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We Agreed with Ta-liban to Clarify Cause of Border Clashes: Iranian Authorities
DID Press: Iranian security officials in Sistan and Baluchistan province say they have reached an agreement with Afghanistan to clarify the cause of the border clashes, and now the situation along the border is calm.
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India still Needs to work with Russia on Afghanistan
Islamabad had expected a Taliban-led Kabul would be largely subservient to its interests and keep New Delhi out. However India opened a “technical office” in Afghanistan in June 2022 and delivered a consignment of wheat for the World Food Program,…
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Chinese FM in Conversation with Muttaqi Backed up Inclusive, Broad-based Political Structure
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban rule, with both sides pledging to strengthen cooperation and vowing to combat terrorism.
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Dawn of Drone Age in Central Asia
The arsenal of the five republics will see their stocks of UAVs increase in the near future. Whether and how they are put to a use or not, that is a separate question
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Afghanistan and the Potential for a U.S.-Uzbekistan Partnership
The instability that arose from the August 2021 collapse of the U.S.-backed regime and rise of the Taliban has provoked renewed fears of transnational drug smuggling and terrorism
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Missteps and Missed Opportunities for Peace in Afghanistan
A failure by the United States, successive Afghan governments and the Taliban to seize opportunities has put Afghanistan back at ‘square one.’
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New battlefront: South Asian power contests in Central Asia
Central Asia, notably Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have risen as subtle “influencers” in a Taliban-led Afghanistan ..
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‘Terrorism a Foreign Policy Tool’: Afghanistan’s Woes Must Act as Lesson for FATF on Pakistan
Pakistan’s claims to arrest terrorists and incarcerating them is also false as the Pakistani deep state continues to finance and plot bids to destabilize the immediate neighbourhood
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Afghanistan and Future of Pak-US ties
Counterterrorism and Afghanistan is one area where the US and Pakistan need each other’s support. The US does not want to see Afghanistan once again become a sanctuary for transnational terrorist outfits
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Ta-liban Urge Turkmenistan to Clarify its Position on TAPI project
Did Press: Taliban delegation have met Turkmen officials and asked them to clarify their position on the work of the TAPI project, say Taliban official sources.
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