Afghanistan – Page 31 – Asia Times

Former chief strategist Steve Bannon has left the Trump White House. Photo: AFP/Timothy A Clary

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Is Donald Trump abandoning America’s ‘Asia pivot’?

by Richard A. Bitzinger August 23, 2017

US Army self-propelled howitzers take part in a military exercise near the DMZ in Paju, South Korea, on August 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

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Korea, Afghanistan and the Never Ending War trap

by Pepe Escobar August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan's Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan. Photo: Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic

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Trump’s new Afghan policy sees ally Pakistan cast aside

by F.M. Shakil August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

A man lights a candle on August 21, 2017, at an impromptu memorial where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera

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Radical Islam: we must talk about more than ISIS

by M. Zuhdi Jasser August 22, 2017

Photo: AFP / Sanjay Kanojia

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Agency probing ‘love jihad’ angle in conversions of Indian women

by E Jaya Kumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House on June 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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High crimes and demeanors in the Age of Trump

by Tom Engelhardt August 20, 2017

Steve Bannon when he was CEO of then Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign. Photo: August 20, 2016. Reuters/Carlo Allegri

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After White House firing, Bannon returns to Breitbart News

by Steve Holland and James Oliphant August 19, 2017February 18, 2020

An Afghan farmer grows apples, almonds, pomegranates, and grapes in the orchard where he has been working over the last four years. Photo: World Bank

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Ticket to rot for fruit stranded without flights in Afghanistan

by Sayed Sarwar and Hamid Shalizi August 17, 2017February 18, 2020

General Abdul Rashid Dostum, shown here at his palace in Shiberghan in northern Afghanistan on August 19, 2009, is a thorn in the side of President Ashraf Ghani. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

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Afghan President Ghani struggles with the Dostum dilemma

by Vinay Kaura August 16, 2017

Reuters/Carlo Allegri

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North Korea, the ultimate Black Swan

by William Pesek August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Saudi Arabian woman in hijab breathes deeply at a local beach. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Sharia-free vacation plans for Saudi Arabia

by Mustafa Salama August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice

by Norman A. Bailey August 12, 2017

A good time to talk. The conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. Reuters/Adnan Abidi

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Does India have a history of being the aggressor with China?

by Richard King August 11, 2017August 11, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 10 August 2017

by Paul Muir August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

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Dueling ports underline China-India rivalry

by F.M. Shakil August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

What do Donald's Asia bankers think about his tax cuts? Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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Slouching toward Mar-a-Lago: post-Cold War consensus collapses

by Andrew Bacevich August 10, 2017

General John Nicholson, commanding general of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, launched a tirade against Russia’s role and intentions in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.

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US continuing sad record on international agreements, treaties

by Christina Lin August 7, 2017

Progress is slow in Afghanistan, but it does exist, thanks to internal and external efforts. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

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Amid bilateral tensions, USAID backs Afghan, Pakistani progress

by Sudhanshu Tripathi August 7, 2017

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

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America’s anti-Iranian posturing is dangerous and deluded

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Why Indian influence is rising in the Indochina region

by Sudhanshu Tripathi August 1, 2017

Representational image: iPhoto

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Iran’s certified share momentum doubts

by Gary Kleiman July 30, 2017

A US marine stands next to an Afghan National Army soldier during a training exercise in Helmand province on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

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EU strategy for Afghanistan is just wishful thinking

by Emanuele Scimia July 28, 2017

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

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China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

by Pepe Escobar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

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Empire of destruction: the reality of ‘precision warfare’

by Tom Engelhardt July 25, 2017

US aid cargo. Photo: Flickr Commons

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Can aid for trade be a salve to the poorest nations?

by Yongfu Huang July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

Demonstrators hurl stones and shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar on May 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Ismail

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A terrible beauty is born in the geopolitics of Kashmir

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 22, 2017July 22, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 18 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 18, 2017

Relatives wait outside a hospital after policemen were shot dead in Quetta, Pakistan, on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseer Ahmed

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Catalogue of attacks shadows China’s CPEC hopes in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslim head scarves vary in size, color and origin. They have also become a controversial issue in some countries. Photo: Getty.

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Global hijabista style

by Carol Mann July 16, 2017February 18, 2020