In February, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban unconditional talks to negotiate a political settlement. To support the process, the United States also initiated direct talks with the Taliban, which the Taliban had been demanding. The Taliban have since responded by intensifying their campaign of violence, killing hundreds of civilians, including 10 candidates in […]
Author Archives: Nematullah Bizhan
Nematullah Bizhan is a senior research associate at the Global Economic Governance Program at the University of Oxford, and a visiting fellow at the Development Policy Centre at Australia National University.