robson, Dmytro Kuleba, Dr. Yaena Kwon, Director Christina Davis, Lucy Hornby, Dave Kang, Nishank Motwani, & Uk Yang, Ph.D.. In-person & online: tinyurl.com/mtd5cbh8

I am delighted to be speaking at the Harvard University Asia Center Center on the strategic implications of Russia's war on Ukraine on Asia, that'll feature Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Professor James Robson, Dr. Yaena Kwon, Director Christina Davis, Lucy Hornby, Dave Kang, & Uk Yang, Ph.D.

I had the honour of moderating a panel discussion with Lt Gen Sami Sadat, #Retrograde's Exec Producer Baktash Ahadi, Harvard Kennedy School's Laura Brisbane, 1208 Foundation's Exec Director Thomas Kasza, and Gen Khoshal Sadat at Harvard CID on #HopefulAfghanistan, lest we forget Afg.

My latest article published by the Middle East Institute looks at the strategic ties between China and Pakistan in the context of Pakistan's worsening economic, political, and security challenges.

Delighted to publish my latest piece for the Middle East Institute that examines India's relations with Israel and Palestine. mei.edu/publications/c…