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The Afghan EyeOperation Sarbakaf’ and the Afghan-Pak Relations | Haq Nawaz KhanJoin host Sangar Paykhar on the Afghan Eye Podcast as he sits down with veteran journalist Haq Nawaz Khan to unpack the fallout from Pakistan’s recent “Operation Sarbakaf” in Bajaur’s Mamund region and explore the shifting dynamics of Pakistan–Afghanistan relations since the rise of the Islamic Emirate in Kabul.🔍 In this episode, you’ll hear:How the sudden three-day curfew and targeted strikes under Operation Sarbakaf have impacted local communitiesFirsthand civilian reactions and mass protests led by tribal elders, students, and former MPsThe role of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in cross-border militancy and what it means for re...2025-07-3044 min

The Afghan EyeEldaniz Gusseinov | Termez Dialogue Charts Afghanistan’s Regional RevivalJoin host Sangar Paykhar and Eurasian affairs analyst Eldaniz Gusseinov as they revisit the inaugural Termez Dialogue in southern Uzbekistan. In this episode, they explore how Afghanistan is poised to become the linchpin of trade, commercial growth and geopolitical shifts across Central Asia, Russia and South Asia. Key topics include: * Russia’s recognition of Afghanistan’s de facto authorities and the region’s great-power dynamics * Shared Silk Road heritage and people-to-people cultural ties * Concrete recommendations: annual Dialogues, thematic working groups, legal frameworks for water treaties, pilot projects and SCO-backed financing Connect w...2025-07-151h 10

The Afghan EyeAnalysing Shoigu's Visit and Its Impact on Afghan RelationsIn this compelling episode of the Afghan Eye Podcast, host Sangar Paykhar sits down with Mir-Ali Askerov, a political scientist from the Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg, to discuss the recent high-level Russian delegation visit to Kabul, led by Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of Russia's Security Council.Together, they dive deep into the historical context of Russia-Afghanistan relations, the implications of Shoigu’s visit, and the broader geopolitical shifts at play. Key topics include:Russia's plans for economic cooperation with Afghanistan, including mineral extraction and the trans-Afghan railway.The legal and political significance of removing th...2024-11-281h 01

The Afghan EyeAfghanistan and BRICS: What the 16th Summit Means for Afghanistan's Global Position and FutureIn this episode of the Afghan Eye podcast, hosts Sangar Paykhar and Ahmed-Waleed Kakar dive into the implications of Afghanistan’s attendance at the recent 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. We discuss Afghanistan’s potential strategic interests, regional cooperation, and the impact of BRICS on a multipolar world order. Amid ongoing economic sanctions, political isolation, and recent infrastructure developments with BRICS members, what could Afghanistan gain from aligning with BRICS countries? We’ll also cover the summit's calls for peace, human rights, and the future of international relations. Join us as we explore Afghanistan's evolving role on the world stage...2024-11-0758 min

The Afghan EyeUnderstanding Pakistan's Repeated Attacks on Afghanistan with Ali Mustafa On 18th March 2024, Afghanistan's remote and southeastern Paktika province found itself subject to aerial bombardment. The airstrikes, carried out in the early hours of the morning, were conducted by Pakistani military planes from across the Durand Line. A statement soon released by Islamabad confirmed the airstrikes, claiming these were in response to a recent a deadly TTP attack in Mir Ali, South Waziristan, that had killed scored of Pakistani troops. The target of the airstrikes was reported to be Abdullah Shah: a commander in the TTP's Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction, rumoured to be hiding in Afghanistan. The ai...2024-03-2058 min

The Afghan EyeHow Pakistan's Instability Impacts AfghanistanQatar again has served as the location for Afghanistan-centred gatherings. As a UN-convened conference kicked off, representatives from different countries, international bodies as well as Afghan civil society gathered in Doha as part of what was supposed to be a discussion on how to transition Afghanistan out of its state of diplomatic and legal isolation following the Taliban's takeover in 2021. More important than those who attended, as events transpired, were those who were absent. Following a series of diplomatic breakthroughs, and amidst expectations that it too would attend, the Taliban-led government announced abruptly that it would not be attending...2024-02-261h 08

