RFE/RL: As Taliban Attempts To Exert Greater Control Over Aid, Afghans Worry Over Declining Assistance
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson talks to Radio Free Europe about the Taliban’s greater attempts to exert control over Afghanistan.
ICTD Blog: Checking out checkpoints
Mina Radončić and Markus Geray write about the workshop “Roadblocks and revenues: new geographies of taxation in conflict” that was hosted by DIIS, ICTD and the Centre on Armed Groups in Copenhagen from 15-17 May 2023, bringing together 40 researchers from various countries.
Economist: The Taliban are digging an enormous canal
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments in Afghanistan with regional tensions over resource management.
Reuters: Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas
Ashley Jackson comments on the ban on female education in Afghanistan, and the turn toward female madrasas
Economist: A murder in Afghanistan highlights the misery of women
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Modern War Institute: The Tyranny of Color-Coded Maps - What We Get Wrong About Measuring Control During Armed Conflict
The Centre’s Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand and Leigh Mayhew write about what we get wrong about measuring wartime control, with Ibraheem Bahiss.
New Humanitarian: Sahel insurgency - What policymakers need to do differently
The Centre’s Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand, and Leigh Mayhew write about the state of play with armed groups in the Sahel, with Laura Berlingozzi, Ed Stoddard and Ibraheem Bahiss
LSE Blog: How to build (or lose) legitimacy during war
Florian Weigand discusses how legitimacy is built and lost during armed conflict.
USA Today: 'Death in slow motion' Women in Afghanistan cope with fear, loss of rights under Taliban rule
Centre analysis quoted in USA Today coverage of Taliban restrictions on women.
Welternäehrung: Smuggling: Image & Reality
Max Gallien and Florian Weigand write about the importance of understanding smuggling in the context of food crises and hunger.
The Conversation: How the Taliban’s more tax system helped it win control of Afghanistan
Ashley Jackson writes about how the Taliban’s taxation system helped it win the battle for control in Afghanistan.
Klischee und Realität: Warum wir Schmuggel besser verstehen müssen
Max Gallien and Florian Weigand schreiben über die Bedeutung von Schmuggel in Konfliktkontexten (German).
Af/Pak File: Assessing Taliban-Led Afghanistan, One Year Later
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson featured on the Af/Pak File podcast, jointly hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Wilson Center's Asia Program.
Economist: Afghanistan is poorer and hungrier than a year ago
Centre analysis quoted in Economist coverage of the one year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.
Guardian: ‘Let us deal with it’: inside the elite Kabul district where Zawahiri was hit
Centre analysis quoted in Guardian coverage of the assassination in Kabul of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri.
LA Times: Al Qaeda leader’s death raises concerns over Taliban links, Afghanistan’s future
Centre analysis quoted in LA Times coverage of the assassination in Kabul of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri.
Reuters: Taliban's isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder
Centre analysis quoted in Reuters coverage of the Taliban’s response to an earthquake in Afghanistan.
Tax Chats podcast: Taxed by the Taliban
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson talks to the Tax Chats podcast about how the Taliban’s tax system paved the way for their takeover of Afghanistan.
NPR: More than 1,000 people are dead after earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
Centre analysis quoted in NPR coverage of the Taliban’s response to an earthquake in Afghanistan.
BBC Briefing Room: What’s going on in Afghanistan?
Ashley Jackson joined the BBC Briefing Room to talk about how the Taliban is coping with a nation facing food shortages, a failing economy and a bombing campaign by ISIS-K.