Central Asia
Putin and Xi pledge to keep peace in Central Asia, after...
25 Aug, 2021
photo: © Sputnik
Moscow and Beijing will work together to secure the region around Afghanistan, after Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese premier...
Taliban says it doesn’t want Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan
Ankara wants to remain in Kabul to protect the Turkish commercial and political interests, but Taliban doesn't appear very interested
By Ragip Soylu
Aug. 24, 2021
A...
Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of Taliban
By Emma Graham-Harrison
Tue 3 Mar...
Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation
By Jonathan Nancy
Aug. 17, 2021
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: A lot of nonsense about Afghanistan is being written in Britain and the United States....
EU more worried about Russia & China gaining from Western defeat...
24 Aug, 2021
Fears in Brussels that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban is a victory for Moscow and Beijing show that the EU...
The Taliban’s Resurgence Was Years in Making & Aided by Trump,...
August 23, 2021
Concern is growing over a broader humanitarian crisis across Afghanistan as people continue to crowd the Kabul airport to flee after the...
The G7, the UN, and Afghanistan’s Future
When G7 leaders convene this week to discuss Afghanistan, they should be clear about the core goals: extricate their nationals and Afghan partners, and...
The Taliban have retaken Afghanistan – this time, how will they...
The group’s hardline beliefs are unchanged, but coalition partners and regional powers may be moderating influences
By Antonio Giustozzi
Aug. 16, 2021
The Taliban agreed on Saturday...
The Taliban May Pretend to Show Moderation, But the Murderous Reality...
by Patrick Cockburn *
August 24, 2021
Photograph Source: Michael Evans – Public Domain
In 2001 the Taliban blew up the giant 1,500-year-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan,...
The coming collapse of the Taliban
Aug. 24, 2021
The Taliban should savor its triumph while it can, for it is unlikely to survive much beyond this fleeting moment of victory....