Afghanistan – Page 27 – Asia Times

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

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

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

by Richard King August 11, 2017August 11, 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

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.

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

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

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Amid bilateral tensions, USAID backs Afghan, Pakistani progress

by Sudhanshu Tripathi August 7, 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

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

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

Pakistanis protest US drone strikes. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

‘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

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

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation: Mission impossible

by Sudha Ramachandran June 21, 2017

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

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

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

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

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

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

by Salman Rafi June 13, 2017

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

Photo: iStock

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Can the Afghan government ever defeat the Taliban?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova May 22, 2017

The Helmand River. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Unquiet flows the Helmand

by Sudha Ramachandran May 12, 2017May 13, 2017

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Laghman province, Afghanistan April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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Afghanistan: ex-warlord’s return raises hope for peace

by Sabena Siddiqui May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar prays before giving a speech to supporters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 30. Photo: Reuters

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Gulbuddin’s second coming: old Afghan warhorse back in fray

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Army serviceman sits on the tailgate of a helicopter in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

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‘Afghan muck’ much thicker than Trump administration realizes

by Salman Rafi May 5, 2017

A US Army serviceman sits on the tailgate of a helicopter in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, South Asia

Taliban’s annual spring offensive under way

by Anne Chaon April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan Special Forces inspect the inside of a cave which was used by suspected Islamic State militants at the site where an MOAB, or ''mother of all bombs'', struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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McMaster has much to review in Afghanistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Taliban kill 140 in deadliest ever attack on Afghan army

by Ben Richardson April 22, 2017February 18, 2020

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb. Photo: Elgin Air Force Base/handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s dangerous blank check

by Stephen Holmes April 20, 2017April 20, 2017

Afghan security personnel inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul a day after a suicide car bomb attack on March 1 killed 16 people in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults. Photo: AFP / Shah Marai

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Good fences make Pakistan and Afghanistan bad neighbors

by Salman Rafi April 20, 2017April 20, 2017

College students in Mumbai rally against terrorism in September 2016. Photo: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade

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UK terror attack underscores need for review in South Asia

by Kadayam Subramanian March 28, 2017

An Afghan policeman stands guard as investigators inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul in March of 2017, the result of a suspected Taliban suicide bomber. Photo: AFP

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UK helps US renew focus on defeating terror in Afghanistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

Photo: Pexels

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Chabahar port is an unlikely litmus test for the US in Iran

by Peter J. Brown March 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Losing a war one bad metaphor at a time

by William J. Astore March 11, 2017

Afghan security personnel inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul a day after a suicide car bomb attack on March 1 killed 16 people in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults. Photo: AFP / Shah Marai

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s generals should be wary of Pakistan bear trap

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 9, 2017March 10, 2017

An Afghan policeman stands guard as investigators inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul in March of 2017, the result of a suspected Taliban suicide bomber. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Pakistan’s skewed ‘war on terror’ reflects bigger problems

by Salman Rafi March 7, 2017

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