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Opinion | A soaring Chinese relationship with Taliban is set to benefit all of Eurasia significantly
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Opinion | A soaring Chinese relationship with Taliban is set to benefit all of Eurasia significantly

Andrew Korybko The Taliban’s political representatives recently visited China where they met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Chinese diplomat said that “The Taliban in Afghanistan is a pivotal military and political force in the country, and will play an important role in the process of peace, reconciliation and reconstruction there.” He also said that...

Opinion | “Belt and Road” Regionalization: Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Opens Afghan Trade to the World
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Opinion | “Belt and Road” Regionalization: Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Opens Afghan Trade to the World

The successful opening of Gwadar Port to Afghanistan lays the basis for expanding this trade network to Central Asia and Russia via N-CPEC+, which sets a positive example for how BRI-led regionalization can rejuvenate globalization after the coronavirus is finally defeated. The speculative talk about the coronavirus supposedly signaling the impending end of globalization was...

The Most Elite US-Trained Forces In Afghanistan Were Routed By The Taliban
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The Most Elite US-Trained Forces In Afghanistan Were Routed By The Taliban

The most elite U.S.-trained forces in Afghanistan suffered a devastating defeat to the Taliban in what’s often referred to as the country’s “safest district” over the weekend, in yet another sign the war is a lost cause. A company of roughly 50 Afghan special forces commandos was almost entirely destroyed in the rural district of...

The US and Afghanistan: can’t win the war, can’t stop it, can’t leave
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The US and Afghanistan: can’t win the war, can’t stop it, can’t leave

Latest attacks focus attention on continuing failure of Trump’s efforts to stabilise the country. The latest, dreadful suicide bombings in Kabul and Kandahar, which killed more than 50 people on Monday have again focused attention on the continuing failure of American-led efforts to stabilise the country. After 16 years of conflict, critics say, the US is...