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Michael Semple, The Conversation

Victory or negotiated peace? There are differences within the Taliban on talks with the US

Whether there is now any real progress towards peace depends, in large part, on how these arguments are resolved within the Taliban movement.

Michael Semple, The Conversation
· Feb 08, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Ten years after the Pakistan earthquake, a small town muddles through

In 2005, a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in Pakistan. How has the devastated town of Balakot recovered?

Michael Semple, The Conversation
· Oct 10, 2015 · 11:30 pm
Black flags and balaclavas: how jihadists dress for imaginary war

The proliferation of black clothes and flags is a clue to jihadists' ideology – and the mark of highly effective propaganda.

Michael Semple, The Conversation
· Jan 18, 2015 · 04:30 pm

Explainer: who are the Pakistani Taliban?

The main missing element in Pakistan’s counter-terrorist strategy is serious co-operation between the Afghan and Pakistani security forces.

Michael Semple, The Conversation
· Dec 18, 2014 · 12:14 pm