Notwithstanding an existential crisis, which has wracked its operations following the announcement of the death of its supreme leader Mullah Omar, the Taliban-led insurgency remains a potent force drawing their sustenance from a wide range of sources both within Afghanistan as well as outside. Not only has it been able to withstand the military prowess of a vast coalition of international forces for a decade and half but also it has grown in strength by coalescing with large number of anti-government elements and criminal networks in the Afghanistan–Pakistan (Af-Pak) region. The advent of the Islamic State (IS) has added an interesting competitive dimension for area domination between these groups resulting in a surge in violence levels. As the attempts to co-opt elements within the Taliban insurgency through peace deals and negotiations intensifies, the anti-talk constituency within the insurgency has demonstrated its capacity to scuttle such peace processes. Regional power politics, local political opportunism and criminal aspirations of individual groups will continue to inject life into the insurgency.

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塔利班：立志成为统治者的叛军

尽管在最高领导人奥马尔毛拉去世后发生了一场生存危机，但塔利班领导的叛乱活动仍然是一股强大的力量，从阿富汗境内外的广泛来源中获取生计。十五年来，它不仅能够经受住庞大的国际力量联盟的军事实力，而且通过与阿富汗-巴基斯坦境内的大量反政府分子和犯罪网络联合，实力不断增强（Af -Pak) 地区。伊斯兰国 (IS) 的出现为这些团体之间的区域统治增加了一个有趣的竞争维度，导致暴力水平激增。随着通过和平协议和谈判拉拢塔利班叛乱分子的企图愈演愈烈，叛乱中的反谈话支持者已显示出其破坏此类和平进程的能力。地区强权政治、地方政治机会主义和个别团体的犯罪愿望将继续为叛乱注入活力。