De Nieuwe Wereld#1496: Afghanistan, kerkhof van wereldrijken | Gesprek met Sangar PaykharAd Verbrugge in gesprek met Sangar Paykhar, journalist en voormalig tolk, host van de podcast 'Afghan Eye' en een kenner van de Afghaanse geschiedenis. Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: - De podcast 'Afghan Eye': https://afghaneye.org/author/sangarafghaneye/ - The Afghanistan Papers, Craig Whitlock, 2021: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Afghanistan-Papers/Craig-Whitlock/9781982159016 -- Steun De Nieuwe Wereld. Word patroon op petjeaf.com/denieuwewereld of doneer op NL61 RABO 0357 5828 61 t.n.v. Stichting De Nieuwe Wereld. 2024-02-221h 05

The Afghan EyeIs The Taliban's International Legitimacy Growing?Pakistan concluding fiercely contested elections amidst turmoil and mass claims of irregularities is only the latest development in an eventful 2024. The year has been similarly eventful for Afghanistan's foreign relations. On 29th January, the Taliban-led Afghan government organised an unprecedented conference in Kabul attended by the representatives of neighbouring and regional countries. These included India, Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Meanwhile, an interview of Pakistani interim Prime Minister Anwar ul-Haq Kakar seemed to indicate a shifting attitude toward Afghanistan from trouble South-Asian country, whilst the Afghan embassy in Uzbekistan was handed over to diplomats of the Taliban-led government in Kabul.2024-02-1052 min

The Afghan EyeReviewing 2023 and Afghan-Pakistan Relations | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.5Amidst deteriorating relations between Kabul and Islamabad, news emerged on 18th December. The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan confirmed that an invitation had been extended to Pakistani politician Maulana Fazlur Rahman to visit Kabul. The visit, according to many sources, was intended to defuse tensions between the neighbours; Fazlur Rahman, an influential politician and religious scholar, could mediate between the two.In Episode 5 of Season Two of The Afghan Eye podcast, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar discusses Maulana Fazlur Rahman: who is he, what is his background, and why is he important enough to serve as a mediator between Afghanistan and...2024-01-0120 min

The Afghan EyeHas China Officially Recognised the Taliban? | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.4On 1st December 2023, the Taliban's ambassador was greeted by an official at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bilal Karimi formally presented his credentials to and was received by Hong Lei: the Director General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Protocol Department.The picture was shared triumphantly by the Taliban on X (formerly known as Twitter) and thereafter quickly circulated across social media as it was reported by various global outlets. Analysts and commentators quickly jumped onto the discussion, debating whether the meeting and reception of the Taliban's ambassador constituted Beijing's official recognition, by extension, of the Taliban's...2023-12-0623 min

The Afghan EyeAfghan Exiles Gather In Moscow | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.3On 24th November 2023, a conference was convened in the Russian capital of Moscow. Attendees included Russian politicians and an Iranian government representative. The conference was also attended by a number of exiled Afghan politicians: Shukria Barakzai, Fawzia Koofi, Muhammad Muhaqqiq, Ahmad Wali Massoud, and Ahmad Massoud.The event follows months of conflicting statements made by Russian officials about Afghanistan. In particular, Russian Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has repeatedly reprimanded the Afghan government and highlighted its lack of ethnopolitical inclusivity. At the same time, Kabulov has stressed the need for engagement with Kabul and praised its...2023-11-2819 min

The Afghan EyeIs The USA Upgrading Ties With The Taliban? | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast S.2 E.2On 6th November 2023, senior and former American diplomat Annie Pforzheimer wrote an article for World Politics Review. In the article, Pforzheimer, who has previously worked extensively as an American diplomat in Afghanistan, highlighted the signs that the Biden Administration was mulling widening and upgrading its ties with the Taliban, now the government of Afghanistan. Pforzheimer argued that, based on lingering concerns regarding human rights as well as the Taliban's perceived ties to terrorist organisations, that Washington ought to desist from improving its ties with the Taliban.In the second episode of Season 2 of The Afghan Eye Podcast...2023-11-2024 min

