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Afghanistan
Gaza Crisis and the $14 Billion Question; What’s Next?
In his remarks during his visit to Israel last week, Biden acknowledged that, in its response to 9/11, the United States "made mistakes." Two decades later, is the United States repeating the same mistakes in its efforts to back Israel?
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Afghanistan
The Evolution of Sino-Afghanistan Ties in the Post-U.S. Withdrawal Period
The ongoing targeted attacks against Chinese nationals and assets in neighboring Pakistan have demonstrated the need to cautiously approach strategic investments in South Asia. Ultimately, a cooperative Sino-Afghanistan relationship can only accelerate if the security conditions permit greater stability in…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan after US withdrawal; risks of IS-Khorasan
One of the major elements for consideration in Afghanistan is the strong growth of the terrorist group Daesh-Khorasan, its ambition to undermine the authority of the Taliban and to expand towards other neighbouring countries
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Afghanistan
US Talks with Taliban: Pulling the Rug from under a Government it Created
Images of the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and the dramatic evacuations of internationals and Afghan citizens in August 2021 are emblematic of a failed peace process, but the real turning point came three years prior, when the United States (US)…
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Afghanistan
Terrorism in Afghanistan; Biden’s Claim and UN’s Report
Fact: Al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan is undeniable. Any illusion that Al Qaeda was no longer operating in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country on Aug. 15, 2021 should have melted away in July 2022, when the U.S…
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Afghanistan
Four Decades of Seeking Asylum; Upheavals in Afghanistan and Harshness of the World
The image of the dramatic airlift evacuation of some 120,000 Afghans from the Kabul Airport in August 2021 is in everyone’s memory, while what happened at the land borders of Afghanistan attracted less public attention in the West
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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
Moscow Format; Chasing Elusive Peace
In the fourth round of consultations, the participants called for an “inclusive government” and for “national reconciliation” but the Taliban did not promise that it will endorse the Moscow Format’s recommendations and merely recognised the “praiseworthy stance”
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Afghanistan
Is There a Way Out of Afghanistan’s Economic Nightmare?
Proactive engagements through efficient diplomatic channels and other interactions with the Taliban are critical to compelling the Taliban to abide by the pledges made to the international community for the prosperity and development of Afghans
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Afghanistan
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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