By: Tariq Jahan The recently announced military-technical cooperation agreement between Russia and the Taliban marks one of the most remarkable reversals in Afghanistan’s modern history. While the details of the agreement […]
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How a quiet U.S.–Pakistan arrangement and Trump’s “deal-making” politics risk another cycle of chaos in Afghanistan and the region. By: Tariq Jahan The month of October turned into a nightmare
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By: Tariq Jahan Following Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul and other Afghan provinces on 9 October, the Taliban retaliated two days later with heavy and light weaponry along multiple points of
The start of September brought a series of earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, particularly in Kunar province. Entire communities were reduced to rubble, and the death toll passed
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