Akbarzadeh, Shahram - In: Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 1 (2014) 1, pp. 63-78
The fall of the Taliban in 2001 presented Iran with a complex strategic situation. On the one hand, the removal of the Taliban promised to open up new opportunities for Iran to expand its influence, based on historical and cultural ties between Iran and Afghanistan. On the other hand, the 2001...