What Does The Taliban’s Ascendancy Mean For Tajikistan? – Analysis

By Kamila Ibragimova*

(Eurasianet) — Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan has fallen almost completely – if not fully – under Taliban control. How and when did this happen?

Nationwide Taliban offenses surged as soon as U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan declared in May that they intended to pull out by the end of...