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Tag: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Posted inOpinion

Time to make Ukraine Putin’s Afghanistan? Think again

by James Carden March 3, 2022March 7, 2022

A Democratic president, buffeted by crises at home and a Cold War on the verge of turning hot, told a rapt audience in the chamber of the US House of Representatives that Moscow’s recent invasion was the “greatest threat to peace since the Second World War.” Joe Biden on Tuesday night? Nope. Try Jimmy Carter. […]

Posted inOpinion

Legacy of failure in Afghanistan started in 1979, not 2001

by James Carden August 18, 2021August 18, 2021
Posted inOpinion

US must not neglect responsibility to Afghans post-pullout

by Kambaiz Rafi May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Afghanistan, Pakistan and surrounding countries  on retro globe underneath a magnifying glass. Image: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why Pakistan passionately desires peace in Afghanistan

by Zamir Awan December 26, 2018
Osama bin Laden in June 1999. Photo courtesy of AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Washington, Islamabad pay the price for betraying each other

by Imad Zafar November 20, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the inauguration of Chabahar port on December 3, 2017. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why a strategic port in Iran was exempted from sanctions

by Kambaiz Rafi November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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