This might have interesting implications for other countries too, like India and Iran:
Why the rise of ‘good Taliban’ in Afghanistan worries India and Iran
By Rajeev Sharma
The importance of Iran for India cannot be over stated. Iran is a vital cog in the wheel of the Indian scheme of things for reaching out to Afghanistan. But the question is: whether both India and Iran are about to lose their leverage on Afghanistan?
The good news is that Iran is as uncomfortable as India on the back-room developments with regard to Afghanistan as the United States-led international community seems hell bent on “good” Taliban taking over the land-locked country in the post-2014 scenario of withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan.
This might have interesting implications for other countries too, like India and Iran:
Why the rise of ‘good Taliban’ in Afghanistan worries India and Iran
By Rajeev Sharma
The importance of Iran for India cannot be over stated. Iran is a vital cog in the wheel of the Indian scheme of things for reaching out to Afghanistan. But the question is: whether both India and Iran are about to lose their leverage on Afghanistan?
The good news is that Iran is as uncomfortable as India on the back-room developments with regard to Afghanistan as the United States-led international community seems hell bent on “good” Taliban taking over the land-locked country in the post-2014 scenario of withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan.
http://www.firstpost.com/world/why-the-rise-of-good-taliban-in-afghanist...
And some similar thoughts here
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Iran-echoes-India-over-fillip-t...