The Afghan EyePakistan Expels Millions of Afghan Refugees | Ahmed-Waleed KakarOn 2nd October 2023, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti announced that illegal immigrants residing in the country would be given one month to return to their home countries. Whilst not explicitly aimed at Afghans, the majority of projected deportees, roughly numbering 1.73 million, would be Afghans. Since 1st November, with the passage of a month's deadline, deportations have been carried out in earnest. Disturbing reports have surfaced; Afghans have been subject to physical abuse in addition to having their wealth seized by Pakistani police at border crossings. Afghans legally registered and residing in Pakistan have also reported harassment from the country's no...2023-11-0933 min

The Thinking MuslimWho's Afraid of the Taliban? with Ahmed-Waleed KakarFor twenty years, the United States fought an unwinnable and ultimately self-defeating war in Afghanistan – only to withdraw in a humiliating way in 2021. The conflict ended what many saw to be a colonial enterprise. We explore that war, where it leaves Afghanistan, the region's geopolitics, Afghanistans relationship with Pakistan and the role of the Taliban. Many see the austere Islamic group as classic freedom fighters, defeating the world's strongest and only superpower. But have they ultimately disappointed many in their time in government.? The country suffers from poverty and near famine. Who is to blame for this terrible situation? Ah...2023-06-091h 08

The Afghan EyeEpisode 34 | Sepi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam: The Taliban banned from women working for the UNIn the beginning of April 2023, the Taliban notified the United Nation mission in Afghanistan that Afghan women are no longer permitted to work for the U.N. There are approximately 400 Afghan women who work for the U.N mission in Afghanistan. This decision was condemned by the international community and the U.N. is currently assessing whether to continue or halt all aid activities in Afghanistan.In this episode, Sangar is joined by seasoned conultant and academic Sepi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam. She was one of the foreign aidworkers in Kabul when the Taliban took over the country in...2023-04-171h 09

The Afghan EyeEpisode 33 | Abdul Hai Qanit | The Taliban's diplomatic breakthroughsA flurry of diplomatic activity over the past months has seen Afghan embassies and consulates in Iran and the UAE handed over to the new Afghan Taliban government. As this diplomatic momentum increases, reports circulate that Tajikistan, initially hostile to the Taliban government, is poised to follow suit and submit control of Afghan consular premises to the Taliban.What does this mean for the new Afghan government and its lack of recognition so far? What does it mean for Afghanistan? What opportunities do a greater diplomatic presence overseas present for Kabul?In this e...2023-04-0351 min

The Afghan EyeEpisode 32 | Jeff Rigsby: an American living in AfghanistanIn this episode of The Afghan Eye podcast, Sangar hosts Jeff Rigsby. Jeff Rigsby was a US military contractor and aid worker during the occupation who is currently living in Afghanistan. Jeff sheds light in the lack of transparency in the Western NGO industry and details his experiences as an American living in the new, post-occupation, and Taliban-governed Afghanistan. Jeff Rigsby on Twitter: @JeffRigsby2Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye 2023-03-2757 min

The Afghan EyeEpisode 31 | Book review: John J. Mearsheimer's The Great DelusionWhat is liberalism? What makes liberalism an aggressive ideology that motivates the militarism of Western states? How can dissecting liberalism help us understand the American occupation of Afghanistan?To answer these questions further, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar dive into The Great Delusion by the renowned political scientist Dr. John J. Mearsheimer.Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yb4sz7bh ♦...2023-03-031h 54

The Afghan EyeThe Escalating Taliban Bans on Girls' Education in AfghanistanThe Afghan Eye is back!In 2023's first episode, Sangar interviews Ahmed-Waleed on his recent article on the history and legacy of politicised education in Afghanistan. Amidst increasing Taliban restrictions on Afghan women's right to work and a ban on female secondary and university education, the duo discuss predictions for the directions that could be taken by Afghanistan under the Taliban's government.The article: https://afghaneye.org/2022/12/21/afghanistan-girls-education/Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghan...2023-01-021h 22

The Afghan EyeThe Afghan Brief - Episode 4This episode of The Afghan Brief focuses on the three day long 'Scholar's Conference' gathered by the Taliban in Kabul and its 11-point Declaration. Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar discuss the assembly's Declaration, its lack of political inclusivity and the Declaration's reference to women's rights and modern education. and analyse why it wasn't labelled, as per national custom, a 'jirga'.Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spot...2022-07-0616 min

