Tag: Afghanistan

(Afghanistan/China) The Afghan government and the Taliban have both expressed their friendly attitude toward China

Hu Xijin writes for Global Times: The Afghan government and the Taliban have both expressed their friendly attitude toward China. This is certainly good...

(USA/Afghanistan/China) US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is scheduled to be completed on August 31

Ling Shengli writes for Global Times: US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is scheduled to be completed on August 31. When US President Joe Biden...

(Afghanistan/USA) Events in Afghanistan are moving rapidly. The United States is committed to its military withdrawal and the Taliban continues to increase its efforts...

CSIS writes: Events in Afghanistan are moving rapidly. The United States is committed to its military withdrawal and the Taliban continues to increase its efforts to take control...

(USA/Afghanistan/Uzbekistan/Pakistan) Announcing the U.S. – Afghanistan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan Quad Regional Support for Afghanistan-Peace Process and Post Settlement

Representatives of the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity. ...

(China/Afghanistan) Since Washington’s February 2020 agreement with the Taliban to withdraw from Afghanistan, some commentators have suggested that China may step into the vacuum

Connor Dilleen writes for The Strategist: Since Washington’s February 2020 agreement with the Taliban to withdraw from Afghanistan, some commentators have suggested that China may step into...

(Russia/Afghanistan) On July 8, a high-ranking Taliban delegation came to Moscow and held talks with Zamir Kabulov, a former ambassador to Kabul, the Kremlin’s...

Pavel E. Felgenhauer writes for Jamestown Foundation: On July 8, a high-ranking Taliban delegation came to Moscow and held talks with Zamir Kabulov, a...

(Turkey/Afghanistan) Turkey has undertaken to protect Kabul’s airport

Ziya Meral writes: The Taliban do not shy away from assertive statements, nor do they hesitate to commit war crimes. So, this week’s statement...

(Afghanistan) Why did the intervenors fail?

Greg Mills writes for RUSI: As NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by 11 September in the face of a Taliban surge, a question...

(Afghanistan) The instability of Afghanistan is a problem for Central Asia and Russia

Dmitri Trenin writes for Carnegie Moscow Center: There are two problems with U.S. overseas deployments outside the Western world. One is when Americans enter...

(Afghanistan/USA) Afghanistan after the US withdrawal

DHRUVA JAISHANKAR writes for ORF: After two decades, United States (US) President Joe Biden has announced the end of the US’s military mission in...

(Afghanistan) The strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan

Al Jazeera writes: The Taliban says it has captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains...

(USA/Afghanistan) Is the American withdrawal from Afghanistan a mistake?

Brahma Chellaney wrotes for Project-Syndicate: Afghanistan is on the brink of catastrophe, and it is US President Joe Biden’s fault. By overruling America’s top generals and...

(Afghanistan) Taliban now controls much of the territory of Afghanistan and most of its northern borders

Paul Globe writes for The Jamestown Foundation: With the ongoing withdrawal of the United States’ military forces and the consequent weakening of the Afghan...

(China/Pakistan/Afghanistan) Inclination to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship Belt and Road Initiative project into Afghanistan

Global Times writes: As officials from China, Pakistan and Afghanistan revealed an inclination to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship Belt and...

(China/Turkmenistan/Afghanistan) A long-term strategic partnership in the energy field

Global Times writes: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Turkmenistan and had exchanges with the deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan over...

(Afghanistan) Inside Afghanistan

Al Jazeera writes: The Taliban does not want to engage in fighting inside Afghanistan’s cities, a senior leader of the group has said, as...