Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai
Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai is the author of The Troubled Triangle: US-Pakistan Relations under the Taliban’s Shadow (Routledge, 2021).
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Articles by Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai
After the Kabul Hotel Attack: The Taliban and China Confront Security Challenges in Afghanistan
Introduction On December 12, members of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) attacked a local hotel in Kabul, where several Chinese nationals were staying. The attack injured five Chinese nationals...
China’s Interests in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal
Introduction In late June, a severe earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced it would provide 50 million RMB...
Suhail Shaheen: The Perilous Promises of the Afghan Taliban’s Most Prominent International Voice
Muhammad Suhail Shaheen is the spokesman for the Afghan Taliban’s political office in Doha, Qatar and the Afghan Taliban’s representative-designate to the United Nations. He was also a member of...
Pakistan’s Negotiations with Tehrik-e-Taliban: Can the Afghan Taliban Break the Ice?
The Taliban government in Afghanistan is facilitating ongoing negotiations between Pakistan and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the “Pakistani Taliban,” to forge a peace deal between the two parties...