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Why Pakistan Should Fear a Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

March 5, 2021 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Taliban

My latest essay in The National Interest argues that a Taliban seizure of Afghanistan could be devastating for Pakistan.

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Taliban Bounties in Afghanistan

July 3, 2020 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, Russia, Taliban, US

My latest piece, available here, looks at allegations that Russia paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to target US and coalition forces.

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COVID-19 in Afghanistan

June 5, 2020 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, Coronavirus, Iran, Pakistan, Taliban, US

My new essay for the Royal Society of Asian Affairs considers the impact of coronavirus on Afghanistan.

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The Taliban Go Global

October 7, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban, Uzbekistan

I have another piece out today, on the transformation of the Afghan Taliban from an isolated, parochial group into an increasingly global movement.

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China and the Afghan Taliban

August 2, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Taliban

My latest looks at the surprisingly close relationship between China and the Afghan Taliban.

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Striking New Civilian Casualty Trends in Afghanistan

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, Taliban

In my latest story, based on extensive documentary analysis, dialogue with the UN and Taliban, and interviews with experts, I investigate the striking shift in civilian casualty trends in the Afghan war.

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How the Taliban Turn Captured Weapons Into Propaganda

April 12, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, Taliban

Read my latest article for TRT World, looking at the Taliban’s capture of weapons from the Afghan military. I argue that this gear may be more important as propaganda than for any tactical advantage it bestows.

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Has Pakistan Won the War in Afghanistan?

January 21, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Taliban

During a recent trip to Lahore, several Pakistanis told me that their country had won the Afghan war. My new article asks if this is true.

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US Greatly Downplaying Size of Afghan Taliban

January 7, 2019 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Taliban

My new story at TRT World shows that the Taliban has around three times as many fighters as officials estimate, in addition to tens of thousands of support personnel.

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Should India Talk to the Taliban?

November 2, 2018 rupertnstone Uncategorized Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban

India is the only major country involved in Afghanistan that does not have contacts with the Taliban. Should it reconsider? Read my new article in TRT World for more.

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