The Afghan EyeWhy The West Is Getting Afghanistan Wrong, AgainWho is to blame for the current diplomatic deadlock between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the West? Have the Taliban really changed?Is there such thing as Taliban 2.0? If so, how and why is it different from Taliban 1.0?To discuss these questions and more, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar hosts former humanitarian aid worker Cathal Ó Gabhann (@AnOGabhannOg) to discuss his latest oped for the National Interest: 'The West is Getting Afghanistan Wrong, Again'. Cathal Ó Gabhann has spent four years working in Afghanistan, in which he dealt with the Taliban on a daily basis, and...2022-07-051h 05

The Afghan EyeThe Afghan Brief - Episode 3In the third episode of The Afghan Brief, the latest issue of national significance from Afghanistan is discussed. Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed dissect the convening of a grand assembly of three thousand religious scholars and tribal elders from across Afghanistan. They analyse the name given to the gathering, the ambiguity surrounding its stated purpose, the lack of female participation and its potential effects on the Afghan government and Afghanistan going forth.Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https...2022-06-3016 min

The Afghan EyeThe Afghan Brief - Episode 2 In the second episode of The Afghan Brief, Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed discuss ongoing rescue efforts by the Afghan government and the international reaction to a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan's southeast Loya Paktia region. They also discuss the crippling constraints posed by continued US sanctions on Afghanistan, as well as the earthquake's potentially accelerating pre-existing geopolitical and regional trends. Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotif...2022-06-2416 min

The Afghan EyeThe Afghan Brief - Episode 1On the first ever episode of The Afghan Brief, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar cover the latest news coming out of Afghanistan, including a travel ban on two officials of the Afghan government. They also discuss signs of seemingly warming ties between Westminster and Kabul.Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yb4sz7bh ♦ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ycjlytsz ♦ Google P...2022-06-2116 min

BareBactrian PodcastEp 6: IEA: Vice (and Virtue) City w/ @AWSanzarFollow all things BareBactrian on Twitter: @BasiI___ ( https://twitter.com/BasiI___ ) (RIP @basil08521 and @BasilofBactria) Linktr.ee/barebactrian. Follow Ahmed-Waleed Kakar on Twitter: @AWSanzar ( https://twitter.com/awsanzar ) Read his latest for New Lines Magazine: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-... Subscribe and Follow The Afghan Eye on Youtube and Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/c/AFGHANEYE https://twitter.com/AFGEYE In this first [of 3(maybe 4)] addendum episodes to BareBactrian (given the delay in trying to get to Afghanistan - i'll explain), Basil is once again joined by the one and only Ahmed-Waleed Kakar of the AfghanEye (https://www.youtube.com/c/AF...2022-05-181h 39

The Afghan EyeNationalism & Ethno-Nationalism in AfghanistanWhat the Afghan national identity? Where does nationalism and ethno-nationalism come from? How should we interpret the call for partition by some fringe groups online? In this episode, host Sangar Paykhar and Historian Ahmed-Waleed Kakar attempt to answer all these questions. Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yb4sz7bh ♦ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ycjlytsz ♦ Google Podcasts: https...2022-05-152h 22

BareBactrian PodcastEp 3: Who's Afraid of the IEA w/ @AWSanzarThis week, Basil is joined by Ahmed-Weleed Kakar, co-founder of The Afghan Eye, an independent media platform providing current, English-language analysis of events as they unfold in Afghanistan. Together they discuss: the Occupation of and War in Afghanistan in light of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's defeat of western occupying forces. the phenomenon of the "Afghan Gusano" liberalism and "Islamism" liberal imperial hypocrisy the meme of "women and girls", The scam perpetrated against the working people of the west by their politicians and defense contractors the occupation puppet government, the new government, and the diaspora through a postmodern lens The I$I$...2022-02-021h 20

The Afghan EyeGulmakai Saleh | #EndAfghanStarvationGulmakai Saleh: https://gulmakai.com/https://twitter.com/GulmakaiSalehhttps://www.youtube.com/user/gulmakaihttps://www.instagram.com/gulmakaisaleh/https://www.linkedin.com/in/gulmakai-saleh-937a82a3/https://www.facebook.com/GulmakaiSaleh/Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yb4sz7bh ♦ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ycjlytsz ♦ Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y5qs...2021-12-1158 min

