Afghanistan – Page 32 – Asia Times

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Why some Arab countries want to shutter Al Jazeera

by Philip Seib July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A boatload of Syrian and Iraqi refugees nears the Greek Island of Lesbos. The Syrian civil war highlights the global crisis involving refugees and migrants, a crisis the author believes requires a new international migration system that recognizes all types of population movement between countries. Photo: Ggia/Wikipedia Commons

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The time has come for a new international migration system

by Alexander Casella July 11, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a contract signing ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch

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Germany, China pledge new cooperation ahead of fractious G20

by Reuters July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

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Abu Bakr dead? Unlikely, but if so another ‘caliph’ will emerge

by Sami Moubayed July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistanis protest US drone strikes. Photo: Flickr Commons

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‘Tough love’ approach to Pakistan has its limits

by Salman Rafi June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump at the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Ceremony in Washington. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

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US brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders

by Reuters June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Singapore. Photo: iStock

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Singapore is firmly in the jihadist cross-hairs

by Jeremy Luedi June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 21 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 21, 2017

An Afghan policeman looks at bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul in June. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

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Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, attends a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul on June 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

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China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation: Mission impossible

by Sudha Ramachandran June 21, 2017

Refugees or migrants? When it comes to children who cross international borders without papers, there’s no easy answer. Photo: Reuters/Stoyan Nenov

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Refugee or migrant? Sometimes the line is blurred

by Parvati Nair June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017. Photo: S/Valery Sharifulin/TASS/Host Photo Agency/Pool TPX

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How Modi subverts, starves and saturates the media

by Tej Parikh June 19, 2017June 25, 2017

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in January 2010. Photo: AFP Behrouz Mehri

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Nuclear proliferation claims re-open can of worms in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

View of the old cannon at the entrance to the Fort Adelaide overlooking the city in Port Louis, Mauritius. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Island states targeted in great power competition

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 15 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 15, 2017

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has been handed the reins – and responsibility for the outcome – of the Afghan war. Photo: Reuters

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An open-ended Afghan war can serve ‘America First’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 15, 2017June 18, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

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How corrupt officials open doors for terrorists

by Tatiana Kanunnikova June 15, 2017June 15, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stanislav Krasilnikov/Tass/Host Photo Agency/Pool

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Proposed North-South Transport Corridor not just BRI rival

by Sudha Ramachandran June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Chaldean-Americans protest against the seizure of family members on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a rally outside the Mother of God Chaldean church in Southfield, Michigan. Photo: Reuters/Rebecca Cook

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US targets Iraqis for deportation in wake of travel ban deal

by Reuters June 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

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Kabul, Islamabad flog the dead horse of ‘Taliban talks’

by Salman Rafi June 13, 2017

Souq Waqif market in Doha: Qatar's neighbors resent the country's ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: Reuters

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Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

by Agence France-Presse June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A Millwall FC supporter celebrates on the pitch as his team are promoted to the Sky Bet Championship on May 21. Millwall’s chant is, “No-one likes us. We don’t care.” Photo: Reuters

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No-one likes Trump, I don’t care

by David P. Goldman June 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A tribute to victims of the Manchester bombing. Photo: istock

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The age of blowback terror

by Brahma Chellaney June 8, 2017

The 2018 US defense budget includes 70 X-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, but the modest procurement, which includes other fighter aircraft and naval vessels, is basically the same as Obama administration requests for the last few years. Any expansion of the US military is likely to wait until later in Trump’s administration. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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Donald Trump may not be as hawkish on defense as his words profess

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 8, 2017

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

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What you should know about the Indian Army in Kashmir

by Amrita Mukherjee June 7, 2017

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

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Why Libya is a breeding ground for jihadists

by Manish Rai June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

Security officials cordon off an area after a bomb blast in Quetta, Baluchistan in August last year. Photo: iStock

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Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ falling short on two fronts

by Salman Rafi June 6, 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi( left) and China's President Xi Jinping are seen at a meeting in Tashkent last year. Photo: AFP/ Michael Klimentyev / Sputnik

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Bigger Shanghai Cooperation Organization may be game-changer

by Seema Sengupta June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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US Marines and Okinawa: Enough exasperation to go around

by Grant Newsham June 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Staff Sergeant Robert George conducts training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Photo:
US Air Force via Wikimedia Commons

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Blackwater founder’s FSG buys stake in Chinese security school

by Reuters May 31, 2017February 18, 2020