Javid Ahmad

Javid Ahmad is a counterterrorism research scholar and author of the Taliban Leadership Tracker at the Middle East Institute. He also teaches at George Washington University.

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Helicopters fly above tanks on an airfield.
Helicopters fly above tanks on an airfield.

How Trump Could Get Bagram Back

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Javid Ahmad
A man sells stickers picturing Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada at market in Kabul.
A man sells stickers picturing Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada at market in Kabul.

It’s Time To Recognize the Taliban

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Javid Ahmad, Douglas London
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A smiling Imran Khan raises his fist in a gesture toward supporters during a rally.

Imran Khan’s Dangerous Game

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Javid Ahmad, Douglas London
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Happy to be Moving in the Wrong Direction

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Javid Ahmad
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Afghanistan Is Not Iraq

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Duck and Cover in Pakistan

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Securing Afghanistan’s Future

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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A Morass of Its Own Making: Pakistan’s Destructive Taliban Policy

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Ashraf Ghani’s Secret to Success

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad, Ahmad Hemmat
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Ashraf Ghani’s Afghanistan

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Afghanistan’s crowded electoral roster

The South Asia Channel
Omar Samad, Javid Ahmad
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Peace talks only benefit Taliban

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Afghanistan’s special forces are a bastion of hope

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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Afghanistan’s political crisis: A short-term solution

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Javid Ahmad
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Election 2014: Afghanistan’s chance to get it right?

The South Asia Channel
Javid Ahmad
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