Analysing the Current Afghan Context

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Afghanistan is on the verge of another transition as it seeks stability and deals with a variety of internal and external issues. After the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist organisation, captured Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on August 15, 2021. It was the culmination of a military offensive against the Afghan government that began in May 2021. The arrest occurred just hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The majority of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals had fallen one after the other as part of a US troop withdrawal scheduled to end on August 31, 2021. Internal political turmoil, constant Taliban attacks across the country, and deadly suicide bombings by the Islamic State-Khorasan keep it busy while external nations play the New Great Game for geo-strategic ambitions both in its front yard and in its backyard. This book highlights all the ongoing issues of Afghanistan’s surge and provides the readers with insights into the country’s past, present and future.Editor Neeraj Singh Manhas is a Director, Indo-Pacific, at Raisina House, New Delhi. Currently, he is a Doctoral Scholar in International Relations (Chinese Studies) at Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India. He has previously completed his M.Phil. in Political Science. At present, he is also officiating an honorary position as an Associate Fellow at the Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS) and a Research Associate at the Association of Asia Scholars (AAS). He was also a fellow at Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability (GPODS) Fellowship programme. Prior to this, he was also associated with the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Policy Research and International Studies (AIPRIS), Defence and Research Studies (DRaS), National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and Foreign Policy Research Centre (FPRC). He has authored three books under his name and has various research interests covering India-China in the Indian Ocean, India’s maritime securities, and Indo-Pacific studies. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Contributors Chapter 1: Afghanistan’s Modern Taliban Era: A Glass Half Full Chapter 2: The Impact of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Pakistan and China Chapter 3: Feminism, Peace and Afghanistan: An Indian Feminist Perspective Chapter 4: India’s Stakes, Challenges and Strategy in the Aftermath of Talibans in Afghanistan Chapter 5: Afghanistan: Issues and Challenges in Taliban Era Chapter 6: The Graveyard of Empires: An Endless War in Afghanistan Chapter 7: Decoding Chinese Ambitions in Afghanistan: Its Implications on India Chapter 8: Regional Security Complex in South Asia: A Study of the Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan Chapter 9: Convulsed Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Pursuant to Taliban Governance in Early Twenty-first Century Chapter 10: The Resistance of Panjshir in the Face of the Taliban Untitled Index