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Tag: Afghan government

Posted inAfghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Implications of Soleimani killing on Afghan security

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail January 10, 2020February 18, 2020

If Iran goes to war with the United States in retaliation for the killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, it will lose, as the US is one of the strongest countries in the world militarily, and Iran could be destroyed within days. As well, the implications would be severe for the other countries in the region, […]

Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

How Afghan insurgents keep winning battles

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, attends a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul on June 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Uncertainties surround Afghan peace process 

by Manoj Kumar Mishra September 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens during the second round of talks on an Afghan settlement, in Moscow, on November 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik
Posted inAfghanistan, China, Middle East, Qatar, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

‘Peace’ is a word without meaning for Afghans

by Vijay Prashad June 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Afghan security forces on patrol after recapturing control of Farah from Taliban militants on May 16,  2018. Photo: AFP / Hameed Khan
Posted inAfghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, World

US special envoy ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Taliban deal

by Asia Times staff November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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