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Natiq Malikzada

Natiq Malikzada

The National Interest

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Can Discussions in Cambridge Help Afghans Build a Post-Taliban Future?

Thousands of miles from Afghanistan, prescriptions are being written by Afghans for the country’s future – a future without Taliban rule.

28.08.2026 2

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

In Afghanistan, Growing Resistance Meets Fears of Pakistani Influence

Five years after the Taliban’s return, the Afghan resistance is growing but so is the fear of Pakistan’s shadow.

14.08.2026 10

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Community Is Being Persecuted in Plain Sight

Extremist-led mob violence in Pakistan often leads to further persecution – at the hands of the state.

14.07.2026 9

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

Why the US and Iran Are Losing Confidence in Pakistan

12.05.2026 10

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada

Pakistan’s Attacks and the World’s Silence Over Afghanistan

The illegitimacy of the Taliban does not mean that the fundamental rights of the Afghan people have been suspended.

26.03.2026 50

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

Mojtaba Khamenei’s Long Road to Power

20.03.2026 40

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada

What’s Wrong with Iran’s Opposition?

27.01.2026 40

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada

How Cash Flights to Kabul Help Iran and the Taliban

23.12.2025 30

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada

The True Cost of Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan

Oppressive security laws and secret detentions are being used to silence people who have only asked for fair treatment on their own land.

15.10.2025 20

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

The Case for an American Bagram Air Base

05.10.2025 30

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada

Taliban Officials Are No Longer ‘Acting’

What does the the Taliban Supreme Leader’s order to drop the word “acting” before officials’ titles mean for Afghanistan?

20.08.2025 30

The Diplomat

Natiq Malikzada

Pakistan’s History of Terror

14.08.2025 20

The National Interest

Natiq Malikzada