{"id":22499,"date":"2024-01-10T17:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=22499"},"modified":"2024-01-10T17:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:47:45","slug":"new-book-talibans-return-pakistans-strategic-crossroads-explores-complex-afpak-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/new-book-talibans-return-pakistans-strategic-crossroads-explores-complex-afpak-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"New book &#8220;Taliban&#8217;s Return: Pakistan&#8217;s Strategic Crossroads&#8221; explores complex AfPak relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Journalist Raja Furqan Ahmed unveils his latest book, &#8220;Taliban\u2019s Return: Pakistan\u2019s Strategic Crossroads,&#8221; offering a profound analysis of the historical and contemporary complexities shaping the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan.<br \/>\nAhmed\u2019s book delves into the nuanced historical backdrop, shedding light on multifaceted factors influencing the dynamics between the two nations. Focusing on the evolving landscape under the Afghan Taliban rule, the book meticulously examines its implications specifically for Pakistan. Readers can expect comprehensive insights, meticulously researched and presented, providing a deeper understanding of the geopolitics in this pivotal region.<br \/>\nDrawing upon his extensive expertise as an Islamabad-based journalist specializing in AfPak relations, militancy and terrorism, Raja Furqan Ahmed presents a comprehensive study in &#8220;Taliban&#8217;s Return: Pakistan&#8217;s Strategic Crossroads.&#8221; The book thoroughly explores historical foundations, contemporary challenges and potential opportunities for Pakistan under Taliban rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Journalist Raja Furqan Ahmed unveils his latest book, &#8220;Taliban\u2019s Return: Pakistan\u2019s Strategic Crossroads,&#8221; offering a profound analysis of the historical and contemporary complexities shaping the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ahmed\u2019s book delves into the nuanced historical backdrop, shedding light on multifaceted factors influencing the dynamics between the two nations. Focusing on the evolving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[10651],"class_list":["post-22499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-raja-furqan-ahmed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}