Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan In The News 1 Aug 2018 Attacking lightly defended targets has been part of [the Islamic State's] modus operandi from the outset. AFP Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan 11 Jun 2018 This mutual [Afghan] ceasefire, if successful, can possibly inspire or encourage future, more substantial steps towards peacemaking. Fighting has been the integral featur... AFP Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan 8 Feb 2018 The U.S. and Afghan governments are unleashing more violence based on the same rationale that it would tilt this stalemate to favor their conditions at the table. Reuters Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan 30 Jan 2018 [High-profile Taliban attacks in Kabul are] an attempt to disprove statements by U.S. and Afghan officials that the Taliban are weakened. NBC Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan 30 Jan 2018 Increasing pressure on [Kabul's] battlefield may lead [the Taliban and IS] to hit back in an area where they can publicly disprove the rhetoric of the U.S. military or Af... AFP Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan 16 Jan 2018 U.S. strategy [in Afghanistan] is so military-centric. Even 100,000 troops couldn’t finish the Taliban, and ever since those days, they have been zealously confident. The Washington Post Borhan Osman Former Senior Consultant, Afghanistan Latest Updates Q&A / Asia 02 October 2019 Afghanistan’s Low-turnout Election, Insecurity and Unsettled Prospects for Peace Q&A / Asia 09 July 2019 Afghanistan Diplomacy Gathers Steam Even as Attacks Increase Commentary / Asia 05 July 2019 Intensifying Violence Dulls Afghans’ Hopes for Peace Q&A / Asia 29 January 2019 Interpreting the U.S. Talks with the Taliban Commentary / Asia 05 September 2018 As New U.S. Envoy Appointed, Turbulent Afghanistan’s Hopes of Peace Persist Op-Ed / Asia 19 March 2018 The U.S. Needs to Talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan Load more