Ashis Ray

The Taliban can only instigate regime change by force and by buying off nearby powers

You would hope that the Afghan public is strenuously opposed to a return to an intolerant caliphate

The regime’s terror tactics have failed to deter defiance — there is daily, escalating unrest in the cities

If the massacre on Saturday was not sufficiently barbaric, there are reports that security men opened fire at a funeral for one of the victims

The geopolitical dynamic has changed considerably in two years