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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After the Kabul Hotel Attack: The Taliban and China Confront Security Challenges in Afghanistan

01.19.2023 Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai

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...

Publication China Brief Afghanistan

China’s Interests in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal

10.04.2022 Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai

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...

Publication China Brief Afghanistan

Suhail Shaheen: The Perilous Promises of the Afghan Taliban’s Most Prominent International Voice

09.09.2022 Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai

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...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Negotiations with Tehrik-e-Taliban: Can the Afghan Taliban Break the Ice?

07.01.2022 Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai

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...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Afghanistan