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Taliban office “open”: US to talk directly to Taliban?

By Tim Foxley Summary:  Taliban open the much promised and debated “office” in Qatar.  Can political dialogue really be as easy as this? I am still thinking about this appparent “bre… more →

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Taliban office "open": US to talk directly to Taliban?

Tim Foxley wrote 17 hours ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  Taliban open the much promised and debated “office” in Qatar.  C … more →

Tags: Insurgency, Talks, US, Conflict Resolution, Taliban, Reconciliation, islamic emirate, Dialogue, spokesman

Taliban: "surge" or "stalemate"? — 2 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 1 week ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: Taliban continue attacks. Remain unpopular.  Stalemate? Interesting article f … more →

Tags: 2014, Civil War 2, Security, strategic, Taliban, ANSF, Capabilities, Civil War, Dialogue

Taliban deny attack on Red Cross — 2 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 2 weeks ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: Taliban deny Red Cross attack – do we believe them? It looks as if the … more →

Tags: Taliban, Dialogue, Haqqani, Hezb-e-Islami, islamic emirate, Media 3, Propaganda, Red Cross, Security

Taliban suicide attack: Red Cross compound in Jalalabad — 2 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 2 weeks ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: another suicide assault today – this time against the Red Cross – … more →

Tags: Afghan National Police, complex attack, pol/mil general, Propaganda, Taliban, War crimes, Attack, ICRC, Insurgents

Panjshir suicide attack: Taliban ideas running low part II... — 1 comment

Tim Foxley wrote 3 weeks ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: What looks to be a failed suicide attack by the Taliban into the Panjshir val … more →

Tags: complex attack, Propaganda, Taliban, Abdul Kabir Waseq, Attack, Complex!, Governor, Insurgents, islamic emirate

Taliban attack Kabul – ideas running a little low this year...? — 4 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 3 weeks ago: Summary: A standard Taliban attack into Kabul last Friday against a very civilian target attracted l … more →

Tags: complex attack, Kabul, Propaganda, Taliban, ANSF, Capabilities, Casualties, CIA, Gurkha

Taliban release Turkish prisoners — 3 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: The Taliban release 8 Turkish prisoners.  Their intention is unclear – … more →

Tags: Taliban, War crimes, ISAF, Security, Propaganda, Insurgents, police, mujahideen, islamic emirate

Hekmatyar to run in the Afghan election?

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  AAN report on the possibility of unpleasant insurgent leader Hekmatyar runni … more →

Tags: Insurgency, Hekmatyar, HIG, Elections, Afghanistan, Insurgents, 2014, Government, gulbuddin

Afghan Army – where is it going?

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: Many reports highlight the problems of the Afghan army. Underwritten with Wes … more →

Tags: Afghan National Army, Training, Insurgency, ANSF, US, INTERNATIONAL, strategic, Capabilities, aid

Dialogue with the Taliban – challenging assumptions — 2 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  With meaningful dialogue with the Taliban still looking remote, perhaps it i … more →

Tags: Taliban, Talks, 2014, Afghanistan, Withdrawal, ISAF, Security, Insurgents, NATO

Afghan/Pakistan border clashes

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  Worry indications of growing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan Seems … more →

Tags: pol/mil general, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Conflict Resolution, ISAF, Security, ANSF, Dialogue, karzai

Taliban "Spring Offensive" begins...

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: Standard Taliban annual announcement of a Spring Offensive, very similar to l … more →

Tags: Taliban, Insurgency, Propaganda, Information, ISAF, mujahideen, islamic emirate, Dialogue, Website

Troubling assessment from a departing diplomat... — 5 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: New York Times report on some very frank and pessimistic thoughts from a depa … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, hindsight, Withdrawal, strategic, France, Taliban, Kabul, ISAF, Security

Awaiting the “Spring Offensive”?

Tim Foxley wrote 1 month ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  The Spring Offensive announcement is an annual set-piece propaganda creation … more →

Tags: Taliban, Insurgency, statistics, Security, Propaganda, Information, 2013, Afghanistan, ISAF

Taliban and civilian casualties - losing a media war?

Tim Foxley wrote 2 months ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: Another poorly thought-through and near-spontaneous Taliban announcement on c … more →

Tags: Taliban, Casualties, Insurgency, Media 2, Propaganda, Hearts and Minds, civilians, Security, Farah

On the Taliban getting their act together... — 3 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 2 months ago: “One really has to wonder why TB doesn’t concentrate on getting act together, trying to … more →

Tags: Taliban, Talks, Conflict Resolution, 2014, @SuzanneSues57, Afghanistan, ANSF, Capabilities, Civil War

Afghanistan towards 2014: DIIS Conference – key points — 1 comment

Tim Foxley wrote 2 months ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  Very useful and timely conference from DIIS.  Not much optimism from the Wes … more →

Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Insurgency, Talks, Conferences, governance, 2014, development, ANSF

The Taliban respond on the subject of Farah civilian casualties — 3 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 2 months ago: By Tim Foxley Summary: a rambling, incoherent and contradictory Taliban defence of the civilian casu … more →

Tags: Taliban, Casualties, Insurgency, Propaganda, civilians, Insurgents, Farah, mujahideen, islamic emirate

"...such unreasonable actions": the Farah courthouse attack — 2 comments

Tim Foxley wrote 2 months ago: By Tim Foxley Summary:  A Taliban raid kills many civilians and is suggestive of a limited or confli … more →

Tags: Taliban, Insurgency, ANSF, Security, complex attack, civilians, Propaganda, Suicide, Farah


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