Category: South Asia

Iran’s position on the Taliban 

  The following statement has been given to the Next Century Foundation by Ayatollah Safavi, Head of the Safavid Order of Sufi Islam. Ayatollah Safavi is

Waking up in a New World

With last week’s sudden capture of Kabul, the Taliban successfully took control over Afghanistan. But moments before the capital’s capture, President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan citing

Drugs or crop subsidies in Afghanistan?

In 2004, the Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Robert Charles said that cutting down the opium supply in Afghanistan was central