The Afghan EyeAshok Swain | The Prospects of a Taliban government in AfghanistanAfter the fall of the previous regime on 15 August, the Taliban are now the de facto government of Afghanistan. Sangar Paykhar spoke to professor Ashok Swain about the prospects of a government led by the Taliban. Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University. He has been a Mac Arthur Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago, Fellow at UNRISD, Geneva; and visiting professor at University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Stanford University, McGill University, T...2021-08-3042 min

The Afghan EyeAfghan Eye Live: The fall of provincial capitals in Northern AfghanistanAhmed-Waleed Kakar & Sangar Paykhar discuss the subsequent fall of provincial capitals in Northern Afghanistan, the UN Security Council discussion about Aghanistan, the demand from Kabul to sanction Pakistan and Sun Tzu's the Art of War's application to current situation in Afghanistan. Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X: https://X.com/AfgEye♦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afgeyeFB/ ♦ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yb4sz7bh ♦ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ycjlytsz ♦ Google Podcasts: https...2021-08-092h 09

The Afghan EyeHabib Wardak Habib Wardak is a political analyst who graduated with an MA in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies in the University of Pune. He worked as a lecturer at Kardan University's Department of International Relations and has extensive experience working with the international community in Afghanistan. Most recently, he worked as a senior official at the Afghan Ministry of Defence; a job he left for ethical reasons. In this episode, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar host Habib. They quiz him on his family's political background, their association with figures like Professor Burhan ud-Din Rabbani, Pir S...2021-06-182h 04

The Afghan EyeFatima Ayub In the 25th episode of The Afghan Eye Podcast, Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host Fatima Ayub: a senior political analyst with over two decades of experience working on Afghanistan in organisations like Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group and the European Council for Foreign Relations. Sangar asks Fatima about what drove her, as an Afghan woman, to study about Afghanistan, as well as the fallacies Fatima encountered when working within international organisations with regard to Afghanistan. Finally, Sangar and Fatima exchange views regarding the role of Afghan diaspora in the future of the country. Fatima Ayub on Twitter: https://twitter.c...2021-05-101h 37

The Afghan EyeDaud Khan and the Saur Revolution On April 28th 1978, Afghanistan witnessed the Saur Revolution. The Saur Revolution was the name given to the communist coup d'etat launched against Afghanistan's first President: Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who was killed alongside 20 of his family members. The Saur Revolution inaugurated a dark period of Afghan history, plunging the country into a war from which it is yet to recover.On the 43rd anniversary of the Saur Revolution, by popular demand, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar dissect and evaluate Daud Khan. They discuss his early life, his education and the beginnings of his political career. They also examine his i...2021-04-282h 00

The Afghan EyeThe Impossibility of Nation Building Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host Dr. William Ruger: Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute. Dr. Ruger was President Trump's nominee for US Ambassador to Afghanistan and was also recently published in NYT with an op-ed titled ‘Why President Biden Must Withdraw From Afghanistan’. Dr. William Ruger's Twitter handle: @WillRuger Some of the topics Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar quiz Dr. Ruger are: 1) Dr. Ruger's experience serving in Afghanistan 2) Why he has been so opposed to war in Afghanistan 3) The fundamental mistakes made by the US in...2021-04-221h 38

The Afghan EyeThe Politically Incorrect History of the Durand LineThe founder of the Afghan Eye: Ahmed-Waleed Kakar, recently published his seminal article on the Durand Line. Within just a week, the article became the most read article on The Afghan Eye website, receiving widespread praise from all quarters and from all around the world. In this episode, Sangar hosts Ahmed-Waleed, asking about some of the criticism his article received, and Ahmed-Waleed expands on issues surrounding the Durand Line. Link: https://afghaneye.org/2021/03/28/the-durand-line/Support the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦...2021-04-051h 57

The Afghan EyeA critical review of the Afghanistan Study Group's reportOn 3rd February 2021, the Afghanistan Study Group published a report recommending the Biden administration to keep US troops in Afghanistan past the May deadline. This will effectively violate the US-Taliban Agreement signed in February 2020. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar scrutinize the report, its key arguments, the implications of its suggested courses of action, and the motivation of its authors. Link to the report: https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/02/afghanistan-study-group-final-report-pathway-peace-afghanistanSupport the show♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afghaneyeinsta/ ♦ X...2021-02-081h 45