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  1. Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crisis Could Destabilize Central Asia
    SecurityOpinion13 May

    Why the Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crisis Could Destabilize Central Asia

    A wave of deadly clashes on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, including attacks that killed Chinese workers inside Tajikistan in November, is raising the risk of broader instability across Central Asia and putting trade routes, energy links, foreign investment, and regional diplomacy under growing pressure.

  2. Our generation will continue resisting the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls
    SecurityOpinion20 Apr

    Our generation will continue resisting the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls

    Education has become a profound act of resistance in Afghanistan. For a generation born under the first Taliban regime, like our contributor Fareshtah, the right to learn was a hard-won freedom, not a given. This personal journey reflects a

  3. Art captured by ideology: How the Taliban silenced Afghanistan’s cinema industry
    SecurityOpinion20 Apr

    Art captured by ideology: How the Taliban silenced Afghanistan’s cinema industry

    We observe with growing alarm the systematic dismantling of Afghanistan’s cinema industry by the Taliban, a deliberate campaign extending far beyond mere censorship. This isn't simply a matter of restricting artistic expression; it represen