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IS emergence in Afghanistan – Pakistan Observer
2:53 pm By adminTHE so-called Islamic State (IS or Daesh) is a militant organisation which is successor to Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and is involved in terrorist activities in Read More » -
Afghanistan Awaits US President’s Strategy – VOA News
2:31 pm By adminWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce his policy for Afghanistan before the end of this month, amid growing concerns about the increasing presence of Read More » -
Hekmatyar takes swipe at self-centered alliances -Pajhwok Afghan News
2:22 pm By adminKABUL (Pajhwok): The Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) Afghanistan chief on Thursday said new political alliances were being formed by individuals seeking more power and benefits from the government. A statement from the HIA Read More » -
Journalists in Afghanistan’s Northeast strategize on media’s role in advancing peace – Reliefweb
2:19 pm By adminKUNDUZ – In the northeast region of Afghanistan, the UN is working on an initiative to leverage the power of local radio and television to build Read More » -
Sami-ul-Haq offers conditional support to Afghan peace process – The Nation
2:13 pm By adminThe leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S) Maulana Sami-ul-Haq has offered a conditional support for the peace process in Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press. According to a statement Read More »
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Ready for Peace? The Afghan Taliban After a Decade of War
The Newsmakers: Negotiating with the Afghan Taliban and the Other Refugee Route
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About TFPI
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TFPI has been registered in UK and Pakistan. TFPI is a network of concerned idealists who want to make a tangible contribution to achieving peace. We promote the use of dialogue and political engagement, backed up by practical interventions to improve people’s lives, as a way of transforming conflict.
TFPI’s main focus is on the long-running conflicts affecting Muslim societies of Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
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- IS emergence in Afghanistan – Pakistan Observer
- Afghanistan Awaits US President’s Strategy – VOA News
- Hekmatyar takes swipe at self-centered alliances -Pajhwok Afghan News
- Journalists in Afghanistan’s Northeast strategize on media’s role in advancing peace – Reliefweb
- Sami-ul-Haq offers conditional support to Afghan peace process – The Nation
- Afghan envoy urges JUI-S chief to influence Taliban to join peace process – The News
- Surobi leaders call for local communities to embrace mediation, peace – Reliefweb
- Will there be peace for Afghanistan? – Islam21c.com
- Pakistan says political incentives key to bring Afghan Taliban to negotiations table – Khaama Press
- Lack of political solution to factional conflicts cause of Afghan division, instability – The Nation
- The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, at a press conference after the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board Meeting, 10 July 2017 – Reliefweb
- Afghan peace body says aim is not to defeat Taliban – AA.com
- JuA operating from Afghanistan against Pakistan -The Nation
- Haqqani network being run from Afghanistan: FO – The News
- Russia hails China’s efforts to improve Pak-Afghan ties – The News
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TFPI Articles in Media
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Top priorities for Haibatullah, new Afghan Taliban leader
(CNN)In the year that he openly led the Afghan Taliban Movement, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, who was killed by a U.S drone strike Saturday, proved to be a consummate political actor. After seizing power in a rapidly summoned conclave, he proceeded Read More » -
The Taliban replaces its dead leader – and prepares for some tricky internal politics
The May 21 drone strike that killed Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansoorwas no ordinary assassination; it was an act of armed politics against an acutely political war strategist. The Taliban has already named Mansoor’s successor, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, and is Read More » -
Black flags and balaclavas: how jihadists dress for imaginary war
Source Link: Author: Michael Semple, Queen’s University Belfast Copy of the Post in PDF The first thing that I noticed in the gruesome pictures of two gunmen fleeing the scene of their attack on Charlie Hebdo was that the men were dressed from head Read More » -
Explainer: who are the Pakistani Taliban?
By Michael Semple, Queen’s University Belfast The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on a school in Peshawar that killed more than 130 children. The militants planned the massacre to take revenge on the Pakistan army. They murdered the Read More » -
The Pakistan Taliban Movement: An Appraisal
Policy Research Papers November 2014 In October 2014 the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) announced his movement’s backing for the “Islamic State” (IS) and its efforts to re-establish the Caliphate. The spokesman pledged that the Taliban would align their Read More »
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Ready for Peace? The Afghan Taliban after a Decade of War -RUSI Paper
By Theo Farrell and Michael Semple https://rusi.org Copy of the Post in PDF Despite high-profile success on the battlefield, interviews with Taliban personnel reveal substantial discord within the group. This briefing paper argues that: The Taliban movement Read More » -
Rhetoric, Ideology and Organizational Structure of the Taliban Movement
Published: January 5, 2015 http://www.usip.org By: Michael Semple Copy of the Post in PDF This report examines the evolution of the Taliban case for armed struggle and the Read More » -
Poetry of the Taliban
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Reconciliation in Afghanistan
“As the Obama administration develops and implements its revised strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, a principle topic of debate is -reconciliation–how to deal politically with Taliban and other insurgents who are not pursuing al-Qaeda’s global objectives in search of a political solution. Michael Semple brings to bear a wealth of practical experience on the ground Read More »
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